Blogs from Region Syddanmark, Denmark, Europe - page 19

August 23, 2006 - August 24, 2006 With our vacation book ended by Stockholm and Copenhagen, we decided that some time spent outside of a major city would be the perfect change of pace. Surveying some of the neighboring options, we opted for Aeroskobing on Aero Island. Aeroskobing is often described as a Danish fairy-tale town containing the perfect countryside comforts that we so eagerly craved. The trip out to Aeroskobing was no easy task. Our difficulties in finding housing in Copenhagen the night before certainly didn’t simplify our travel plans. Our travel itinerary looked something like this Wednesday morning; Train from Helsingor to Nyborg (traveling back through Copenhagen), bus from Nyborg to Svendborg, ferry from Svendborg to Aeroskobing, total travel time of about 4-5 hours. About the only thing missing was a leg covered on ... read more

Supposed to check out the Danhostel in Copenhagen today. Stop by the front desk to see if I can extend for an extra night. The hostel had fulled booked. Damn it ! So tired of dragging my backpack around to look for a new hostel, I headed to the train station. Activated my Scanrail pass and on my way to Odense, the third largest city in Denmark and is heavily promoted as the native town of the beloved HC Andersen. Arrive in Odense 2 hours later courtesy of the Danish fast (express) train. Saw the youth hostel by the train station. Got off and stop by to see if there is a bed available. Yes, it is ! The train station is where the city library located as well on the mid level. Got to use ... read more