Travel to Denmark

Saturday/Sunday travel wasn't too bad. Our trip started with me being an airhead. We were almost halfway to the airport when I realized that I had left my sportcoat at home. That certainly wouldn't have been good on the formal nights of the cruise. Luckily, both kids were home and Brett was able to bring it to me at the airport.

Then, as we checked in with United, they initially couldn't find our reservation. I had a brief bit of stress but they finally found the reservation. Then, when we tried to exchange dollars to Danish Krones, the currency exchange had no krones. We were beginning to worry that we were jinxed.

But things started to go better. In Chicago, they didn't have the amount of krones we had planned - but they had enough for now. The security line in the internatonal terminal was huge - but it kept crawling along in a bit of a mess. Once we got thru security, we finally settled into a long wait in the Scandinavian Airlines lounge.

Our SAS plane boarded and we were off for our 8 hour flight to Copenhagen. Very nice plane, pretty good food, excellent service, and seats that extended flat enough that we could get some sleep.

Arrival, pickup by our driver, luggage claim all went incredibly well. The Marriott is very nice - particularly since we used points for the stay. I was wrong to assume that they would have US type electric plugs - so we are waiting for a converter for which we must provide a hefty deposit. And they are short on foam pillows.

For lunch/dinner, we got a suggestion from the bellman. Went to a bar and grill type place. Everything on the menu was in Danish but they were very helpful and we ordered a beef burger. It turned out to be very good - probably close to a half pound so we were glad we ordered just one to share. And, rather than french fries, they served roasted potatoes with ketchup and Mayo. The ketchup & Mayo were served together side by side in the same small cup. We both got plenty to eat.

Oh by the way, Julie, the hotel restaurant serves a club sandwich that has a fried egg on the sandwich.

For now, it is time to relax a little and probably get to sleep very early. Our combined Saturday/Sunday has been very tiring - but it seems like we are off to a good start. Tomorrow, we will get our bearings and begin to see the sights of Copenhagen.