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bellinghman) wrote2005-11-14 10:21 am
bellinghman) wrote2005-11-14 10:21 am
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It doesn't take much to tempt me.
Ryanair are again doing one of their free flights offer (closes tonight, not including 'charges' and 'taxes'), so we looked at their destination list. Top, naturally, came Århus (also written as Aarhus), a city in Jutland.
Having seen![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
major_clanger's trip report, we looked at each other, said "OK", and went for it. So, early next year, as a birthday treat, that's where we're going.
I like the way that one of the local high points is Himmelbjerget (or Sky Mountain), at 147 metres high. Hmm, that's a single metre higher than the highest point in Cambridgeshire, not exactly notorious for its hilliness. Guess Denmark is not for mountaineers, then.
Ryanair are again doing one of their free flights offer (closes tonight, not including 'charges' and 'taxes'), so we looked at their destination list. Top, naturally, came Århus (also written as Aarhus), a city in Jutland.
Having seen
major_clanger's trip report, we looked at each other, said "OK", and went for it. So, early next year, as a birthday treat, that's where we're going.I like the way that one of the local high points is Himmelbjerget (or Sky Mountain), at 147 metres high. Hmm, that's a single metre higher than the highest point in Cambridgeshire, not exactly notorious for its hilliness. Guess Denmark is not for mountaineers, then.
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"A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. A mountain is generally much higher and steeper than a hill, but there is considerable overlap, and usage often depends on local custom.
Some authorities define a mountain as a peak with a topographic prominence over an arbitrary value: for example, the Encyclopædia Britannica requires a prominence of 2,000 feet (610 m)."
I'd hate to consider Denver, Colorado, where by that definition, every molehill is a mountain. I suspect that the EB decision is a particularly parochial one designed such that there is a number, but not too large a number, of mountains on this island.