Our friends from Victoria BC spent the weekend with us, and we toured Hoboken, Jersey City and Manhattan. I finally got to ring the Corsair bell to signal closing of the JP Morgan Museum and Library (where Heidi volunteers). It was touch and go: despite getting clearance from the staff, the head of security came [...]
We travelled from Copenhagen to Goes NL last Friday, and met up with Colin and Dan. Then on Saturday, [nearly] all the VW cousins showed up. We walked through Kepelle to Het Fruitteeltmuseum and even held our own Dutch auction. Then a photo op with glasses from Newark, and dinner back in Goes. When we regained [...]
I know I said no more palaces, but we went to Rosenborg slot, and it was good. Then off to Statens Museum fur Kunst, where I added to my collection of miniaturized art gallery lobbies. And found a nice painting of owls on ice skates. Finally, we visited the Rådhus, which has an amazing clock that wasn't [...]
Rented bikes this morning. Heidi went for a spin around the block to test the bike. She got lost. Then we visited the Kastellet and the Designmuseum Danmark. Some great chairs here. The Danes love their chairs. Surprisingly little Bang & Olufsen. Then a beautiful Marmorkirken. It was almost painful to bike through the iconic [...]
Today's diary entry: "A long boring train ride, but we arrived in Copenhagen. It's pride week; that's not boring." H1, if you are reading: Here's H2 after unexpectedly discovering Københavns Biblioteker. We will be going back, I'm sure. We wandered past the grounds of Christiansborg Slot but didn't go in. We may go back, we'll see. Scandi-palaces [...]
