Copenhagen and Helsingor - Denmark
Copenhagen & Helsingor
Denmark
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(27 Photos) Amalienhaven
(8 Photos) Little Mermaid
(25 Photos) Danish Maritime Museum
(14 Photos) Tivoli Gardens
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(54 Photos) Town Hall Square
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(26 Photos) ms Westerdam In Copenhagen
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July 27, 2005 Copenhagen
The flight was on a very comfortable,
large twin-engine turbo prop plane. It
took us about 45 minutes to get to Copenhagen.
I saw Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on my side and Matt saw the bridge
connecting Malmo and Copenhagen on his side.
We got some money exchanged at the airport and have come to find we will need a lot more in Copenhagen. Waling through the airport I found a 7-11 and had visions of Big Gulps in my head. At least they had a huge bottle of Coke I could buy. That cost me about $5.00 dollars but was worth it. While trying to exit the airport, that I had just proclaimed as the best in the world because of my 7-11 purchase, a kid messed with the roundabout exit and made it stop while we were in the middle. We were able to back track and a guy told us to go around. I started getting pissed because I was really getting tired. I started walking around and notice the stupid roundabout was working after we had walked around. I take back my statement about the best airport in the world.
This town is the most expensive I’ve been too. After my $5.00 Coke, the cab ride was about 6 miles and cost 200 Danish Krona or about $40.00.
We got to the hotel at about 8:30 PM. I checked in and explained to the person at the desk about Matt’s passport. He offers to call the Berlin Marriott and find out about the passport. We are told to wait his call. Matt got hungry about 9:30 PM and headed down to ask about the progress of the passport and get something to eat. I was exhausted and even though I hadn’t eaten all day passed.
Matt came back with the good news that the Berlin Marriott had found his passport and would overnight it, not without having to badger the people at this Marriott to call the Berlin Marriott again. He found a place to get a burger and two Scotches for 200 danish krona which is what we paid for the cab ride. Yikes!!! Matt’s now is thinking we can get some beer and sandwich meats and we can enjoy the view of the water outside our hotel. More of a worry is the weather looks like it’s going to rain and he still doesn’t have a rain jacket and doesn’t want to spend $400 for a stupid jacket.
He just read this is the eighth most expensive city in the world. I told him I couldn’t do a 17-day drinking binge before we left. Maybe this is where we dry out.
July 28, 2005 – Copenhagen Woke up this morning and typed up daily journal before heading out. We walked up the street to the Copenhagen Tourist Information Office where Matt bought his 72-hour Copenhagen Card. We then went to the train station to exchange money. The guy who sold Matt his Copenhagen Card said they had the best exchange rate. Matt found me at the bank right before I had cashed some traveler’s checks to tell me. The 2 exchange rates were the exact same but at least they were better than the airport. I got 1193.00 Danish Krona for $200 in traveler’s checks. I think I only got close to 500.00 Danish Krona for $100 at the airport. Matt bought himself a coffee and me a “largeâ€