Train troubles

We learned a lesson: always ask if you are not totally sure what the announcements say on trains. We took a train back to Oslo from Bergen, and halfway along the train stopped and we thought we had to get off and take a bus to Oslo due to construction on the lines. Unfortunately, our train was actually going straight to Oslo and the buses were for every stop in between. So, we eventually made it to Oslo but it was almost an hour after our next train left for Gøteberg. So instead of staying in Gøteberg for the night we stayed in Oslo. Unfortunately we are getting charged for our Hostel in Gøteberg. A word to the wise: becareful with trains and don't book ahead unless you have to!

We trained through Gøteberg and the rest of Sweden to a city called Malmö right across the sea from Copenhagen. It is a very pretty city of about 250 000 people right across from Copenhagen. A family friend of Liam's showed us around one of the newer, trendier areas a bit, told us a bit about the city, the area, and the changes that the bridge to Copenhagen has brought to both areas. Apparently it's now fairly common for people to live in Malmö, which is quieter and cheaper, and work in Copenhagen, because the train takes only 40 minutes, which for a large city is not that unreasonable a commute. Malmö sounds a lot like Saskatoon in that there is a University nearby and a big emphasis on research industries. I was really impressed with Malmö actually!

So now we are in Copenhagen and today we are going to the National Museum and the Glyptotek. We went for a wander around a fairly main stretch of shops in the downtown of Copenhagen, and stopped for a couple of beer, although we still haven't met many other travellers so we went to bed fairly early. Our hostels in both Oslo and Copenhagen only had people who were pretty much sleeping the entire time. Oh well, maybe we will meet people to drink with soon! Other than that the hostel we are staying at is very nice; it is very clean and seems well-run. It seems like hostelling must be a big industry here, though, because the place has something like 5000 beds. It's crazy!

This morning we went in search of a coffee shop from Liam's guidebook that sounded good. We sat down at a place before we actually realized that said coffee shop was closed. So, we just ate where we were. My meal consisted of a boatload of cheese and breads. It felt very European. It was very quaint; the place was outside of a very nice church, which brings me to the last thing I want to say on this entry. The architecture in Copenhagen is fabulous! I could probably walk around outside all day and be perfectly content just because the city has a great look and feel to it.

So, off I go to enjoy it!