Today we started off by visiting the local community sports facility. It is the oldest facility of its type in all of Denmark. There are four separate open courts or gyms, weight rooms, a 50 meter pool with a divider to make it two 25 meter pools, a full size bowling alley, a separate area for Duck Pin Bowling, a boxing area and much much more. The facility is right beside the stadium of the local soccer team, who after winning their game on Sunday is now #2 in their league and may move up to the next playing level.
Close the sports center is an area where a miniature version of Fredericia is being built. Each winter some of the elderly people in the city build 5 to 10 new buildings. The 'city' is an exact 25% percent ratio of the real city as it was back when it was first built. During the summer months the area is open for families and children to walk around.
After we left the sports facility we received a guided tour of historical sights throughout the city such as the White Water Tower (which we climbed to see views of the entire city), the French Reformed Church, the Jewish burial ground and the statue of the Unknown Solider that stands in front of the Queen's gate among many others.After having dinner with our host families, the women in the group as well as the wives of the host families were treated to a 'wellness' night that included a laughter seminar or class as well as enjoying the sauna at the spa facility in the sports center.
Megan Balmer
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