After a very lazy morning of packing/TV/baths, we took the Copenhagen metro to Lufthavn (Danish for 'airport', pronounced something like 'loof-in', weird†), arriving at the terminal fifteen minutes prior to noon. After discovering that we misread our itinerary (we thought the flight departed at 14:30 but really it didn't depart until 16:00), we lugged our bags over to an escalator and found a cozy hang-out spot upstairs.
† A quick note about Danish pronunciation: every consonant that would have strong pronunciation in English is glossed over and ignored in favor of the soft vowels and phlegm sounds.
Bottles of Carlsberg pilsner and Tuborg Julebryg (Tuborg Christmas Brew, yum) were on sale for a fair airport price of €5, so we bought a few and passed the hours drinking and playing cards at a table by the window. Around 14:00 we got hungry and ordered Bacon Whopper meals (with an upgrade of beverage to Tuborg Julebryg for only €2) from Burger King. Neither of us could remember the last time we had eaten Burger King prior to this experience.. and when they were offering beer on tap as part of a combo meal, neither of us could pass it up.
Come 16:00 we discover our plane was delayed due to fog in Paris. By 17:00 (after dark) we were in the air. All in all, we spent 5 hours and 15 minutes in the airport.
After landing, we took the RER B train from Charles d'Gaulle airport into the heart of Paris. We checked in to our quaint, centrally-located hotel, Hotel Prince. What a great balcony view of the street!
We walked 10 blocks to the eiffel tower for a glimpse of the city. Ordered crepes and hot wine from a food stand next to the Seine river: Jon ordered a plain nutella crepe and Becky ordered a deluxe ham/cheese/egg/hotdog/french-fry crepe that could have fed a family of 4.
The streets emanate such culture! Looking forward to the rest of our stay.
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| A view of a central Copenhagen square. The glass pyramids offer a view down into the metro station. |
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| Delish Tuborg Julebryg at our window table in the airport. Carlsberg pilsner in the foreground. |
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| Jon's salt-laden right shoe. I blame it on the snow control in Copenhagen. |
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| Goofing off 1 |
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| Goofing off 2 |
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| Goofing off 3 |
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| Burger King and beer! |
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| The oblong spiral staircase in our Paris hotel. |
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| See? We're in Paris. |
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| The Eiffel Tower glowed a brilliant gold at night. |
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| Massive crepe and hot wine |
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| A view of the foot of the Eiffel Tower. Typical E.T. knick-knacks for sale in the foreground. |
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| The view from our hotel room balcony. We didn't spit on anyone, promise. |
