Many of the houses look as though they are ready to fall down, with their centers bowed out and their lines uneven. We had lunch at Den Skœve Bar (The Crooked Bar), which dates back to the 17^th century.

The tiny streets in the oldest part of town are cobblestone. There is a shopping area of several blocks that is for pedestrians only. Several of the oldest buildings are now restaurants and galleries, so they are open to the public. Ebeltoft has attracted a community of artists, especially those who work with glass.

Fregatten Jylland (Frigate Jutland) was named for the peninsula upon which Denmark sits.  The world's longest wooden frigate, it was launched in 1860, as wooden battleships gave way to newer iron steam-powered ships. The ship participated in the Battle of Helgoland in 1864 against a Prussian-Austrian squadron and came away victorious. Visitors can go into nearly every part of the ship, inside and outside. The hull was constructed by laying oak planks in strategic ways to reduce the weight of the vessel and maintain its strength in battle. The ship's engine enabled the ship to move at 11 knots. The 400 horsepower engine operated at about 56 rpm. By comparison, Swept Away motors at 8 knots at about 2500 rpm using its 110 horsepower engine. In 1960, the frigate's arrival and restoration in Ebeltoft helped to revitalize the shipping and ferry services to Ebeltoft. 

In 1576, the citizens of Ebeltoft built their first town hall. Two hundred years later, the old hall was so dilapidated that they replaced it with a new one, including a clock tower and a dank prison. We visited the town hall on a Saturday, which meant we needed to see it while it was not occupied by weddings. The two gentlemen on the right are the watchmen, which were once common in Danish market towns. These watchmen walk to the town hall steps three times each evening and sing a song. Of course, we didn't understand a single word, because it's all in Danish.

Because so many people gather to see the watchmen, performers come out before the show and entertain the crowd.

This performer's marionette has movable fingers and changing facial expressions. Here he plays (really plays) a ukulele (very badly.) The puppet would point its finger to count the money, then point again to count the people watching, and shake his head and grimace. More people would then give him money.

We saw these musicians play Mozart's "A Little Night Music" and Debussy's "La Mer" on this very odd combination of instruments.

This comic performed before and after the watchmen each evening. He juggled fire while riding the very tall unicycle you see in the background. He waved to us with five ping-pong balls in his mouth, then juggled them all, from his mouth, with three balls in the air at once.