Danmark

When we arrived, rain and a Danish band were waiting for us in Kørsor, Denmark. The quiet sea town seemed to have been awakened with our presence...there were Danes on the port waving in the rain to us as we approached and underneath a small tent, a band played American songs like 'Staying Alive' and the theme song from Friends. It was quite a greeting...we were all very surprised! Even outside of the gangway laid a small red carpet with flowers. Needless to say, my first impression of the Danes was a wonderful one. Even though I'm posting this almost a day later, I wrote the majority of this while I was on a train from Kørsor to Copenhagen. The train station was about a 20 minute walk from our port, but everyone was going in the same direction. We easily purchased tickets and boarded the 11:15 am train. As I write on the train, looking out of the window, I don't think I've ever felt more free. This is the first port where we won't be returning to teh ship for a couple of days...we are entirely on our own and I feel liberated. This is why I came to Europe. To have these moments...I am so happy. I stare out of the train window in wonder, taking in the extraordinary landscape...the sky is painted with rain clouds, but beneath the horizon lies red barns and fields of green and yellow hues...it looks oddly like the Midwest, everything is used for agriculture. Wind turbines can be always be spotted in the distance. As on the Norway in a Nutshell hike, some of the SASers are sleeping...how they astound me! How could you close your eyes on Denmark?

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Although there is so much I want to write about yesterday and today...my internet time is almost up. We slept last night in the largest hostel in Europe..I woke up early to come downstairs to use their computers...but if anyone knows Toshiba laptops...I brought mine with me to Copenhagen, I've had it for more than a year and never had any issues....and yet last night, I tried to turn it on and nothing happened..its fully charged..I have no idea what could have been done, I always have the covering on to protect it, take very good care....who knows...so send me the best of energy and think of my laptop...it would be a huge deal and hassle for me if things did not work out...hopefully I'll write later.....

First Denmark album:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002885&l=fb869&id=1084770089