{"id":594,"date":"2010-09-06T19:03:15","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T18:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moore-images.com\/blog\/?p=594"},"modified":"2010-10-07T00:03:21","modified_gmt":"2010-10-06T23:03:21","slug":"a-day-in-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moore-images.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/a-day-in-denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day in Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Copenhagen Train Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was less than a week after my family returned to Detroit and I was making preparations to leave again. I received an assignment to travel for a month. Ironically, I was given the assignment two days prior to my vacation and I was scheduled to leave two days after my vacation. Thankfully, I had a helpful Program Office.<\/p>\n

The trip required a connecting flight in Copenhagen, Denmark. Originally, I wanted to arrive on Tuesday and take the second flight on Wednesday so I could spend the evening in the city. However, the approval process took a little longer than I expected. So, I departed on Wednesday which meant it would be a LONG travel day.<\/p>\n

My day of travel began Wednesday morning at 5:00 and I knew it would be strenuous because I didn’t sleep the entire night. The taxi arrived at 5:00 AM and I took two trains to London’s Heathrow Airport. I arrived approximately 90 minutes prior to my two-hour flight. The flight to Copenhagen was smooth and uneventful. I arrived shortly after 12:30 PM. Yet, my next flight wasn’t until 8:45 PM. Now, I had approximately eight hours of free time.<\/p>\n

A co-worker told me I could place my luggage in the airport storage area. When I went to check-in my luggage, the lady told me it would be 80! I initially thought 80 Euros which corresponds to nearly $100 dollars. However, it was 80 Kroners which corresponds to approximately $14. The next step was to the train station within the airport. The ticket was about $6 and I was off to downtown Copenhagen. SIDE NOTE: I love me Detroit city. Yet, I find it troubling that I can get to downtown easier from the Paris and Copenhagen train station\/airport, where English is not the native language, than I can from my own city’s airport.<\/p>\n

I walked around and within minutes I was at the town square.<\/p>\n

\"Tribal<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a> There were various restaurants and boutiques in the area; some stores were familiar and some not-so-familiar. \u00a0 I was impressed with the tribal musicians playing music in the square. \u00a0Their style of music was very similar to the what we saw in Paris<\/a>. \u00a0After walking around I went into a souvenir shop to purchase postcards. I saw some great photos and I asked the lady where the locations were. She told me it was a six-minute walk. I’m glad I asked because when I arrived I liked what I saw.<\/p>\n

\"Sittin'<\/a><\/p>\n

I considered going on a local ferry around the city. However, I didn’t want to rush back to the airport and I knew I’d spend a day in Copenhagen during my return to England. So, I relented.<\/p>\n

\"Waiting<\/a><\/p>\n

A few hours later, I made my way back to the airport to prepare for my next flight, and glad I made the effort to see the town.<\/p>\n

When we take the time to venture outside our comfort zone, we actually expand our areas of opportunity. Taking the time to ride a train in a foreign land literally opened the door to a beautiful city waiting for me to discover and photograph it.<\/p>\n

-Roger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was less than a week after my family returned to Detroit and I was making preparations to leave again. I received an assignment to travel for a month. Ironically, I was given the assignment two days prior to my vacation and I was scheduled to leave two days after my vacation. Thankfully, I had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,127,128,232,233],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t