Scandinavia Itinerary
Tuesday, July 13th
2:00pm: Depart Duluth for MSP
7:20 pm: Depart MSP for Reykjavik (6 hour flight)
Wednesday, July 14th
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 15th
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 16th
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 17th
Things to do in Kristiansand: · Oddernes Kirke- Church · Kristiansand Dyrepark – amusement-water park/zoo · Museums · Beaches
Sunday, July 18th
Monday, July 19th
Tuesday, July 20th
Wednesday, July 21st
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Sunday, July 25th
Monday, July 26th
Tuesday, July 27th
Wednesday, July 28th
7:40 Train from Kristiansand to Oslo (Arrive at 1:00 pm)
Or
9:10 am: Train from Kristiansand to Oslo (Arrive at 2:00 pm)
Or
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 29th
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 30th
9:30 am : Arrive in Oslo from Stockholm
Check into Hotel First Hotel Millennium ( Tollbugaten 25 Oslo 0157)
Tour Oslo
Saturday, July 31st
Tour Oslo:
· Vigeland Park - Home to some 192 sculptures by its namesake, the Vigeland sculpture park is the cynosure of Norway's artistic landscape.
· Viking Ship Museum (Vikingskiphuset)
· Karl Johans Street (Karl Johans Gate) - Oslo's bustling main street is filled with shops and cafes.
· The Royal Palace -Changing of the guard daily at 1:30PM. Guided tours are available during the summer.
· National Gallery – houses “The Scream” by Edvard Munch
· Holmenkollen ski jump - 1952 Winter Olympics
Sunday, August 1st
2:45 pm Depart Oslo for Reykjavik
3:25 pm Arrive in Reykjavik
4:35pm Depart Reykjavik for USA
5:55 pm Arrive in MSP
8:00 pm HOME
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