"Göteborg" (Sweden), the biggest wooden sailing vessel in the world.
Århus, Denmark, where I now live and study, was the first host of this year's Tall Ships' Races, from july 4th - 7th.
I participated as a volunteer, and for three days I walked around in sunshine dowb at the harbour, making sure trash cans didn't overflow, and that the area looked neat.
Never underestimate the work of outdoor cleaners - I figured out it was the best task one could get at the TSR. Free to walk around and look at ships, people and shows, meet a lot of new people, and just stay outside enjoying the perfect summer weather.
"Cuauhtemoc" (Mexico) at dusk. Beautiful military ship with good, Mexican music playing at all times, and pretty Christmas lighting.
"Gulden Leeuw" (The Netherlands) by night. This was my first meeting with life at sea, two years ago.
The harbour.
Students at the Danish vessel "Georg Stage" singing shanties.
The parade. Mexicans apparently invading Århus. What a sight!
Hello there, sailor boy! A Brazilian sailor at the beatiful "Cisne branco", posing for us.
I guess there's no need to say how much the sight of these great ships and feeling the seven seas within reach made me want to sail again. I spent most of the days figuring out the best way to sneak onboard somewhere and hide there until departure, but having a trip to Iceland with my family the 7th kept me from it.
I have decided that it hasn't been the last time I feel the salty spray in my face from the deck of a sailing ship!
The grande "Statsraad Lehmkuhl" (Norway).
I heard the sad news that the Norwegian vessel "Vywern" sank on its way to Helsinki, and a man went down with it.
Terrible.
He wasn't even of the crew, but came from another ship to help. The elements are merciless.
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