Blogs from Copenhagen, Region Hovedstaden, Denmark, Europe - page 8

NORWAY - the coastline from Bergen to Kirkenes was absorbing and everchanging. From the majestic, towering cliffs and fiords to the rolling hills and small towns in the north and the many islands and inlets passed each day- the scenery was unforgetable. The Hurtigruten experience worked so well for us-the weather was fine, seas calm and the 24 hour day gave us dramatic skies and total confusion as to the time. SWEDEN AND THE INLANDSBANAN- After leaving the Polarlys at Harstad, we crossed over the mountains via the Arctic Railway on the major iron ore transpot line and joined Inslandbanan - a single carriage tourist train ambling through the countryside of Swedish Lapland! What a change of pace and scenery. Water was everywhere as it ran from the mountains across Sweden to the Baltic. Rivers fed ... read more

Gestern habe ich wieder gut mit allem, was dazu gehört, gefrühstückt und bin zum Bahnhof von Göteborg. Dort habe ich nochmals im Starbucks einen Frappuccino getrunken und bin danach in den Zug nach Kopenhagen eingestiegen. Nach 8 Tagen habe ich mich damit aufgemacht, Schweden wieder zu verlassen. Die Fahrt verlief problemlos und ich hatte ausreichendes WLAN um die Fotos des Vortages hochzuladen. Die übliche Prozedur ist ja, dass ich sie mir per Email schicke und auf einem richtigen Computer in meinen Blog stelle. Dieser Umweg ist notwendig, weil ich sie auf dem Smartphone nicht direkt in den Blog uploaden kann, soweit ich weiss, und auch nicht so gerne mein Smartphone über ein USB-Kabel an einen fremden Rechner anschliesse. Oft ist das nicht möglich und ich weiss auch nicht, wie das hier mit der Virengefahr aussieht. Ich ... read more

We have woken this morning and cannot believe our good fortune with the sun shining brightly and a lovely blue sky free of any visible cloud. What a cracker of a day to head off and explore Copenhagen and make the most of our short stay in a city that we have waited a while to see. Having done a bit of research we have worked out that the main city sights are within a fairly compact area and to gain an appreciation of them we are going to take the 1 hour Grand Canal Boat trip. We can then decide what we want to walk to on foot and go back and see from dry land. By the time we were ready to leave a couple of hours later after breakfast the sky was starting ... read more

I was really looking forward to going to Europe once again... I couldn’t believe it had been 2,5 years since I was last there! It was actually the longest time away from home so far... where did the time go? And even though I had been to Denmark once before, I can’t really say I saw any of it at all back then as it was just a short bus trip to Legoland when I was a kid... I think the bus journey took longer than the actual stay in Denmark... So going there now felt as if I was going to a totally new country. New and yet familiar as after all it’s good old Europe... It’s where I grew up and where I spent most of my life in... As much as I was ... read more

Rose, Alan and I walked all over central Copenhagen today. We visited the Ny Carslberg Glyptotek, which has a pretty good collection of Greek and Roman objects including lots of statues. There is a special exhibition on Gauguin as well. We ended up on one of the islands at a place with all sorts of food vendors - and an immense number of Danes hanging out in the brilliant sunshine, eating & quaffing beer. Pulled pork sandwiches - a Danish favourite - and German wheat beer. What could be better?... read more