We arrived in Copenhagen this morning to beautiful weather…moderate temperatures, no rain at all, just a few clouds. Other than some anxious moments about Delta not being able to find our Atlanta to Copenhagen flight reservations and a roller-coaster landing approach through Atlanta thunderheads, we had a smooth, uneventful flight.
Copenhagen’s Metro (local commuter rail system) has a terminal immediately inside the airport. We found it easy to use and, as expected, a convenient 15-minute ride to our hotel. Our hotel is ultra-compact, reasonably priced for this city, and is aptly named CabInn. The rooms are modeled after the efficiency of a cruise ship room. If you’ve ever cruised, you’ll have a good notion of what our rooms look like.
The bathrooms are especially interesting; when you’re ready to shower, the entire little bathroom becomes the shower stall…drain in the floor and all. Fortunately there is a shower curtain that allows the water spray to be confined so the toilet paper doesn’t become waterlogged.
Today begins our nine days exploring southern Denmark, spending five days in Copenhagen with day trips to nearby towns; then two days in Odense and two days in Vejle. A special highlight of this leg of our trip will be meeting a friend, Maria Corneliusson, in medieval Helsingor for a visit to Kronborg Slot (castle), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We met Maria during our 2009 visit to Portugal. She lives in Sweden and will travel over two hours by car and ferry to meet us.
Another planned Copenhagen day trip is a visit to Roskilde Domkirke (Church/Cathedral) and a Viking Museum, both in the nearby town of Roskilde. In Odense a visit is planned to the former home of Hans Christian Anderson, and in Horsens, near Vejle, we will join in a large Viking festival. In Jelling, also near Vejle, we’ll be visiting another UNESCO site, the 10th century Viking burial mounds of Gorm and Harald I, also known as Bluetooth (who doesn't know Bluetooth). And believe it or not, there is a connection between this Bluetooth and the wireless system you're more familiar with.
Enough for now; were heading out for an afternoon exploring Copenhagen on foot. More to come.
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