Today we had the opportunity to visit a former fortress during the Cold War that has been turned into a museum called Koldrigsmuseum Langelslandsfort. The fortress was built in 1953 and contained very high tech equipment for it's time. Today the grounds are maintained by a group of Museum Friends and personal investors and include the command bunker, antiaircraft guns, two jet fighters and a submarine. Many of the pieces on the grounds have been given as gifts by other countries. The fortress was last used in 1993
After the museum we had the opportunity to visit an old manor house on the island that was purchased by someone in Copenhagen five years ago and is in the process of being renovated to how it looked when it was built. Whenever possible original materials are being used and if they are not, new are made to match exactly what the old looked like. By 2014 all renovations will be completed and the grounds will be opened as a luxury bed and breakfast.
- Megan Balmer
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