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Saturday, 3 December 2011
We had an early flight to Copenhagen (from Stansted and our first time to Stansted), so we were up at 5am and left home at 5:15. Got to the airport before 6 (thanks Ant for driving us!) and it was busy with lots of people leaving for weekend trips. Flying with easyjet, when you book the tickets, you get your boarding pass immediately. So with time to spare and no boarding gate announced yet, we shopped ...
Another life food goal accomplished...
... it end.
The next morning, we got up bright and early and had some breakfast at the hostel. Shortly after, even though we'd just eaten, we found a bakery so that I could accomplish one of my food goals for Europe - eating a Danish in Denmark. As it turns out, Danishes are not, in fact, Danish. They are from Vienna. In Danish, their name actually means 'Vienna bread' (wienerbrød). Nevertheless, it was a moment up there with ...
An Aussie Princess
... to get a few shots as she went about her daily routine. Amazingly there was only one security guard although I thought I saw a car following a discrete distance behind as she left the square. wow we saw Mary, Royalty right in front of us and an Aussie girl to boot. How cool. Can it get any better than this. Our timing was just right. I think the rest of the day was a bit of a blur now.
Our tour continued, we visited the ...
Kings, Queens and Vikings
... the apse and side chapels are more in the earlier style.
There are lots of dead people in this place! Numerous chapels, small and large, line the nave, as they do in most big cathedrals. When the church was Catholic, each chapel contained an altar so the priests connected to the cathedral could all say Mass every day. After the Reformation, the altars were removed, and burying royalty took over big time. Most of the ...
Skol from Copenhagen
... areas where there are cafes that serve up hash and other hallucinogenics. Mike was window shopping but he swears he didn't see anything better than he already has. Hmmmm. We were careful about buying brownies to go with our coffee that day. The rain dissuaded us from our planned bike afternoon and we lazed on a canal barge tour. Did manage to take in a dutch beer.
Thursday we were on board all day and midday we sailed through the Kiel ...


