Epilogue cont..

With the passing of my mom I have reconnected with her brother, my Uncle. He went on a trip to France. My mom were to boarding school in France for two years with nuns, all in french. Learn french or fail. My mom was tri-lingual. Hopefully some one will discover her versatility here as well.

Hi Jenna -- spent three days outside of Paris with friends south of Limoges. They have a country place there…. One day we went to Mont Gargan, a hilltop over looking the Vienne valley… it was certainly an “aha” moment… Back in Paris now, for another 10 days or so…. xoxox CvR  beech trees line the alley leading to the top the chapel ruin at the top the view the resting place....so perfect in a chink in the wall, just to the right of the bottom of the right hand window

Epilogue

Funny how life sweeps you up. I need to learn how to slow down more often, tend to the things that really matter.
Remember Ken, whom I met my first night in Ito?

I gave him an Ojo Rojo mom marble to place somewhere in his native Denmark. He emailed me quite sometime ago. He placed her in a stunning location that I know she would have loved.

Hello Jenna.

 

Remember me, danish guy from Ito onsen?

 

First of all I want to say sorry for taking my sweet time getting back to you, but when you gave me a glass pearl to take back home to Denmark, I knew I wanted to do it properly.

 

My initial idea was to place it somewhere inside the theatre, but I abandoned that thought rather quickly after I started working again. That place is just too busy. So many people in and out all the time, lots of taking, debating, and heated discussions. It just isn't a calming and peaceful place.

 

My second choice was the botanical gardens, where the old city also is located. It's a big and beautiful park, but the old city isn't the real old Aarhus Town. It's houses that have been brought in over many years, from all over the country, to form a sort of living museum that depicts what life was like 150 years ago. It's all very educational and touristy, and not at all authentic Aarhus, so that idea was discarded as well.

 

Then I remembered you and I talked about how local people hardly ever go to see their own local superattractions, in my case the Queens summer residence, Marselisborg castle. There is a memorial park in front of the castle, dedicated to the people who gave their lives in WWI, which also has a great view of the bay.

 

So I went there today after work, not completely sure what kind of spot I was looking for. The park itself is quite large, and has a lot of trees and green open spaces. There is a large monument in the middle of it, which I went and had a look at during my search, that almost looks like a greek auditoruim. I never knew we had such a fantastic momument here.

 

To the left of the path leading up to the memorial, I spotted the perfect tree. Two big branches grew from the trunk and had formed a nice little saddle between them, and that is where I placed your mother. She now rests in the shade, under the canopy, while she looks out over the bay and the ships that are constantly coming and going. Behind her is the forest and castle of Marselisborg, where the Queen and her family had arrived yesterday. When the flag is flying, the Queen is home.

 

If you want to find the spot on google maps, search for Aarhus, Mindeparken, and find the circular monument in the center. The entrance is on the straight path when walking NW from Niels W. Gades Vej. The tree is on the left hand side, just before the steps. There is a bench underneath it, which is white in my photos, but red/brown on google maps. 

 

I want to thank you for trusting me to do this. I feel very honoured. I hope your trip to Japan has brought some kind of closure along with it, and that you will return there sometime in the future, not on a mission, but for your own pleasure. The japanese people are without a doubt the sweetest, nicest, most well in order people I know of, and as long as I am healhy and able, I will probably make a trip there every year.

 

My email is always open to you, so don't hesitate to write me if you feel like it.

 

Anyway, here are the photos from my day. It was a bit hazy and grey today.

 

All the best,
Ken Jorgensen