We’re now on the fast train from Copenhagen to Stockholm,
after crossing “The Bridge” – the link between Denmark and Sweden and the
subject of the TV series of the same name.
It’s pretty spectacular, although from the train, which runs underneath
the road bridge, there’s little of the actual bridge to see. There is lots of water, sailing boats and
shipping and a series of wind farms in the ocean. When we crossed from Germany into Denmark,
the whole train was loaded onto a ferry and transported across along with
passengers, cars, trucks and mobile homes.
We were a little disappointed with Copenhagen. Whilst it’s a nice city with lots to see and
a lot happening, it’s quite expensive and it’s a little grubby and there’s lots
of graffiti. It’s easy to get around on
the buses and most of the city was quite accessible from our apartment, but even
that was expensive and a little disappointing, except for its great
position. We understood that there was a
double bed, but it turned out to be a large single and the bathroom was all of
2 sq. metres with a shower curtain within that which cut off the toilet from
the rest, but the curtain wrapped itself around us whilst showering. We’re hoping that the Stockholm apartment
lives up to expectations. We went for
the price in Copenhagen (110 Euros per night or $170) not realising that they
also charge a cleaning fee of 120 Euros at the end. Poor value!
Only a couple of hours now ‘til Stockholm and we’re looking
forward to catching up with all the family there. The wedding we’re attending in my nephew Simon’s,
marrying his Swedish sweetheart, Kim.
They’ll make a wonderful couple (they already are) and we wish them much
happiness.
Me and my old friend, Hans Christian Andersen.
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