A bright misty morning
7 kwietnia 2023, Anglia ⋅ ☀️ 3 °CThere is a beautiful blue sky and a light morning mist - a great start for a trip
There is a beautiful blue sky and a light morning mist - a great start for a trip
The new Eurostar trains are terrific. The (rather light) vegan 'meal' was at least tasty and balanced. Well seasoned grains and seeds with slices of butternut squash lightly spiced with cinnamon, Czytaj więcej
My late stop in Cologne, necessitated by the need to get a connecting train, doubled as lunch stop and the stage for a series of minor culture shocks.
The station information was at first glance Czytaj więcej
In Southern Germany, as we travelled along the Rhine the country had appeared to be an unending conurbation. As we headed further north however, woodlands and farmland replaced the omnipresent giant Czytaj więcej
Whilst I'm unsure about the luck:judgement ratio, I figured out German rail replacement buses sufficiently to make my way further North (though not with as much time to spare as I might have liked). Czytaj więcej
I stepped out the Copenhagen central railway station, to be immediately faced with the intriguing looking ‘Trivoli Gardens’ - which I later learned is the world’s second oldest amusement park. Czytaj więcej
A brisk walk through Copenhagens delightful, eclectic buildings brought me to the Museum of Danish resistance, a neat little structure with a rusted industrial quality near the harbour. The exhibits Czytaj więcej
The Scandic Norreport, followed the pattern of others in the chain by having a rooftop restaurant with a terrace. I was was first in for breakfast at 07:00 and had a lovely mixed beans in tomato sauce Czytaj więcej
The National museum of Denmark has locations around the country; in Copenhagen they have repurposed one of the lesser, former royal palaces to provide exhibition space. Notable displays include early Czytaj więcej
I picked up my bag from the hotel, and took a last walk across Copenhagen. Being Easter Sunday, a lot of businesses were closed so I ended up going more or less directly to the ferry terminal. A 3 Czytaj więcej