Jutland historically also called Cimbria, is the name of
the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia,
forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Skagerrak
to its north, and the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German border to
its south. Jutland is connected to the Danish Islands by bridges.
As I mentioned earlier I traveled through Funen to get to Jutland on our way to LEGOLAND. If you don’t already know Lego’s were created in Denmark. Legoland Billund, the original Legoland Park, opened on June 7, 1968 in Billund, Denmark. The first Legoland was built next door to the Lego factory that was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen in 1949. His son, Godtfred, took over the family business in 1958 when his father passed away and just two years later he bought out his three brothers. In 1968 Godfredt decided to open a 14-acre Legoland Park to promote his toy business. Since the opening more than 50 million guests have visited the park. This makes Legoland the largest tourist attraction in Denmark outside of Copenhagen. The Legoland parks that have since been built are modeled upon Legoland Billund, most noticeably the Miniland area which is made up of millions of Lego bricks. The park became an instant success and has over the years added many original rides and has been divided into specific themed worlds: 1. Duplo Land 2. Imagination Zone 3. Legorado Town 4. Adventure Land 5. Lego City 6. Knight´s Kingdom 7. Mini Land 8. Pirateland 9. Polar Land. Five other Legolands have been built in other parts of the world: Legoland Windsor in 1996; Legoland California in 1999; Legoland Germany in 2002; Legoland Florida in 2011; and Legoland Malaysia in 2012.
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark. The city claims the unofficial title "Capital of Jutland". After our visit to Legoland we decided to stay the night in Arhus and tour the city. Arhus has an area where they created an “Old Town Open Air Museum”. This is similar to what I saw in Oslo where they brought old houses, churches, stores, and other buildings from all over Denmark and relocated them in Arhus. You can spend a whole day walking in and around the buildings.
As with Copenhagen you can rent bicycles for free to get around.
On other trips I plan on exploring more of Jutland.
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