My second trip to Denmark is coming up in less than a month already. I again will be staying with George at his apartment but this time am flying KLM Royal Dutch as they had the best price for the trip. I had wished to be there for the timing of George's birthday but will end up being a week later due to pricing differences.
I am again going to Denmark with a less than fully set itinerary for a couple reasons. One, George technically knows the lay of the land and should have some good ideas of where to go on what days. I would like to try the viking boat ride again if the weather is reasonable and we have a couple castles we are planning to visit amongst other things. And two, we are renting a car so we can get around a lot easier and not be tied to specific schedules. We will of course take the trains into Copenhagen for those visits and so we can have a couple drinks here and there (looking forward to some more Tuborg Classic) and so we don't have to worry about obscene parking prices downtown.
The flight out is going to afford me a touchdown in another country I have not visited in the Netherlands. I have to admit I am not really nuts about visiting that country on its own but it will be nice to add another piece of earth to my visit list even if it is airport only.
I will be staying much longer than my last visit so hopefully I will have a better taste of the country overall. With the long weekend run from last time it was really over before it began in many respects though we did pack a lot into that short time. I still hope to pack a lot in but we should have less time constraints on what we do in general, especially with the addition of the car to get us to and from our destinations. That will afford us an entry and exit time we wish rather than being tied to the train schedules. I do like train rides around a country a lot and it is something I've experienced everywhere I have been so far (including the first run to Denmark) but the car is probably going to cost in a similar vein to any train passes and afford us more freedom. Additionally, since I don't drive stick, George will have to do all the driving... On that, I am going to force myself to learn manual by my 40th birthday so I can rent a car for my projected trip to Sicily. Still, I won't be learning in just 1 month without destroying someone's car so for this trip I am off the hook. Renting an automatic in Europe increases the price at least threefold so we would not consider that.
Anyway, that's my thoughts for now.
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