Blogs from Denmark, Europe - page 10

Well I've now been back home for a week so I decided to start with a photo of Sienna, Evie and Isabella staying goodbye to me just before I ascended the escalator to catch my plane from Copenhagen to London, followed by London to Singapore and then Singapore to Sydney. Shouting "Goodbye Granny" they amused a lot of people waiting in the British Airways queue. Ah sweet memories! Twelve days earlier I had received the warmest of welcomes on my arrival in Copenhagen; first from my darling daughter Katherine who met me off the plane and then, once we'd driven to the suburb of Hvidovre, there was another welcome waiting from my son-in-law Thomas and three gorgeous grandchildren, Sienna, Evie and Isabella. For my first evening with the family we enjoyed dinner in the garden on ... read more

What an amazing night’s sleep. This bed. Circulating air. Foam, not feather, pillows and blackout curtains. My sleep was perfect…UNTIL….the phone rang at an ungodly hour. SO….the phone is across the room. I got up to answer and thankfully didn’t stumble or stub a toe. Hello, with a voice clearly recently awakened from a VERY DEEP sleep. “Helen, are you up” – huh? Are you ready? You have the wrong room. CLICK (she hung up on me). Go back to bed. Try to go back to sleep. Knock, knock, knock….is someone at our door? You have GOT to be kidding me. Who is knocking at our door at this hour? I go to the door, step behind it, crack the door open. Yes? Is Helen in? YOU HAVE THE WRONG ROOM! Oh she says. OH. NO ... read more

We were lucky enough to spend a weekend (plus) in Copenhagen catching up with Murray's former colleague. The were amazing hosts, showing us around and managing to keep their toddler entertained and our 3 girls. It was lovely to see them again and to see a bit of Copenhagen. Highlights were: the beach, the Experimentarium (a interactive, science museum) and walking around town. The weather was a welcome break from the heatwave in Geneva, but we were a little shocked with the cold. Our weekend would have been perfect, except for our Sunday night flight being cancelled, with the next available flight to Geneva on the Friday. We managed to get a flight to Milan on the Wednesday and then catch a train to Geneva. Murray worked from the office in Copenhagen with borrowed clothes from ... read more

Zo rond middernacht konden we de boot op. Meteen naar bed. We hebben een nacht, een dag en een nacht aan boord. Veel gelezen en gelummeld. Hans en Onnie nog naar de film geweest. Een natuurlijk gebridged. Ettelijke rondjes. ’s Avonds bij een lekker flesje wijn besloten om de terugreis naar eigen wens en in eigen tempo te voltooien. Niet uit luiheid, maar om niet in herhaling te vallen ditmaal geen foto’s. Dit is dan tegelijkertijd ons laatste verhaaltje. Zoals gezegd in ons verslag van 19 juni was IJsland met zijn veelzijdige natuurpracht een fantastische beleving. Het intermezzo op de Faroer een compleet andere beleving maar niet minder interessant. Onze vakantie begon in feite op 1 juni toen wij aan boord gingen. Morgenochtend dinsdag 25 juni 09.30 uur staan wij weer aan vaste wal op dezelfde ... read more

Today we’re taking a trip up the Zealand coast to Helsingør, home of Kromberg castle, setting for Shakespeare’s Hamlet. First, we need to purchase 24 hour travel cards from the ticket machine. The old man requests 2 tickets plus a receipt and the machine issues 2 cards; one ticket and one ticket with a receipt. However, he is convinced he has been issued with one ticket and one receipt. He calls the helpline to complain that he has paid for 2 tickets and only received one. Eventually, a lady who had been waiting patiently in the queue steps in and clears up the confusion. Once we have ascertained that we do, in fact, have 2 tickets, we catch a train to Helsingør and walk along the harbour. There are some nice sculptures, including a thought provoking ... read more