Copenhagen in the era of Covid

Copenhagen

Terri and I have decided to embark on a new excursion to Europe. The covid pandemic has greatly complicated international travel and our plans seem to be constantly in a state of flux but with flexibility and sense of humor, I think that we are going to make it.

First stop: Amsterdam! Well, that was the original plan…

Two weeks before our departure for Amsterdam, the Netherlands began requiring a 5 day quarantine even for fully vaccinated travelers, (we are).

We had to revamp our plans. Our original flight had a layover in Copenhagen. The easiest solution was to change our final destination from Amsterdam (AMS) to Copenhagen (CPH). And even though we were keeping our original flight to CPH, it only cost $120 to drop the AMS leg!?!🤪

We changed our Airbnb reservations as well. We cancelled the houseboat stay in AMS for a great little apartment offered by Anders in CPH. We had arranged with Anders to check-in about 8am but our flight on Scandinavian Airlines ( really good) arrived CPH almost 2 hours early.

I had to call and wake Anders before 7, but he was pleasant and got us into our new home base (up 5 flights of stairs – backpacks again a wise choice for us).

We arrived CPH at 6am local time, tired and jet lagged

Our goal for day 1 in CPH was to stay awake until 9pm local time in order to adjust to a Europe time schedule, meaning, we needed to stay awake for 30 hours straight. ugh.

We rested a bit in the apartment and then started our day at the local bike shop.

Biking in CPH is really easy, safe and fun way to get around. Here are a few pictures of our Day 1 in Copenhagen.

Yours truly
Lunch, open-face sandwiches, a local tradition
An interesting sculpture
Bike and pedestrian bridge raised for sailboat passage
A unique restaurant for a great dinner

12 thoughts on “Copenhagen in the era of Covid”

  3. Looks like a great start!! How’s the masking situation out there? Does it seem as covid cautious as parts of the US? Sending you love!

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  7. I sure hope you brought a can of spray paint so that you could tag the wall of that sketchy, er…, I mean very cool restaurant on your way out. 😜😜
    Looks like you guys are off to a great start. Can’t wait to see what’s next!

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  8. Well the good news is that you are still smiling in all the pictures so that is a good sign…….Hope it goes well……what doesnt kill ya makes you stronger they say…..

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  9. THIRTY HOURS? You are troopers! So glad you are able to go tho! (you guys get twitchy when you’re home for more than a few days in a row!) So Copenhagen was “wonderful wonderful”? Love the pics. Looking forward to hearing about adventures in Italy! ❤️ you -Nay

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