Bed & Bath Copenhagen

I arrived in Copenhagen at 7 or so in the morning and the town was just starting to get going. After checking the time tables to see when I could grab a train to Hamburg I went to buy a ticket but of course I wasn't able to because here in Europe, or at least Denmark, when you use your credit card you need your pin number. We don’t use pin numbers for our credit cards in the US and the exchange bank didn’t open for a few hours so ...

... I think, and is thriving today. You're not supposed to take pictures in there, so I respected their wishes and didn't take any. It was very beautiful inside though. Neat cobblestone streets, some cafes, and there was a TIbetan shrine you could go in and meditate. There were street vendors and parks for people to sit around and picnic in, and people playing music on violin and stand-up bass. I went for a long walk around the lake afterwards ...

... a bit of exploring on our own, quickly discovering that Copenhagen is one of the most expensive cities in Europe.  We had changed money on the ship but discovered we didn't even have enough to buy lunch.  So we had a refreshment at a cafe, did some people watching and then headed back to our ship.

It was so interesting to be in a country where the color of my hair didn't make me stick out like a sore thumb.  Lots of white blondes here. 

Tomorrow on to Germany.

... by the city. So we continued on down to the Nyhavn area which is the site of the main canal of Copenhagen. The canal is lined with sailing ships and the city on the sides of the canal is lined with small cafes and outdoor dining areas. Toward the end of the canal was a large square full of small stands mostly selling food, but an occasional one would be selling tourist items. We journeyed thru these small stands and across the square to the start of ...

... and the feet dangle off, they were so cute, and I had to buy one, but I did not want it sitting there all by itself, so I had to buy another one too, so it had a friend as well. The entire area we were walking around, as all decorated for the holiday, there was lights dangling everywhere, it looked beautiful. So, of course I walked all the way to the end and then I stood up on this one area and tried to take a scenic photograph. I took many so one of them had to ...

... with lots of interesting birds, and the cutest little squirrel. Marianne came home and joined us for lunch, a lovely Danish lunch. We spent the afternoon catching up, and of course had a beautiful dinner. Their son Peter called around in the evening to see us. It was great seeing him again, he looked great. He is working as a bricklayer apprentice and really enjoying it. Wednesday 13th. August Marianne had to work part of ...

... only an hour, and I was putting a good face on my tired body. When I asked Michael and Carol what was up next, Carol said bed, (lucky Bob?) then commented on how tired I looked. I was exhausted. I needed sleep and to rest up for tomorrow and Oslo! We were in the cabin and I was between those 400 thread count sheets so fast you would not believe it, snuggled up to my Mikey and asleep before you could say Abrac...dab.... r....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZ

... with our peer athletes and very gracious parents and supporters of Uppsala basketball. It was a personal and very gracious final day for our Friendship Tour. These folks turned out in numbers and with very open arms to us. Those hosts were left with a substantial bounty of gifts as we felt so warmly received -- and it was our final stop. Many of the kids spent the night watching a recorded version of the NCAA finals game, and I heard that almost all of our ...

... halløj), Næste stop er Sidney. Denne by SKAL opleves igen, dette inkludere bl.a.: "Min" bro med lys på om aftenen (Sydney Harbour Bridge), Opera huset, Bridge walking (hvis jeg tør..!) og hvad der ellers er. Herefter tager jeg så hjem. Jeg flyver Sidney-Brisbane. Regner med vi så er nået til start juni. Nyder så noget af vinteren (15-20 grader - jeg kan lige klare det ) hjemme. I august skal vi alle til ...

... with a raw egg yolk, raw onions, capers, and a slice of heavy dark rye bread. The waitress sees me trying to work out how to eat this and takes pity on me and comes over to show me how - you lay the herring fillet over the bread, top with onions and capers, then pour the egg yolk over - logical really (but I never said I was smart - I was trying to dip pieces of herring into the raw egg in it's shell). The waitress then brings fried pork cubes and potatoes with canned ...