While in Denmark we visited the charming town of Odense, where the writer of wonderful children’s stories, Hans Christian Andersen, was born in 1805. He wrote 3381 works, mostly, but not all for children.
I remember reading The Little Matchgirl in primary school and later on The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, The Princess and the Pea and many more.
His likeness and some whimsical characters are dotted around the town.
Here is his house, which is now a museum.
It was closed when we were there, but we enjoyed wandering through the surrounding streets lined with charming and well kept houses.
Come for a walk through Odense.
Several houses in this street had mirrors outside their windows to enable those inside to look up and down the street.
Linden trees were in bloom overhead.
There is an enormous brick church. Construction work in front meant we couldn’t stand back to get a good view of the front.
I might have to go back and read some of his stories again after seeing his delightful home town.