Graduation was over and so I headed to the airport and thankfully flew in business class so that this was my first course ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120842 and salad ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120843 followed by my South Asian vegetarian main course ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120844 and then the cheese and grapes ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120845 and dessert. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120846 In the morning, breakfast was served before we landed in Copenhagen. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120847 TravelDenmark

Once on the ground, I headed to Rungstedgaard where this was my room ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120848 and the bathroom ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120849 not to mention the view from the room. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120850 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 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120851 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?). ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120852 TravelDenmark

The next morning, I left the hotel ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120853 and looked out at Sweden which wasn't far away ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120854 and recorded the docked boats ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120855 as I walked down the street past the gas station ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120856 where these were the non-trivial prices (at about 6 DKK to the dollar) ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120857 and as I walked on, I recorded some license plates from Estonia ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120858 and Denmark ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120859 and then in walking around the docked boats came across this beach sign. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120860 Walking down the coast led to structures like this along the water ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120861 and pretty flowers ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120862 which could be seen up close ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120863 as I recorded a license plate from Great Britain ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120864 and then noted the ducks on the pond ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120865 and this duck on a rock who seemed to be in charge. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120866 I started my walk back seeing this in the distance which where I had to return ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120867 and noted a post box ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120868 before I came to the Rungsted Kro ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120869 followed by this sign that told me the way ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120870 and so I made my way past the Karen Blixen Museum ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120871 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120872 and made it home to a bottle of the local water ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120873 and then headed down to this lunch. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120874 After lunch, we went to the local train station to catch the train back to Copenhagen for our sightseeing tour. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120875 But first, we stopped at the Hotel Phoenix so that I could check into my room which was number 3340 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120876 and looked like this ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120877 with these views of the bathroom ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120878 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120879 and this view of the outside. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120880 Next, we could begin our exploration of the city starting with the guard at the royal palace ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120881 who stood between pillars ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120882 and then obliged for this photo ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120883 before we walked past this fountain ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120884 behind which was this boat in front of the opera house. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120885 Across the way were some amazing sand sculptures as part of an international competition ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120886 and we could see the opera house at the same time ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120887 no to mention these curiously designed pillars ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120888 as we made our way ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120889 down a typically Danish looking street ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120890 and eventually stopped for coffee to wait out the rain (as if such a thing could be possible) ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120891 which amused Bo. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120892 Back to walking, we came upon the stock exchange which was interesting architecturally taken as the whole ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120893 and zooming in on the rooftops as a group ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120894 and individually ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120895 before getting another picture of the whole large building. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120896 Next was royal stables ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120897 and this statue of Christian ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120898 followed by a broad view of parliament ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120899 and then a close view ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120900 with the protective statue ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120901 and then this statue ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120902 of Absalon (1128-1201) who founded the city. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120903 Next it was shopping time and so we passed Georg Jensen which actually belongs in Copenhagen ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120904 and saw the fountain where people meet (but not during rainy times) ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120905 and made our way to a design store where this was sold to manage a hard boiled egg to the extreme. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120906 At the church attended by the queen, we met Moses ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120907 and David ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120908 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120909 and then walking past the old University area, we ran into Neils Bohr. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120910 Bo then suggested we go to a book store that just happened to sell beer ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120911 but also sold books ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120912 and was located on the walking street ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120913 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120914 displaying its menu ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120915 and not far from the psychotheraputic institute. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120916 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 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120917 and moving among church spires ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120918 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120919 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120920 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120921 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120922 and then looked out at Danish windmills (in the foreground) and the Swedish nuclear power plant (white in the background) ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120923 and the views continued ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120924 with a large McDonald's sign in the distance ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120925 and the rooftops of the old section of the city ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120926 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120927 before we walked past this nicely decorated truck which was apparently going to pick up a group of graduating seniors. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120928

Our next stop was dinner at Geist where this was the decoration of flowers en route to the bathroom ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120929 and this was the sink structure ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120930 before I returned to see Bo's beer ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120931 and looking into the kitchen ordered one of my own. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120932 With the menu, ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120933 I began with the white asparagus with horseradish and black cardamom ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120934 and Bo began with the raw ox and lumpfish roe with chili ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120935 and the kid next to us had the lemon floss. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120936 For my next course, I had the baked celeriac with condensed buttermilk ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120937 while Bo had the west coast turbot with fennel ravioli on cheese ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120938 which sent me back to the menu ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120939 and after looking at the dessert menu ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120940 Bo ordered the baked rhubarb and tomato ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120941 and I had the vanilla ice cream with black olives and liquorice ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120942 as we chatted with our waitress who was born in Greenland ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120943 and she then arranged for us to have photo taken (with her) in the kitchen. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120944 After recording the menu covers ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120945 and the hanging pots and pans ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120946 and having some of the lemon floss myself ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120947 as Bo had his coffee ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120948 we walked past this man sleeping in the store window and called it a night. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120949 TravelDenmark The next morning, I went to the airport quite early ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120950 and ate the sandwich the hotel had packed for me ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120951 ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120952 before boarding the flight to Oslo where a second breakfast was served ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120953 and then made my way to the flight back to Newark where nuts were served ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120954 followed by a bloody Mary ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120955 and a roll ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120956 and the vegetarian first course ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120957 followed by a salad ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120958 and the less appetizing main course ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120959 and the cheese course. ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120960 And then there was a final meal before landing (as if I hadn't already been overfed!). ../../../Sabbat/2012/06.06-09.12Denmark//P1120961