Tourism in the cold...not recommended

Seeing new things is an enriching experience even if you are freezing cold.

We drove around town a few nights ago, just to see what it was like. It seems so new compared to Italy.  One thing I noticed was how small downtown was.  After one "rotation," I was familiar with where I was and confident I wouldn't get lost.  While Viborg downtown isn't too big, it's historic section made the town quite unique for us.  I must admit I expected Denmark to be a lot colder than it was.  My first day of training we had a fire drill and had to evacuate.  When we got outside, beautiful, clear blue skies and the warm temperature greeted us.  Fast forward a couple of days, we park the van downtown and start to walk to see the historic 12th century church and its environs.  Cloud cover, gusting winds and biting cold smacked us in the face as we walked up to the church.  This was the weather I was expecting.  Interestingly, sightseeing isn't near as fun when you're freezing your buns off.  The church was closed until 11am so we powerwalked through some other historic sections of town that were also on our tourist guide.

Songbird freezing in Viborg's townsquare.

Quaint Danish home on historic street with homes dating back to medieval times. 

Really cool home near Viborg's church.

Pianogurl posing in front of a monument that protested Catholicism.

Songbird and the Net reenact the nobility ceremony on the same spot where for 600 years Danish nobles presented themselves.

This poor tree was always the butt of all the jokes.

After getting the blood pumping in Viborg's chilly streets, the appointed hour arrived and we made our way to the historic church.  Architecture and artwork were a few of the Church's differences when compared to the ones we see in Italy.  Entry price was minimal and we didn't have to pay extra to see the underground catacombs (in Italy you do).

Viborg's cathedral front view

Inner view looking towards the altar.  The cieling paintings depict apostles and Old Testament prophets.

Rosa and the altar

Intricate gate near the back wall of the church

Organ pipes also located near the back of the cathedral

The original portion of the edifice in the downstairs catacombs (the rest was burned) & later rebuilt.  There's a hint of Arabic flair in the arches. 

Close up of the 12th century catacomb!

Altar basin photo courtesy of The Net near the altar.