So my shindig in Denmark did not go particularly as planned. I landed and was picked up by the wonderfully handsome Jesper. So fun to see him again! He was waving three USA flags at the gate. So stinking cute.

We drove around Copenhagen a bit and I took it all in. So strange to be back! It felt like coming home to a place I never thought I’d see again. I am all smiles. Lots more stuff was under construction, and it was some royal person’s birthday, so the streets, royal buildings, shops, and busses were all adorned with Danish flags. Gotta love their patriotism.

After this, we spent a good several hours talking with 3 (my Danish phone service), T-Mobile, and the fam back in Auburn trying to get my Danish sim card to line up with my new phone. It was not easy, but it finally kicked in. Thank goodness! I need that GPS, yo! I can barely survive as is!

Maria came home, and we ate dinner and caught up a bit before Skyping with Sara who’s working down in Greece (I’ll see you soon!)

Then: commence nineteen hour nap. Yes. NINETEEN HOURS. I tried to be good and went to bed at nine, but I still slept until four in the afternoon!  Just like last time! I’m a mess. I would have stayed in bed longer if Maria hadn’t started yelling at me. So much for exploring and reminiscing all day long.

We managed to take a nice walk in the beautiful Danish sunshine to the city center with the little daylight we had left.

Here’s Maria being absolutely FLAWLESS.

You just can’t find perfect little lakes like this anywhere else!!! Gosh I love Birkerød.

Then I took the old bike for a spin. Wow. I just cannot explain how wonderful and peaceful it is to bike in Denmark. The roads are made for cyclists to be safe and comfortable. I couldn’t stop smiling the whole ride. I tried to video tape part of it to show you guys how nice it is, but I managed to turn the camera off with my chest about two seconds after I turned it on. Maybe I’ll invest in a helmet cam next time. Did I mention I was biking in a dress and Keds? Did I mention I love Denmark? Because I was and I do.

After huffing and puffing my way back up the path to our home and nearly crashing into a Danish boy (undskyld!), Maria, Jesper and I drove over to Virum for a buffet on the beach. The food was soooooooooo good, and the sunset was soooooooooo pretty. I was stuffed.

Look at the richness and be jealous.

I’m telling you, this sunset was to die for.

Queue ice cream eating, Danish news, and the first half of Suicide Squad. I had to say goodbye to Maria last night because my flight was leaving so early the next morning (aka now).

So…. then step two of what seems to be my customary European jetlag adjustment cycle: do not fall asleep until at least four in the morning. Unfortunately, I had to leave the house at five to make the train to the airport, so this amounted to a total of Zero Hours of shuteye. I’m a master at this travel thing.

As I was packing, my Danish spider friends made sure to make an appearance. It just wouldn’t be my room without them.

I said goodbye to Jesper at the train station. ): I don’t like goodbyes… Then I waited around for my train. I was early, so I was the only one at the station for a while as it was the first train of the morning.

At the airport, I bought some Capri-Sonne and a stor chokoladebøller to snack on since I was flying a cheap-o airline. I was so good at the chokoladebøller ordering! All in Danish!  I understood everything the cashier (adorable Danish boy) said and answered accordingly, but then I had to go and put my card in backwards, so he knew I was a fraud and switched to English. Ugh. I’ll have one more go at it when I come back at the end of my trip! And I’ll pay in cash!

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I just realized that I’ve been walking around with my belt hanging around my hips, unfastened, for an undetermined amount of time…
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Right. So London, here I come! First stop, Warner Bros. Studios for some butterbeer and photography! Can’t wait. Until next time.

Venlig hilsen/ Best regards/ Pip pip, cheerio,
Lizzy-wa