After a restless 18 hours of travel we are finally here in Copenhagen! The flight from Minneapolis to Iceland was the most miserable 6 hours of my life. The plane was completely full, therefore I felt guilty reclining my seat. I maybe shut my eyes for around 10 minutes. The same for Valerie. Jill on the other hand, drugged herself up and was able to sleep for the complete flight. We flew into night some where over the Atlantic and then out again 2 hours out from Iceland. Iceland was beautiful! The terrain was very rocky and green. We bought a few postcards and a chocolate croissant from a cafe. Our time it was 3 am. There it was 8. About to board the plane we were standing in line having our passport checked. The man checking didn't check Valerie's very well and she went through the gate no problem. He then looked at mine and yelled "WRONG GATE"! We then proceeded to tell him that our friend had already gone through! He stomped in and grabbed Valerie arm and drug her. 'Stupid Americans' he was probably thinking. The flight to Copenhagen took 3 hours. The ride went very smoothly. Once again I was unable to fall asleep, but luckily Valerie and Jill were. Upon arrival we discovered that the hotel was having issues with their shuttle bus. So... we needed to take a taxi with 6 full size suit cases! We exchanged USD to DKK and tried our best to find a suitable cab. Luckily we did. The ride cost 108 DKK, or around $18. We were re-embursed by the hotel. As soon as we arrived in the hotel we gave a quick call to Celia and jumped in our "2 beds" actually squashed into one. While we were asleep a man entered with an extra bed. We were all a little surprised. Now I sit waiting for the crew to wake, starving, and soooo excited!

Scandinavia Itinerary

Tuesday, July 13^th

2:00pm: Depart Duluth for MSP

7:20 pm: Depart MSP for Reykjavik (6 hour flight)

Wednesday, July 14^th

6:20 am : Arrive in Reykjavik (3:20 am our time)

8:15 am : Depart Reykjavik for Copenhagen (3 hour flight)

1:15 pm: Arrive in Copenhagen (6:15 am our time)

Take Shuttle from Airport

Check into: Crowne Plaza Hotel Copenhagen Towers

(Oerestads Blvd 114-118, Copenhagen 300 , Denmark)

REST

Thursday, July 15^th

Tour Copenhagen - Attractions:

· Tivoli Gardens – worlds largest amusement park, closes with fire work display ($15 for admission, rides sold sepratley) go in the evening!!!

· Amalienborg Palace- Residency of Danish Royal Family

· Nyhavn Canal- The picturesque historic Nyhavn Canal, dating from 1673 when it was built to connect the inner city to the sea, is today colloquially known as the ‘longest bar in Scandinavia’. This is because the pretty pastel-painted old townhouses that line the canal are fronted with numerous restaurants, pubs and cafes, full of action and entertainment 24 hours a day. The canal itself is crammed with old wooden sailing ships, adding to the atmosphere.

· Den Lille Havfrue “The Little Mermaid” statue – fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen

· Smorrebrod –open faced sandwich

· Our Savior's Church (Vor Frelsers Kirken) - Legend tells that the staircase around the spire was built curving in the wrong direction, and when the architect saw what he had done he jumped from the top

Friday, July 16^th

12:50 pm Train from Copenhagen to Hjorring: Train 45 – 5 hours 11 minutes

Koebenhavn H,
Denmark

16 Jul 6:01PM
Hjoerring,
Denmark

A private railway /busline connects Hirtshals with Hjørring hourly between 6am and 7pm

(24kr ($4), 20 minutes). http://www.njba.dk/

8:45 pm (20:45) Colorline Ferry from Hirstshals to Kristiansand

Cost is $40

12:00 pm (00:00) Arrive in Kristiansand! MALIN and the Frestads!!!

Saturday, July 17^th

Things to do in Kristiansand:

· Oddernes Kirke- Church

· Kristiansand Dyrepark – amusement-water park/zoo

· Museums

· Beaches

Sunday, July 18^th

Monday, July 19^th

Tuesday, July 20^th

Wednesday, July 21^st

Thursday, July 22^nd

Friday, July 23^rd

Saturday, July 24^th

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Monday, July 26^th

Tuesday, July 27^th

Wednesday, July 28^th

7:40 Train from Kristiansand to Oslo (Arrive at 1:00 pm)

9:10 am: Train from Kristiansand to Oslo (Arrive at 2:00 pm)

2:00 pm: Train from Kristiansand to Oslo ( Arrive at 7:00 pm)

7:30PM Depart Oslo -7:05AM Stockholm (11.5 hours)

Thursday, July 29^th

7:05 am Arrive in Stockholm

Tour Stockholm

10:00pm Stockholm to 9:30 am, Friday Oslo

· Facilities are available at the Central Station on Vasagatan, lower concourse (tel. 08/762-25-95). Depending on the size of your baggage, the cost of storage ranges from 30SEK to 80SEK ($6-$16/£3-£8) per day

Friday, July 30^th

9:30 am : Arrive in Oslo from Stockholm

Check into Hotel First Hotel Millennium ( Tollbugaten 25 Oslo 0157)