Day 30 – Travel and Cruise – Friday June 22nd

We had to get out of our rooms by 10am, so we all had an early wake-up call (since most of the rooms had four people in them). I missed breakfast, so I planned on having an early lunch. I went out with Jocelyn and Jill. We went to Strøget, a main strip near the hotel, that had plenty of tourist shops where they sold amber and paper cutouts and t-shirts. I got a book with the complete works of Hans Christian Anderson. Jocelyn was hard-set on going to a tea-store where they mix the teas to your liking in the store. They were apparently famous for the teas they made especially for the Danish royal family. The store smelled wonderful, as you can imagine, and Jocelyn got a small box of tea to bring home.

From there, we walked all the way to see Børsen, the old Copenhagen stock exchange building, with its beautiful, winding spire. We also went to see The Church of Our Saviour that had a winding tower that you could climb, but due to inclement weather, we were unable to go into it. The main part of the church was closed due to intensive renovations. Again, it seemed that Europe was under construction this year. We ate lunch at a place near the church that was just alright. We met everyone back at the hotel around 2pm and headed for the train station.

The train ride to the boat was only a few hours, so it really was not too bad compared to any other trip. The boat was not a luxury boat, but it was still reasonably nice for a one-night cruise. They had an all-you-can-eat buffet that was hit or miss but mostly good. Drinks were not free though, not even water. I went back to my room on the ship with the intention of taking a nap before hanging out later, but I fell asleep pretty quickly and woke up the next morning.