Copenhagen

We were up early and after a disorganised breakfast service - I thought Germans were supposed to be good at organising things - we were glad to get down onto the train platform in the early morning sun. Once again, I stood where the minutely detailed diagram said our carriage would stop, and once again it turned out to be 100 metres off. But we got our luggage stowed, and settled in for another 5 and a half hour trip.

One thing we hadn't picked up on was that a section of the journey was by ferry. The train pulled up at a very sea side sort of place. There was a mother seagull who had three small seagull chicks running round on the track next to the train. From the rust on the rails I guess no train has gone along there for a while, but it looked like an exposed spot to raise a family.

We all had to pile out for the 45 minute ferry trip across, but it was a nice change of pace, and a chance to have some lunch.

We decided to spring for a first class ticket way back when we booked, and as more and more people squashed into the second class carriages as we went along, it proved to be a good idea. We arrived at Copenhagen central station in reasonably good shape, though I managed to get ten times more Krona from the cash machine than I meant to, so obviously my brain wasn't working too well by that time. I unfolded the Brompton, loaded up our luggage, and wheeled us to our hotel, not too far from the station without too much navigational embarrassment. The hotel is nice- Anne says it is very hygge (a word which I am determined to learn how to pronounce before I leave Denmark) - and there are lots of cool looking places to eat nearby. I liked the look of Chicky Bar, Anne liked BOB - Biodynamic Organic Bar. We can try both out before we go.

Copenhagen seems like a very relaxed sort of city, with a young and seemingly well heeled population. It is eye wateringly expensive though. Basic glass of wine A$15, basic main $30+ - I will be drinking beer while I am here. I suspect the wodge of Krona I accidentally extracted will not last us too long.

But we are very glad to be here - a totally new place to explore.