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... in the afternoon and met our Danish relatives for the evening. They brough us to tsee the big ships that were in the harbour - big wooden ships! Then we went to diner at an authentic danish restaurant where Luc and I had Svenborg Casserole (pork, bacon, and turkey in a paprika sauce) and roasted potattoes-- definitely one of the best meals we have ever had! Never felt so full in my life!

After diner we went to a cafe for drinks and desert! We headed home shortly after to pack!!

... 40 minutes away. It was a beautiful castle to visit, with a moat and all! There were gorgeous gardens of all kinds. We visited the Castle, and also the adjoining museums (veteran car museum, motorcycle museum, grocery museum, etc.) We also did a maze made of hedges which was surprisingly very difficul! Then the four of us walked through a tree top path! It was really fun! :)

I forgot to mention earlier ...

... before they booted us out! We finally sat in a nice quite area for the last 10 minutes of our ride! We then transfered onto a bus to Svenborg and were greeted wonderfully by our Danish Cousins!!!!

The Entire family came to greet us and it was wonderful ! They had Danish flags and all!! so here is the family history: There is Magreta, who is my Grandfather's 1st cousin. She and her husband, Ole, have 2 kids (Kate and Stig). Kate is married to Palla and they ...

we missed a ferry at Fehmarn, making Copenhagen a little too far. We decided the "city" of Nykobing would probably the best option. The first two we tried we either fully booked or closed (at 10pm). Luckily we found by change hotel Sam, which, despite its name and odd location, was actually pretty good.

... that acted as a border between the two countries. Seas are generally a bit of a problem for trains, but we just drove straight onto a ferry which took us across in no time. The ferry was fun, and a good break from the growing number of train journeys we have been on in the last few days. We arrived back on land not too long ago, and are now passing through endless Danish fields filled with wind turbines, still a couple of hours away from Malmo.

... In addition to all that, weather was really fine and Danes were in droves out in the streets. At least in the pedestrian area. Their towns, at least this side of København, do tend to fall aslumber once the shops close up at 17:30 for the day. But right now, the streets were full. OK, it is not Asia. Not even London, for that matter. But who would ever want it to be, either? For starters, I found myself, where else, on Torvet. And so that there was no ...

... and parents stayed in other apts in the same house. That was so sweet of her to give us all places to stay! She gave us our wedding favors of wine/glasses too, so me, lu, john, and his boyfriend walked over to the beach across the road, and drank in the pitch blackness, watching the glowing plankton in the water. After being up literally since the afternoon before, and even with the time change, we had been up for more than 24 hours!

Well I arrived after a 23 hour flight into Copenhagen Airport and my body went into complete shock from the cold and the freezing wind. It was gorgeous in Melbourne where a couple of days earlier my friends and I were sitting in the sun in the Botanical Gardens having a picnic! I couldn't work out the money at first so I hope that the girl at the ticket booth didn't rip me off..... she could have charged me anything! Then ...

... around 5 pm...after the last bus had left from this stop. We were forced to walk 6 kilometers to the next station...that is until a bus came charging around the corner. Two guys from the KU group (a finn and a german) literally jumped in front of the bus forcing him to stop. That bus driver was nice enough to take us all the way to the train station...allowing us to avoid the long hike to the next bus stop. I could have kissed these guys!

I have seen so much of Fyn (the island which Nyborg is on), all the castles, harbors, museums. We spent a night in Esbjerg, visiting Freds sister Bente and her family. I remember Bente from before. She is so sweet, she holds my hand from time to time as if she were my auntie too. Fred has taken me to see old mills, a museum that is a living model of an old village, as well as the Hans Christian ...