Author: matthew.savoca

About an hour and a half outside of Oslo

We are out somewhere in the Baltic Sea. The ship is really nice - the nicest one we've been on. It's also the biggest - it can carry 3500 passengers. There are lots of restaurants and bars on board, a nice pool with a huge TV where they play movies, a few different jacuzzis, and … Continue reading On the ship!

Yesterday was spent wandering the town and exploring. We walked another 11 miles yesterday, and discovered some really interesting places. We started at an old church in Christianshavn. We climbed 400 steps to the top of the steeple. The first pic is looking up at the church. You can see the spiral staircase going to … Continue reading Exploring

We did a LOT of walking today (over 11 miles), cruised the city in the Hop-on-Hop-off bus, and took a canal cruise. We pretty much saw all the highlights. We were pretty cold, which was nice coming from Phoenix, but we bundled up enough and toughed it out. Here are some pics. Some cool old … Continue reading Some pics

Last night was spent wandering around the city a bit and discovering that right around the corner from our hotel was the scene that is seen in pretty much every picture of Copenhagen - the colorful shops and restaurants along the canal. The stretch of restaurants is really amazing with one right after the other … Continue reading First Impressions

We just got to Copenhagen and it looks like a really cool place. Lots of old buildings and bikes. Here's a pic from our hotel room.

On to Copenhagen...

After a brief scare earlier today - a text from British Airways saying our flight tomorrow was cancelled - everything is back on track. We got on a better flight (straight through from Phoenix to London) and we leave a bit later so we can attend our niece Katie's adoption party! I will do my … Continue reading Prepping for Copenhagen