Today is our second full day in Denmark, the past two have been spent adjusting to time change and taking in as much of Copenhagen as we can under the circumstances. This morning I was up before 5 but that’s an improvement over 3.
Yesterday we did a lot of walking and went to our first castle – Rosenborg. We also saw the little mermaid statue in the harbour, Jesse and Gus took pictures with a Hans Christian Anderson statue, and we walked down many a narrow street, lots of brick and stone. I guess all we can do when we see new things is attach it to what we know and so I find myself comparing what I see to what I have seen before, a bird slightly different but crow-like (a kind of crow?), carless streets remind me of Quebec City, the bikes make me think about what Vancouver would like to be. I had heard about the popularity of bikes but I am still surprised to see so many. So many Danes, young and old travelling to work and elsewhere by bike! A related observation I think is that everyone seems fit, which I suppose you would be if you biked everywhere you went.
Today we go to visit our new home in Ringsted, Niels was kind enough to meet us at the airport when we arrived and we look forward to meeting his family. Niels has also started a blog – Christensen in Canada – this was meant to be.
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