We made it to teh airport in Paris with plenty of time so spare. Took the train and after a long line at the airport counter, we found out that we were 8kgs over the limit on our bags. This cost 64 Euros. Keith & Phil bought their tickets before the stricter limits on weight went into effect and did not have to pay anything extra. But we are not bitter :)
We are so thrilled to be traveling with them. Is is always like we have our own personal traveling guide with Phil. he put so much energy and effort into researching the best things to see and do. Not to mention the fact that they have been to Paris many times before, so they made it a perfect stop-over for us, ensuring we saw all the highlights and avoided any of the "dus" - and yet they still showed us all the sights without making us feel like we were holding them back from experiencing something on the way that they haven't experienced yet.
We met another couple at the airport in Paris. one of them came over and asked us if we were going on the Atlantis cruise and where were we from. Turns out they were from Dallas. Small world!
The fly time to Denmark was 1.5 hrs but it wasn't first class! We flew Sterling airline - which likes to charge you for everything. the seats were so close together I had to pracically stand up to keep my knees from pushing into the seat in front of me. The stewardess made an announcemnet that she had a seat with more leg room for 24 euro. But that meant I would have ad to sit there alone - and leave Jeff in the back. I decided I would be better off with a blood clot in the back of the plane than legroom in the front for that price. I forgot my aspirn but luckily I didn't get a blood clot from the cramped quarters.
We paid 20 Eros for 2 sandwhiches and 2 glasses of wine - can't wait until the food is included on the boat. We board on Saturay - so just a couple more days of paying for food. it's so expensive. Have I said that yet? The dollar is at an all time low - hitting 1.37/euro. But Copenhagen is even MORE expensive and they don't use the Euro. So we get here and it's approximate $1 per 5 Kroner's - The sad part is what would have cost us $10 in Dallas cost us $50 here! just 1 bigmac (nothing else) was advertised for 20 Kroners. I'm used to a #4, supersized for that price! Burger King was advertising a Pinata burger - it had queso and a tortilla chip on it - hmmm, that sounds good right now :) The flight attendents were gorgeous and couldn't stop smiling. They must love their work. I was fascinated by the wireless credit card machins - they SCAN the food to get the price, then ring up the credit card or otherwise record the sale as cash. The restaurants in Paris used these too - they NEVER take your credit card out of our sight. I need to find out what company makes these machines - I think they will be the next technology wave in restaraunts in the US.
Once we made it to Denmark we waited for our luggage. Since Jeff & I had to pay extra for our luggage, and deliver it to a different drop-off point - we were worried that the luggage might not make it. It did. With all luggage in tow, we grabbed the train to town. It was a short ride and we arrived at the hotel - which is VERY nice. In fact, I decided to take a nap for 2 hours and just caught up on my rest. Today was the first time I downloaded my email (it's still downloading) - and I have not worked A LICK since leaving for vacation. I am recharging my batteries. I have about 7,000 emails to read or otherwise toss - but nto sure tonight is the night to do it. usually Jeff is on teh computer and we only have 1 internet connection over here - so I kindly take a pass until he passes out - then I'd rather write the blog than read emails.
Tomorrow we are going to take a harbour cruise and go to Tivoli Gardens. We'll look at some of the palaces and breathe MORE smoke - Turns out the Danes smoke more than the Parisens! The language here is very hard to understand, but thankfully most speak English.
One last comment on our hotel before I head to bed. The tub is DEEP - and LONG. Unfortunately it is arrow. Ours doesn't have a shower curtain or glass door - which means you either A) shower and get the whole bathroom wet or B) take a bath or C) sit in the cold tub and use the "hand wand" to shower sitting. I wanted to take a picture of Jeff doing C - he is not impressed with teh shower situation :) - Keith & Phil of course have a separate toilet from their glassed off shower. We haven't seen their room, but clearly Phil got a better room, AND he got it for less money. But we're not bitter :)
Wish you were here!
Michael & (Jeff)
PS - we did see the Moulin Rouge - here's some pictures from yesterday. The opra house, the Louvre and Moulin rouge - not in that order.
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