Well my second morning in Denmark and I decided to go downstairs early. I was standing outside having a smoke (yep haven’t quit yet...) When this old man comes out of the complex, he waves to an adjacent apartment building, I turn to see a flashlight flicking on and off from an apartment on the 2nd floor. “Well,” I thought, “His wife is really a worry wart, how can he get lost in this small complex?” About three minutes later another old guy comes out and does the same wave thing. I turn and this time the torch flashing is from the 1st floor, what? Next thing an old guy comes out of the same first floor apartment and waters the plants on his balcony, he waves to me too (by now I am the only one on the bridge). I waved back, if he wants me to think it is normal for him to wave and flash torches at everyone, who am I to rain on his parade, I still thought it was odd....
I saw a bridal car go by, with the bride in the front seat....
I then went down near the station to buy a coke. I was outside eating a Kitkat, nothing open for breakfast yet, it was very early. I noticed through the glass doors a dog, jumping up and down. I took a second look as he was wearing a harness for blind people. As the blind guy picked up the harness the dog settled down, but I had never seen a guide dog jump about like that. The blind guy walks out the doors, with the dog and a cane (luckily he has the cane, or his days would be numbered). He walks straight out of the doors and into a metal picket fence, his cane had gone right through the gap in the fence and the dog didn’t do anything, the guy ricochets off the fence, recovers himself, makes a shape left to go along the fence and bounces straight off a mailbox. The sound made everyone turn to look. The dog was completely useless.... The poor blind guy has to recover again, walk around the mail box, use his cane to get to the end, cross the little lane and head to the bus stop. As far as I could see the dog did not do one thing to warn him of anything... It was really odd and a little sad. Who trains the guide dogs in Denmark???
I had another day in the city, found a lovely garden at one of the palaces, watched the guards get ready to march to the other palace for the changing of the guard and that’s about it... I was going to go into the Trivoli gardens, but they wanted $20 for that little adventure and I thought, “You’re dreaming!!” $20 to visit a garden, most botanical gardens are free, so I didn’t go, on principal (and because I’m tight!!). I am now in a new hotel, the one the tour starts from tonight, so I am sharing a room, with someone I have not met yet. Takes me back to my backpacker days, I hope she is nice and not some weirdo!! I shall soon know, she will be arriving imminently.... Wish me luck, I have 2 weeks to spend with this nice person/weirdo!!!!
The gardens at the palace
The guards getting ready to march to the other palace..
The folk who own this house must agree with me about the boring buildings. They are trying to cover the entire thing with plants....
I have no news today as I spent most of it on the wrong train, and no it wasn’t my fault. They told me to take the train at 10am from platform 5, which I did, only to find out it was going in the opposite direction. I had to get off at the first stop and retrace my steps, luckily I didn’t have a plane to catch. I mean they told me to take that train... I double checked the next one before I got on, I asked the passengers as you obviously cannot trust the station staff!!! They put up the platforms for the trains and then change the platform 2 minutes before departure, when the train is already at the station... In Denmark train travel is not cheap, and they have this weird system where you buy the ticket and then you have to click it in the machine twice or three times, not just once like most places... It is very odd in Denmark!!
The statue of Hans Christian Anderson in the town square.
Well that’s all from me, I will be meeting the rest of my fellow passengers tonight and we take off tomorrow, so wish me luck
Cheers
Lones
Hi Lones. I have been slack of late. You certainly are seeing some of the most beautiful country there is. Love the stories and particularly the pictures/It will be very hard to get back to the real life again??? We are at warragul at the moment.So long as you keep on having a good time. I knew the smoking trick would not happen. Not a good environment to try it. All the beest jack
ReplyDelete