Henrik and I stayed very close to the Hammershus Castle ruins, the most popular attraction on Bornholm:
So it was natural that we went there first. I wanted to take some good aerial photos with my drone, and The Aviator assisted me with that:
Hammershus Castle was erected in 1200, and played an important part in the wars which took place in the middle ages in Europe.
It is a really impressive fortification, both from air and on foot:
Standing on a hill 74 metres above the sea level, it is easily seen from far away:
It was a great fun to fly my drone around, and I even had a look into the tower (but there wasn’t anything special to see – it is undergoing the restauration work):
When I finished with the drone flying, Henrik and I went there to experience the fortress on foot. Henrik is a biologist (turned IT-man), and he can never resist taking a closer look at a plant or a creature. This time it was a beautiful caterpillar, crossing over:
We walked through the visitors center where we saw this giant skull – an oversized model of a woman’s skull found on the gallows hill near Hammershus:
The views from the ruins were majestic:
Some of the parts of the fortification are open, and one can climb up and imagine oneself being a commander:
There were many information boards with lots of interesting info; one can easily spend a day there.
Lunch break on the rocks – we found a warm sunny spot:
For sunset, we went down to the Hammerhavn – a small harbour just below the hill where we stayed:
I also flew drone there, and took many beautiful photos of the Hammershus in the sunset light.
In the evening, we used time for reading the tourist brochures and talking about how long we should stay and what we would like to see on Bornholm:
