United StatesCaliforniaSan Mateo CountyMillbraeSan Francisco International Airport37°37’1” N 122°23’4” W
March 17, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Fuzzy photos of the back-of-seat monitor as we take off from SFO, fly over the part of Canada where my father once lived, and over Greenland to get to Copenhagen.
DenmarkCapital RegionTårnby KommuneTømmerupAmager55°36’38” N 12°36’21” E
March 18, 2014 in Denmark ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
After arriving at the airport, I took the train to nearby Orestad, where I was staying in a tiny room in a modern hostel that served an excellent Scandinavian breakfast.
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SwedenSkåneLundLunds domkyrka55°42’15” N 13°11’34” E
March 19, 2014 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
I had booked an AirBnB stay in Horby before leaving, and the homeowner sent me detailed instructions of how to take the train from Copenhagen to Lund and catch the bus to near her house. If you'veRead more
SwedenSkåneHörby55°51’5” N 13°39’39” E
March 19, 2014 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
The home was really cosy and had an interesting collection of images on the wall, as well as a library full of books about computer programming! The owners are software engineering consultants andRead more
SwedenSkåneHörby55°51’5” N 13°39’39” E
SwedenSkåneHörby KommunFulltofta55°52’45” N 13°38’15” E
SwedenSkåneHörby55°51’6” N 13°39’40” E
March 21, 2014 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Not far from the Fulltofta Information Centre is the Hastang Grave Field, a typical Iron Age burial site.
The (now empty) stables and church are across the road and down a bit. The "full" inRead more
TurkeyIstanbulCaferağarailway station Istanbul Haydarpaşa40°59’52” N 29°1’12” E
March 22, 2014 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
From Horby, I took the bus and train back to Copenhagen Airport and flew with Turkish Airlines (excellent airline) to Chisinau, in Moldova, via a stopover in Istanbul. That day, the Turkish PresidentRead more
MoldovaChisinau47°1’1” N 28°51’33” E
MoldovaMunicipiul ChişinăuCiocana47°1’38” N 28°53’22” E
March 24, 2014 in Moldova ⋅ 🌫 6 °C
The next day, we wandered around the city some more and had lunch at a cafe. In the evening, I boarded my train to Bucharest. Minivan bus is the more popular way to take that trip, but I especiallyRead more
