Sunday, December 2, 2012

Copenhagen

December 1
We spent all day traveling from Rome to Copenhagen with a layover in Riga, Latvia where there was snow on the ground. We flew Baltic air. The primary language was Russian. We took the train into town. Since we didn't know where the hotel was we were going to take a cab. The driver told us how to get there. It was about three blocks away. Things are very expensive here. We had dinner at a Thai restaurant for almost 300 Kroner, which is about $50 for Phad Thai and chicken with vegetables.

December 2
We woke up to snow on the ground. It was the first of the year. The hotel clerk said some years they don't have much and others they can have a lot. Seems a little like Seattle. Good thing we brought warm clothes and gloves.



There are dedicated bike lanes. People were even riding in the snow. This is outside the train station.




Christianborg Palace. They don't live here, but it is still used for official events.







Do you think we could pass for King and Queen?



Seats more than our table.


















Train station



Carlsborg Glyptotec (museum)






Little Mermaid (the one on the left)

We'll be home tomorrow (December 3) evening.

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Saturday, December 1, 2012

Naples and Pompeii

November 30

We landed in Naples this morning. This was a bonus city that was added along with Istanbul to replace Egypt. The weather was similar to home. For the first time on the trip we had steady rain. Naples is where Pizza was invented. It is also the site where 120 bombings by the Nazis took place in WWII. We bought a train ticket to Pompeii when we got off the ship and walked to the train station. We were warned that there may be a train strike. When we got to the station it was confirmed. The strike only lasts for a few hours. We were standing near a couple and negotiated a cab to Pompeii. Pompeii was a Roman settlement that got buried when Mt Versuvius erupted 1,7000 years ago.












(we are now in a Copenhagen hotel with wifi)

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Location:Naples and Pompei