Up early enjoying the lovely area around the B&B. The piles of things that need to go into the
suitcase has grown with presents and things that need to be brought back to
America. Dick is again a packing champ.
We had a great breakfast, prepared in a picnic basket by our
B&B host. The four of us so enjoyed
the quieter time together. Birthe and
Finn are as nice of people as you can meet.
Breakfast went quickly, and Patti packed up sandwiches for the long
train journey North.
Ani, Mogens, and their son Kristian arrived (15 minutes
early, but Dick was totally ready. Way to go Dick!!!) They had borrowed a neighbor’s larger car to
have enough room for the drive for five of us and our luggage to get us up to
Copenhagen to the main train station for our train to Oslo. We said our grateful goodbyes to Birthe and
Finn. Then we had a really quick car ride
(okay, some of the traffic made it not so quick), but the time went by quickly
having the last chances to share stories and ask questions of each other. Our meager amount of Danish was put to good
use, especially in saying Tak (thanks) about a million times. How can you thank people who have just
welcomed you into their arms and homes?
It is such a privilege to have such an inside look at life in Denmark!
They said only that we need to come back again for 14 or 21
days to get a broader experience. We
will try.
They got us to the train station before our train’s platform
was even listed on the board, and Kristian waited to make sure the train was
scheduled to be on time. He was such a
gracious trooper. Thank you ,
Kristian. And Thanks to Anni and Mogens
for the long drive up from Møn. It was so
appreciated!!!!
The train (or actually trains) to Oslo were on time, and
pretty uneventful. We drove about 180
Kilometers/hour (120 mile/hour) much of
the way. We had an hour and a half time
between trains in Guthebo, Sweden. We
had a little chance to poke around at the train station, including having some
ice cream and French fries at a Burger King…the only ice cream we could
find. It was pouring rain when we
arrived there, with lots of good lightening and thunder. We knew we were not in Southern California
when they had umbrellas at a vending machine as you got off the train. It rains here!!!
Dick got the special treat of talking to the engineer of the
train and then got invited to ride up on the control cabin while we were driving.
Patti had a little time where she was hopeful that Dick had gotten back on the
train before it left, but found a very happy Dick so pleased at the up close
tour he got.
The final leg to Oslo was in the “Comfort” or First class
car. This meant we had nicer seats and
got free hot coca and coffee, but that we also had guaranteed seats. The train was very full. Patti got a kick out of the “Uf da” train
sickness bags. She had to take a couple
of them home. Uf da!
The train arrived on schedule in Oslo. We had about a mile to get to our rather
budget hostel/ hotel. It was a hopping place,
filled with folks from around the world-mostly young and pretty loud in the lobby.
We were mostly looking for a clean place to sleep. Another long day, but very satisfying!!!
“To move, to breathe, to fly, to float,
To gain all while you give,
To roam the roads of lands remote,
To travel is to live.”
― Hans Christian Andersen
To gain all while you give,
To roam the roads of lands remote,
To travel is to live.”
― Hans Christian Andersen
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