FALL 2010: Brussels, Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm and London
The shape of this trip changed several times. It was mr mc's sabbatical term so we wanted to travel for a longer period of time. After several versions this is the one we chose, mostly because mr mc...
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Day Three: Catching up with MichaelTuesday we wandered with Michael, well mostly we sat in cafes and chatted forever about life. We barely communicate between visits, but when we see each other we...
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I can't take my eyes off those petits fours "cupcakes".
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So far it all sounds familiar and I envy your meals more than the sights. I am holding my ohs and ahs for the ballet and the ice place, and respective pictures please.
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Day Five: Beauborg, Drinkies and ChineseToday was slow. We had a late breakfast then a morning coffee opposite the Beaubourg. We seem to have perfected the art of the graciously slow start to the day....
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Day Seven: Chateau Vincennes/Musée Jacquemart-Andre/Grizzli CafeThe day's original plans included Malmaison with Michael, some shopping and a haircut for mr mc who is resembling a hairy Viking, but we...
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Day Nine: Sunday at TivoliSunday we went back to Tivoli, mr mc under a bit of protest. [although he now says I was right--it's just so DANISH and special] We wandered some areas we'd missed, including...
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Day Ten: Blue Monday or Press 4 for English (aka Paris? Where's that?)"Blue Monday" refers to the fact that almost all Copenhagen museums are closed on Monday. So what to do?We started by walking over...
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Day Eleven: Art in the SuburbsTuesday was the day we had selected to go to the Louisiana Museum of Contemporary Art in Humelbaek, just a 45 minute train-ride from Copenhagen Central Station. I had...
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Day Thirteen: Off to Stockholm.We arrived safely in Stockholm, via the so-called "bullet train." To be fair it was comfortable enough even if we crawled a bit here and there and was appropriate blond...
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