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July 22nd 2007
Published: August 5th 2007
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Bouncer and Suzy in the ConesBouncer and Suzy in the ConesBouncer and Suzy in the Cones

Sybil is on the back of the carriage as the groom.
Sunday was the final day of the championships, and featured the cones precision course. Suzy and Bouncer did great -- they had a clean run-through, and didn't knock over any balls on the cones. They did have a slight time penalty. Overall they finished ninth in the single pony division with 142.85 points. Shelley Temple, our other U.S. single pony driver, finished just behind Suzy at 10th. The single pony medals went to Peter Koux of Denmark (gold), Anne-Christine Ardvisson of Sweden (silver), and Sarah Howe of Great Britain (bronze). Randi Cadwell of the USA went on to take the overall gold medal in pony pairs. Lisa Stroud of the USA pulled into fourth place with her four-in-hand, and Laurie Astegiano, another US four-in-hand driver, was not far behind in seventh. The USA team earned their first team medal, coming in overall in third place for the bronze, behind Germany and the Netherlands. It was a landmark day for Team USA - congratulations!

Seth and I left the competition to head back to Copenhagen, where we planned to stay before our early morning flight back to the US on the 23rd. We stopped in Roskilde to see the Roskilde Domkirke, or Cathedral, which has served as the burial place of the kings and queens of Denmark for centuries. It is still used for services and ceremonies. While it is Gothic on the outside, the inside features several different burial chapels which feature a wide range of art and architectural features of various periods. For instance, in the burial chapel of the family of Christian IV, you see Renaissance style art. There are Egyptian figures like Sphinxes that are featured on tombs in some of the late 1800-early 1900 chapels, as well as Empire-style velvet covered tombs. Unfortunately our camera ran out of batteries at this point, so we were not able to take many pictures!

We ended the rainy day by driving into Copenhagen where we saw the best sign ever. I couldn't get the picture to take quickly enough, unfortunately, but was able to find a replacement photo. We returned the rental car and checked in to Hilton Copenhagen Airport, which was rather expensive but incredibly convenient for early morning flights since it is connected to the airport.

Tomorrow AM, back to America! Our trip to Scandinavia was fantastic!



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Interesting Crypt DoorInteresting Crypt Door
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Reminiscent of Kokopeli
Incredible Trompe L'oeil PaintingIncredible Trompe L'oeil Painting
Incredible Trompe L'oeil Painting

You would think from far away that this was 3-D but it's really paintings on a flat wall made to "fool the eye."
Duke KristofferDuke Kristoffer
Duke Kristoffer

This was one of the more interesting tombs.
Harald BluetoothHarald Bluetooth
Harald Bluetooth

A late 10th century king, Harald Bluetooth King of Denmark & Norway, and namesake of Bluetooth technology. His bones are walled up in the pillar.
The Best Sign EverThe Best Sign Ever
The Best Sign Ever

Credit: Guzer dot com. This sign is similar to the one I saw on the road. Translated from Danish it means "Speed Control." We however could not control our laughter when we saw it...


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