„Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower as well." -H C Andersen-

2nd day in Copenhagen

After our first encounter with seasickness during the ferry trip to Newcastle, we had our concerns, but we were proven wrong. We arrived in the shallow waters of Copenhagen harbor at 7:00 AM. No rocking, no nausea. Relieved, we headed for the breakfast battle and managed to grab a few eggs, toast, and coffee, and luckily, two unreserved seats. Fantastic!

Despite the crowd, breakfast will probably be our favorite meal. The selection is amazing, and even picky (Lars) and intolerant (Lena) people are satisfied: there is a variety of pastries, a huge selection of fruit, porridge, English breakfast, pancakes, egg dishes, cereal, baked apples, and even stewed plums with cinnamon. Just like the buffet, the food is not piled up, small bowls and pots are refilled rather than wasting leftovers.

In a small space with many people, you can conduct interesting studies again: we observe the British family having pancakes and Pepsi for breakfast; the Germans, who walk past us loaded with bread and bacon mountains, and the Scandinavians, who are content with small amounts of fish, toast, and vegetables. It doesn't get more cliché than that.

€25 lighter again, but without thinking and organizing, we take the shuttle bus to the city center.

Convenience eats up independence...

Arriving in the city center, the sky opens up as if on request and the sun breaks through! Unfortunately, we have chosen not the best day for a random city stroll, as today is the annual Copenhagen Marathon!

Copenhagen presents itself as a trendy bike city that aims to be CO2-neutral by 2025. For this purpose, a subway is being built, so that half of the city center is full of construction sites.

Nevertheless, Denmark's capital convinces us with its beautiful facades, alternative cafes, and friendly people.

Since we will be coming back in June anyway, we take it easy by skipping many sights and saving our feet, wallets, and most importantly, nerves. Prices are outrageously high as expected (two postcards with stamps cost us €10; a coffee on the roof terrace €12).

In the late afternoon, we return to the ship in the Krüstchenmobil, where we end the day with some exercise, a good book, and pale ale in the ship's Irish pub.

Slainté!