It has been just about a day since I completed my first international flight and arrived in Copenhagen.
My flight took me from Portland -> Seattle -> Reykjavik -> Copenhagen.
I have always wanted to go to Iceland, unfortunately for this trip I could only stay there for an hour. With customs, my stay there felt even shorter.
Landing in Denmark provided a much better view.
Navigating through the Copenhagen airport was a painless experience. They didn’t even bother to check our passports upon arriving. This is truly the land of freakishly tall vikings.
From the airport we rode a train to get to our apartment.
My initial impression of Copenhagen is just how clean and impressive the city is. The streets were filled with people on bicycles – way more than were ever in Portland.
If there was ever any need for further proof of what a simple creature I am then just look at the beer that my girlfriend picked out for me without asking. Despite not being able to read a word, she was able to pick out what is now my favorite beer. Apparently juice + beer is delicious.
We didn’t fall asleep until well past midnight local time which is about a 9 hour time difference from Portland. It didn’t get dark till around 10:30. At 4:30 in the morning I was woken up by light pouring into our windows.
I am now exhausted after spending the day in the office and surviving off of around 5 cups of coffee.
Stay tuned for more!
Awesome photos. Looks like you guys are staying in a really great location. I hope they let you have some time out of the office to explore the area.
It fortunately doesn’t get dark till late at night (after 10) so that gives me plenty of time after work to explore.
Unfortunately everything tends to close pretty early here.