"A long way to go swimming"

Beach | Rømø | Denmark | 2012-08-29
Northern Europe widest sandy beach (Havsand south and Juvre sand in the north), which is at low water about 2.5 km wide and 8.5 km long, the majority of these masses of sand is removed from the neighboring island of Sylt and washed up on Rømø. It is wider than the Kniepsand at Amrum. Origin: wikipedia 

"Watch the skeleton of a whale"

Kommandørgården | Rømø | Denmark | 2012-08-29

The Kommandørgården ("Kommandeurshof") is one of the old, rich perquisites Rømø and has long been inhabited by the Chief Administrator of the island. The Kommandeurshof is today one of the sites of the Danish National Museum. Origin: wikipedia 

"Sylt´s sand is washed up here" - Part 1

Beach | Rømø | Denmark | 2012-08-27
Rømø is a Danish island in the Wadden Sea. The island has 650 inhabitants as of 1 January 2011 and covers an area of 129 km². Rømø is a popular tourist spot each year, attracted by the clothing optional beaches which can be driven on with motor vehicles legally. Rømø is now the southernmost of Denmark's Wadden Sea Islands. From 1864 until 1920, it belonged to Germany and was part of the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein. Origin: wikipedia

"Sylt´s sand is washed up here" - Part 2

Beach | Rømø | Denmark | 2012-08-27
Rømø is a Danish island in the Wadden Sea. The island has 650 inhabitants as of 1 January 2011 and covers an area of 129 km². Rømø is a popular tourist spot each year, attracted by the clothing optional beaches which can be driven on with motor vehicles legally. Rømø is now the southernmost of Denmark's Wadden Sea Islands. From 1864 until 1920, it belonged to Germany and was part of the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein. Origin: wikipedia

"The eternal rest of whaling captains"

Rømø Kirke | Rømø | Denmark | 2012-08-27
The Rømø Kirke, from the year 1200, expanded in the 17th and 18 Century, is dedicated to the patron saint of sailors Saint Clement. The church is surrounded by a cemetery with grave stones of rich whaling captains, known as Commander stones. Origin: wikipedia

"Walking on the oceanfloor"

Mudflat Hiking Tour | Rømø | Denmark | 2012-08-27
As we stayed in Rømø we took part in a mudflat hiking tour. With other 30 visitors we walked over the mudflat and looked for some blow lugs.