Copenhagen, Day 1
Here we are!
After an uneventful check-in, we headed for the Bella Center to register, eager to beat the anticipated crowds. That's when we had the first bit of trouble. Nothing serious. We got instructions from our hotel on how to take the subway which turned out to be a fair walk from the hotel but the day was glorious and there was lots to see along the way. We walked near a university library and through a pedestrial mall, though that sounds way too modern. It was, however, strictly for pedestrians and cyclists and had lots of little shops.
We got to the underground and as instructed, bought our tickets. No problem here. We were told to look for a train that said *woieurope* or something like it - we had it written down and looked for it. Didn't see it. Asked a nice looking fellow if this was the train to Bella. He indicated we should take the next one, which we did even though it didn's say *woeiure*.
Hans watched his map and the readout inside the train, which gave the name of the next stop. We were heading in the right direction but suddenly, the train seemed to skip a stop and we were now at Orestad, which appeared to be one stop past Bella. Concerned, we decided to get off and ask someone outside where to go and what to do. Our seat mate spoke up then for the first time, probably because my face was lined with stress fractures, and said we were indeed at the right stop and to just take the stairs up. So we did.
There was a big building there which said Field's. But there were more big buildings around so we checked them all out as there were no pedestrians to ask. Finally we approached a little kiosk and the lady kindly told us to take the metro one more stop.
"We just got off the metro" I said. "Can we walk?"
"Sure" she said maliciously. "It's just down thataway." And it was. It was a fair hike and we'd already hustled quite a bit, not to mention all the stairs we climbed so I was relieved to see it and finally, to get there.
And then, all was well.
We were greeted with huge smiles by a Rotarian standing outside the main doors who all but hugged us in delight. She was very helpful and even told us that our train ticket was good for 1 hour. Yes, we took the wrong train. We should have taken the metro which would have dropped us off right at the doorstep but the hotel clerk said the "underground" and we took the first one we saw... Tomorrow we get to take the free shuttle, so no more long hikes and endless stairs!
Registratian went very smoothly. We picked up our guest bags with goodies, including tea (which may even taste good with a dollop of wine) and we'll be back early tomorrow to attend the introduction to first time convention goers.
Our hotel is nice. Older. We have an apartment - including a kitchenette which I don't plan to use, but the fridge is coming in handy!
Tomorrow afternoon and evening we spend and Tivoli and we're eager to see it. Weather is gorgeous, sunny and not too hot, about 22.
Life is great!
After an uneventful check-in, we headed for the Bella Center to register, eager to beat the anticipated crowds. That's when we had the first bit of trouble. Nothing serious. We got instructions from our hotel on how to take the subway which turned out to be a fair walk from the hotel but the day was glorious and there was lots to see along the way. We walked near a university library and through a pedestrial mall, though that sounds way too modern. It was, however, strictly for pedestrians and cyclists and had lots of little shops.
We got to the underground and as instructed, bought our tickets. No problem here. We were told to look for a train that said *woieurope* or something like it - we had it written down and looked for it. Didn't see it. Asked a nice looking fellow if this was the train to Bella. He indicated we should take the next one, which we did even though it didn's say *woeiure*.
Hans watched his map and the readout inside the train, which gave the name of the next stop. We were heading in the right direction but suddenly, the train seemed to skip a stop and we were now at Orestad, which appeared to be one stop past Bella. Concerned, we decided to get off and ask someone outside where to go and what to do. Our seat mate spoke up then for the first time, probably because my face was lined with stress fractures, and said we were indeed at the right stop and to just take the stairs up. So we did.
There was a big building there which said Field's. But there were more big buildings around so we checked them all out as there were no pedestrians to ask. Finally we approached a little kiosk and the lady kindly told us to take the metro one more stop.
"We just got off the metro" I said. "Can we walk?"
"Sure" she said maliciously. "It's just down thataway." And it was. It was a fair hike and we'd already hustled quite a bit, not to mention all the stairs we climbed so I was relieved to see it and finally, to get there.
And then, all was well.
We were greeted with huge smiles by a Rotarian standing outside the main doors who all but hugged us in delight. She was very helpful and even told us that our train ticket was good for 1 hour. Yes, we took the wrong train. We should have taken the metro which would have dropped us off right at the doorstep but the hotel clerk said the "underground" and we took the first one we saw... Tomorrow we get to take the free shuttle, so no more long hikes and endless stairs!
Registratian went very smoothly. We picked up our guest bags with goodies, including tea (which may even taste good with a dollop of wine) and we'll be back early tomorrow to attend the introduction to first time convention goers.
Our hotel is nice. Older. We have an apartment - including a kitchenette which I don't plan to use, but the fridge is coming in handy!
Tomorrow afternoon and evening we spend and Tivoli and we're eager to see it. Weather is gorgeous, sunny and not too hot, about 22.
Life is great!
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