Graduation was over and so I headed to the airport and thankfully flew in business class so that this was my first course
Once on the ground, I headed to Rungstedgaard where this was my room
The next morning, I left the hotel
Our next stop was dinner at Geist where this was the decoration of flowers en route to the bathroom
and salad
followed by my South Asian vegetarian main course
and then the cheese and grapes
and dessert.
In the morning, breakfast was served before we landed in Copenhagen.
and the bathroom
not to mention the view from the room.
I caught a nap and gave my talk and then there was a dinner where this was the soup-like course with asparagus in season
and my main course along with new potatoes also in season. After the meal, I went to sleep having had a quite long day (or was it two?).
and looked out at Sweden which wasn't far away
and recorded the docked boats
as I walked down the street past the gas station
where these were the non-trivial prices (at about 6 DKK to the dollar)
and as I walked on, I recorded some license plates from Estonia
and Denmark
and then in walking around the docked boats came across this beach sign.
Walking down the coast led to structures like this along the water
and pretty flowers
which could be seen up close
as I recorded a license plate from Great Britain
and then noted the ducks on the pond
and this duck on a rock who seemed to be in charge.
I started my walk back seeing this in the distance which where I had to return
and noted a post box
before I came to the Rungsted Kro
followed by this sign that told me the way
and so I made my way past the Karen Blixen Museum
and made it home to a bottle of the local water
and then headed down to this lunch.
After lunch, we went to the local train station to catch the train back to Copenhagen for our sightseeing tour.
But first, we stopped at the Hotel Phoenix so that I could check into my room which was number 3340
and looked like this
with these views of the bathroom
and this view of the outside.
Next, we could begin our exploration of the city starting with the guard at the royal palace
who stood between pillars
and then obliged for this photo
before we walked past this fountain
behind which was this boat in front of the opera house.
Across the way were some amazing sand sculptures as part of an international competition
and we could see the opera house at the same time
no to mention these curiously designed pillars
as we made our way
down a typically Danish looking street
and eventually stopped for coffee to wait out the rain (as if such a thing could be possible)
which amused Bo.
Back to walking, we came upon the stock exchange which was interesting architecturally taken as the whole
and zooming in on the rooftops as a group
and individually
before getting another picture of the whole large building.
Next was royal stables
and this statue of Christian
followed by a broad view of parliament
and then a close view
with the protective statue
and then this statue
of Absalon (1128-1201) who founded the city.
Next it was shopping time and so we passed Georg Jensen which actually belongs in Copenhagen
and saw the fountain where people meet (but not during rainy times)
and made our way to a design store where this was sold to manage a hard boiled egg to the extreme.
At the church attended by the queen, we met Moses
and David
and then walking past the old University area, we ran into Neils Bohr.
Bo then suggested we go to a book store that just happened to sell beer
but also sold books
and was located on the walking street
displaying its menu
and not far from the psychotheraputic institute.
We next climbed to the top of the round tower from which we got views of the city in all directions starting with the NorthEast
and moving among church spires
and then looked out at Danish windmills (in the foreground) and the Swedish nuclear power plant (white in the background)
and the views continued
with a large McDonald's sign in the distance
and the rooftops of the old section of the city
before we walked past this nicely decorated truck which was apparently going to pick up a group of graduating seniors.
and this was the sink structure
before I returned to see Bo's beer
and looking into the kitchen ordered one of my own.
With the menu,
I began with the white asparagus with horseradish and black cardamom
and Bo began with the raw ox and lumpfish roe with chili
and the kid next to us had the lemon floss.
For my next course, I had the baked celeriac with condensed buttermilk
while Bo had the west coast turbot with fennel ravioli on cheese
which sent me back to the menu
and after looking at the dessert menu
Bo ordered the baked rhubarb and tomato
and I had the vanilla ice cream with black olives and liquorice
as we chatted with our waitress who was born in Greenland
and she then arranged for us to have photo taken (with her) in the kitchen.
After recording the menu covers
and the hanging pots and pans
and having some of the lemon floss myself
as Bo had his coffee
we walked past this man sleeping in the store window and called it a night.
and ate the sandwich the hotel had packed for me
before boarding the flight to Oslo where a second breakfast was served
and then made my way to the flight back to Newark where nuts were served
followed by a bloody Mary
and a roll
and the vegetarian first course
followed by a salad
and the less appetizing main course
and the cheese course.
And then there was a final meal before landing (as if I hadn't already been overfed!).
