Monthly Archive: July 2025

Houseboat and House Cats

Wednesday, July 30, was the worst transition day of our trip. A lot of it, I think, has to do with choosing to go with Easyjet airline. This low cost carrier had the furthest...

Last Day in Denmark

Our Airbnb was next door to Next Door Cafe. (It took us a minute to decode the sign.) On our last full day in Copenhagen, Tuesday, Juky 29, we finally ate there. Gail had...

Roskilde

On Monday, July 28, we decided to leave Copenhagen for a day, and take a short train ride (at least going out) to Roskilde. We got off the train and were greeted by the...

Nyhavn

We went out for brunch on Sunday, July 27, at So, why is it called Alaska Cafe? It’s named after the owner’s cat. After brunch, we did our laundry. The Airbnb has a wasing...

Two Castles and a Fortress

On Saturday, July 26, we decided to visit by land some of the sights we had seen by sea on Friday. This is a view of “our” garden. Ours in that this is our...

The Day I Fell into Copenhagen Harbor

What follows is a tongue in cheek narrative. Yes, I did fall into the harbor. But, aside from my glasses and some pride, nothing was lost. I suffered only a few scrapes. Feel free...

Arrival in Copenhagen

We left Gothenburg by train on Wednesday, July 23. There wasn’t enough space for both Gail and me to sit by the same track, so I waited by the track across the way. Seen...

Poseidon and Cinnamon Buns

Tuesday, July 22, was our last full day in Gothenburg. We took the 18 Bus to Korsvagen and then walked towards the Poseidon statue. On the way, we encountered a book mobile. Dan chatting...

The Gothenburg Archipelago

On Monday, July 21, we went on a cruise of the southern Gothenburg Archipelago on this boat This boat, the Viking, was docked close to ours. It looked cool, but was beyond our budget...

Haga & Skansen Kronan

Since it was still going to be hot (according to us) on Sunday, July 20, we decided to start our explorations at 9 AM. Our main goal for the day was to visit Skansen...