We have left Copenhagen. On our last day we went to Tivoli,
an amusement park in the center of the city, and rode a 100-year-old roller
coaster that had a brake person who slows the ride using a hand brake. I am
excited to know that we will be a short train ride away from Copenhagen all
year as there is much more to see and do including taking in a football
(soccer) game, two teams in the Danish Superliga are based in Copenhagen, FC
Copenhagen and Brondby.
Our next stop following Copenhagen was Roskilde where we
visited the Viking ship museum. Roskilde has a rich history and the museum
tells the story of five Viking longships that were recovered from the Roskilde
Fjord where they were used to create a barrier between the town and the
attacking Norwegians.
One of the kinds of boats shown at the museum was a dugout
made from a single log, not as impressive as a Haida canoe but the same idea. The
museum also showed how the Viking boat builders made planks using wedges and I
was reminded of how the Haida made planks that way too.
We will be moving into our house tomorrow and begin the
transition from tourist to temporary residents, now wouldn’t it be nice if we
had those permits…..
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