Karate in Silkeborg

Barry joined a local Karate club a few weeks back and the club have six monthly gradings. It so happened that last weekend there was a grading going on in a town around 50km away. Barry was going along to watch proceedings and I decided to go along so I could see the town.
So Silkeborg, like Horsens, and like all towns in Denmark, has a 'centrum' area which is a pedestrian town centre that usually features a steepled church and fountain of some sort, and network of pedestrian streets around it. It's quite lovely. On a Saturday morning all the shops and some food trucks set up stalls and there are quite often some kind of band playing, or street entertainment or promotional activity going on.
I think that this concept would be great in NZ. I could imagine the Main street in Upper Hutt as a cobbled stoned pedestrian street full of cafes and boutique shops.
So anyway, when I went back to the dojo at around 1.30 to meet up again, I found a sweaty shattered Barry. It turned out they asked him to grade too so there he was, back in his gi and pumping out the punches, kicks and push-ups to the best of his non-prepared ability.

Silkeborg is well known for its crystal clear lakes. It reminded me a bit of Taupo

Every town has its own coat of arms

Mandatory steepled church

Town centre. There was a concert going on.

Mandatory fountain

People enjoying the sun

The manhole covers also feature the coat of arms

Very exhausted but pleased with their efforts.