Climbing Castle Towers

View from the very top of Kolidinghus Castle in Denmark

We didn't know this when we left the school, but we ended up at another castle. Except we got to go inside this time!

Outside of the castle

So we go into this castle, Koldinghus Castle, where some of the Danish kings resided. We went on a short tour and then got to look around by ourselves. The castle burned in 1808 when Spanish guards, called to the castle to help the Danish fight English troops, started a fire in a fireplace that set the entire structure ablaze. It has since been restored and turned into a museum.

A lot of us went up to the very top tower of the castle, which made us dizzy, tired and made our legs shake. (Except for Brandon because HE'S in CROSS COUNTRY). But it was an incredible view! It made me want to watch Beauty and the Beast. I'm also planning on living in a castle now.

Now, we're at the Vojens School, another gymnastics school for 15-17 year olds. Kim Hahn, a teacher, has been our guide and told us about the area between Agaard and Vojens.

Hahn has been in touch with Grand View president Kent Henning about bringing a gymnastic team to the university in 2010. Preparations are currently underway, but they're planning on Fall 2010.

Senior Anna Juhl's family is here to watch the concert. They're from a town an hour and a half away from here and she hasn't seen them in 12 years. She's excited.

The concert will start in about 45 minutes and is being held in a gym here in the school.