Scandic Helsingborg North

... We were all pretty tired from the weekend so we walked around a little bit but spent a lot of time in coffee shops and eating lunch. We did see the changing of the guards on Sunday and a place (street) called Christiania. It is one street in Copenhagen that doesn't have any laws. People live there, pay their own taxes, and can do pretty much anything they want. This trip was lots ...

... through the 6A bus from the centre of town only about 10mins on the bus which is good. First impressions???? You really don't want to know what I really thought but it is safe to say "rustic" from the outside - it is set in an old industrial area on the outskirts of the main city. They are doing up the area but are not quite there yet! As someone put it yesterday Copenhagen is a beautiful city everywhere you look and you have to look hard to ...

... to I decided to wait just inside the doorway.   The bouncer asked me what I was doing before he was interrupted by a middle aged Danish man who came up to me, laughed, shook my hand and gave me a hug. A little freaked out but also happy about the big reaction my costume was getting, I left the bar and kept heading towards Pink.   When we got there, there was a massive line, being a little drunk and with lowered ...

... walking a bit of a challenge in some places, but is certainly aesthetically pleasing, We took a canal boat trip and the City showed off its waterfront face to us. From the boat we could see that Danes are not just into preserving the Old. They are world leaders in contemporary architecture and several spectacular new buildings like the opera house were built overlooking the river. Designed by the same ...

... but had a little too much Balsamic on it for my tastes. Jeff skipped the soup course, but when I heard that soup-of-the-day was a Roasted Garlic Cream, I had to try it. While it had a REALLY potent garlic aroma, it was actually very smooth and not that overpowering. We both had the Lasagna as an entrée. It was made with the typical noodles and meat, but with a béchamel sauce instead of tomato, then topped with mozzarella and baked in individual ramekins. Quite ...

... because we had a tour the next more of Roskilde Denmark. Thursday July 10 This morning we took another bus ride to Roskilde, Denmark. Our first stop was to Roskilde Cathedral which is the oldest cathedral in Denmark. It holds the tombs of 39 Danish queens and kings. It was much different from that of the cathedrals that we visited in Russia. We took a short walk from the cathedral to the Viking Ship Museum of Roskilde. During this walk ...

... definitely tell that the summer tourist season has begun. There are a lot more touristy looking people here than there were two weeks ago. There are even a lot more backpackers. I feel a sick feeling in my stomach for those people who just arrived and are planning to do their three months over the summer. Karla and I had such a good time, and I think that March, April, and May were the perfect months to go. There were numerous times when we did something interesting and afterwards ...

... to this birthday jamboree because, let's face it, who wouldn't want me at their 60th? I quite enjoyed myself, I got to meet Tom's family and satisfy my thirst and hunger with freshly squeezed orange juice and various platters respectively. I spoke at length with Tom's brother about the history of Copenhagen and his knowledge was extensive. Either he was a historian or a crazy scientist who had invented a time machine and had, prior to our meeting ...

... in way!?". I look up and it's the two guys from Deakin I knew to also be studying at Copenhagen. Bare in mind they, as I now know, live half an hour away. Turns out they were buying a bike and for some reason the dealer had decided to make the deal on my little inconspicuous corner. So after the deal had been sealed with a deal-confirming handshake we discussed meals and wheels and meals delivered by wheels and our particualar fondness for veal ...

... and Kings Garden/Rosenborg palace, before ending the day on a canal tour -- we had to break it into two pieces as it started raining, but managed to get in the whole circuit. All day, it was graduation day in Copenhagen with big truckfulls playing music of kids wearing white and these sailor type hats cruising around the city. We found out later that they go to each of their houses for a drink throughout the day. I wouldn't want to be the last ...