Today, refreshed from a restful night at the hotel, we set off on new adventures that were entirely in the children’s interest. First we went to the Viking Museum in Borg. There the longest longhouse of the Vikings was excavated and built up here for museum purposes. It resembles a large upturned boat. Inside, the light is slightly mystical and you get a pretty good impression of how the ancient Vikings lived. Not only exciting for children, because you can touch many things and experience them yourself. We were also able to take a small boat trip on a replica Viking boat on the water. That was of course the highlight of the day. Here is the link to the English page of the museum, where you can read everything for your trip here: Lofotr Vikingmuseum.
After that, we drove a little further along the breathtaking nature again to visit a glass blowing factory in Vikten. (Die Glasshütte in Vikten )
The nice thing here is that there are demonstrations of how this traditional craft is still done manually. A true art, if you ask me. There, a glowing lump is “stuck” to a long hollow tube and you can blow into it with your mouth to make a glass bubble out of it (similar to a balloon), which is then worked on accordingly with tools and turning the tube.
Theo bravely stepped forward and asked if he could try it. And yes, he was allowed. So Theo blew into the glassblowing tube at the top of his lungs and out came something that looked more like a test tube than a sphere. But well, it was his first attempt and at least he was able to form something else out of the glowing lump. Some don’t even manage to get their breath to the lump. So Theo was very happy with his result.
Afterwards we drove back to a beach, where we made ourselves comfortable in the thin sand on the rocks and the shore grass with appropriate provisions at a picnic. Even the sun came out from behind the clouds again and warmed pleasantly. A light breeze from the sea stroked pleasantly through our hair and faces, and so we could end the day very relaxed.