by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 15, 2026 | Travel
We took a ferry from Aero Island, then a bus up the coast, and stopped for lunch and a walkabout in the Danish port of Helsingør, Denmark. Quaint and walkable Helsingør was founded by the Danish King Eric of Pomerania in 1420. The King charged tolls for all ships...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 10, 2026 | Travel
All of Aero Island is considered one municipality. Ærøskøbing is regarded as Old Town with its cobblestone streets and restored historic buildings dating back to 1645. We stayed in Ærøskøbing, which became a commercial hub in 1250. The square was the perfect place to...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 9, 2026 | Travel
We left Copenhagen on a plush bus. Our day’s final destination would be Aero Island. Our first stop was the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde. The Viking Ship Museum houses the remains of five original Viking ships that were intentionally sunk in Roskilde Fjord...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jan 2, 2026 | Travel
Our final day in Copenhagen began with a morning walking tour of Rosenborg Castle led by a local guide hired by Rick Steves. The grounds around the castle were King Christian IV’s Garden. The King’s favorite summer home was built in 1606-34. The Danish...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 5, 2025 | Travel
Our morning tour with local guide Benny took place in a deluge. I have to hand it to Rick Steves’ guides; no matter how treacherous the weather, they find a way to indoctrinate us with interesting facts and information, while herding the group into doorways,...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Dec 3, 2025 | Travel
Our Stockholm resident and passionate guide, Hokum, met our tour group early at Stockholm City Hall to show off the city’s most prominent building. Completed in 1923, Stockholm’s City Hall was styled like an Italian Renaissance palace and required nearly...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 30, 2025 | boats, Travel
In the 1950s, Stockholm’s city planners decided art should be part of everyday life and works of art are prevalent throughout the city. The Scandinavian people are much less squeamish about the human body than priggish Americans. Stockholm guards the entrance to...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 27, 2025 | Travel
We left Chattanooga, Tennessee on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 2:42 p.m. and arrived in Stockholm, Sweden Friday August 29, at 5:30 p.m. Creative use of airline miles took us through DFW, Heathrow, and then to Sweden. We’ve learned to pack light, taking one...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 21, 2025 | Hiking, Hiking, Tennessee, Travel, Water Falls
Tuesday, 11-18-25, was cloudy and windy, but the high temperature was forecast to be 64 degrees and we were itching for a hike. Stone Door Ranger Station is a beautiful hour and a half drive from our front door, and we were hoping for more fall color views. Lovely...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Nov 2, 2025 | Hiking, Travel, Water Falls
The Red River Gorge in east-central Kentucky has more than 100 sandstone arches. The gorge’s 29,000 acres include many sandstone cliffs, rock shelters, and waterfalls. We drove 4.5 hours in pouring rain on Wednesday (11-29-25) from Chattanooga to find fall...
