Vast...

... or as we call it in German:

Unendliche Weite

 

That's what we call a beach... ;-)

Impressions from Aarsdale

Aarsdale (also: Årsdale) is a village on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, Denmark. Located between Svaneke and Nexø, it has a population of 461. Once a prosperous fishing village, its economy now relies mainly on tourism thanks to its half-timbered houses, its harbour and its windmill.

Welcome to Aarsdale... ;-)

Aarsdale havn - Aarsdale harbour

Codfish trawler after the haul.

Souvenier postcard from Aarsdale Silderøgeri / smoke house

The eight-sided Dutch windmill (1877) close to the main road at the southern end of the village is a local landmark. It is the only windmill on the island which has been in constant operation since it was built serving three genrations of the Mikkelsen family. Flour production is now for private use only.

Sea of Purple

Island of Bornholm, Denmark,

end of May / beginning of June 2012.

Have you ever seen such a "Sea of Purple",

such a huge field of flowering chives??? 

That's a true eyecatcher, isn't it?

The photos I took are from two different chive fields at two different areas on the Danish island Bornholm, in the middle of the Baltic Sea. Obviously the farmers cultivate the millions of  chive plants to reap their seeds - to sell them on to nurseries / market gardens all over the world.

So whenever you spice up your salat or dish with chopped chives, you have a good chance that the seeds of your Allium schoenoprasum plant are from one of these fields... ;-)

Typical pale purple colour of  the star-shaped flower with six petals of a chive plant, producing a dense inflorescence of 10 - 30 flowers together. Before opening, the inflorescence is surrounded by a papery bract.

Sea of Purple in the front with Baltic Sea in the background.

Bornholm - a pearl in the middle of the Baltic Sea (part 1)

Hammershus - Northern Europe's largest medieval fortification, situated 74 meters above sea level on Hammeren, the northern tip of the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.

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 Relaxed Danish lifestyle in the small town of Gudhjem at the northern coast of Bornholm.
Gudhjem is a popular venue for tourists who are attracted by its steep, picturesque streets, stunning views and a friendly atmosphere.

 

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Gudhjem panorama from the south

hot-smoked herring in Gudhjem's Røgeri (smoke house)

Coffee house Klint near Gudhjem's harbour

Cliff coast along the coastal footpath from Allinge via Bornholms art museum to Gudhjem.

Me and my sweatheart and my camera in a rocky bay - welcome to the sound of silence.
You just hear the sound of the wind, the waves and the seagulls.

 

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Gudhjem panorama from the northwest

... to be continued soon...