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A scintilating tale of ongoing mayhem, mishaps and musings as narrated by a beachwalking, dog loving never quite retired educator, wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and run-on sentence creator par excellance....
7/27/06

England Redux...Day 1

England Redux...Day 1 Wednesday, July 26, 2006

When we arrived at daughter Louise's last night almost all of the family was in residence...Louise, her children Emily, Hamish and Harry...son Stuart and his children Ella and Ben.  The only missing immediate family member was son-in-law David, who is a pilot and not due home until early Saturday morning.  He is presently in Estonia.  The little ones, Ella, six and Ben, four were already asleep.  We visited briefly with the others and then went to bed early.  We had a big family day planned for our first day back....Lego Land!

 


 

We set off for Lego Land at 9:45AM, packing a picnic hamper filled with goodies.  Lego Land sits in the shadow of Windsor Castle...a real dichotomy.  Lego Land, about 16 miles from Louise's home, is an amusement park filled with everything imaginable made from Legos.  There are rides and theme shows and a multitude of hands on activities for hands-on participation for the children.  Absolutely everything is made from legos...life-size people and animals that move and make sounds, boats and cars and an entire section that is comprised of smaller reproductions of North American  and European countries.

Windsor Castle as seen from Lego Land

 

 

It was very hot.  We enjoyed the many rides, such as the log float, that sprayed some water on us.  The children all had a wonderful time and so did the adults.  Having half of our combined children and grandchildren in England while we live in America really makes us appreciate time spent with the English half when we are here.  We stayed until the park closed at 7PM.  Stuart headed home (an hour ride) with the little ones.  We ate take away fish and chips, took tepid showers to cool off and collapsed into bed.

 

 
7/27/06

Denamark...Day 16...Departure

Denmark...Day16...Departure Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Leaving Denmark
 
Today is the day. Later this afternoon we depart for England. Jakob will be here at 2PM to take us to the airport. We have all agreed that this time in Denmark has been memorable and magical. I have much to say about Denmark and the home exchange process, but will save those entries for a later time. I will write these reflections in this journal after I return home to America and am back on my own computer. For the present, this journal will remain mostly photos. The photos will be my memory joggers for later reflections of people, places and events.

 
The morning was spent tidying the house, washing and drying sheets and towels. Janet and I took a brief walk through what had been our neighbourhood for the past two weeks. We both agreed how quickly we had felt at home here and how much we loved the house and the neighbourhood.
Our Home for the past sixteen days is shown below
Adjacent and nearby neighborhood homes
 
Jakob arrived promptly at 2PM. He whisked us off to Copenhagen airport. The airport in Copenhagen is quiet and uncrowded, so unlike Miami or Heathrow. We were through security in ten minutes, a unique experience. Our two-hour flight to London was uneventful. We were through immigration and had collected our baggage in about fifteen minutes.
 Niece Karen was waiting for us outside the terminal. She dropped John and Me off at the rental car office. We said good-bye to Janet and David, who were heading back home to their village. We were going on to daughter Louise’s home about twenty-five minutes from Heathrow. The final weeklong leg of our vacation was beginning.
 

 
7/27/06

Denmark...Day 15

Denmark...Day 15 Sunday, July 23, 2006

Sunday in Denmark...our last Sunday here.  We really had little planned.  After breakfast we decided to go to the park by the railway station in Klampenborg.  We went rather early, about 10:30AM.  When we arrived and parked by the station, there were lots of families with small children getting off the train and heading to the park carrying picnic hampers and pulling small children in old fashioned wooden wagons.  We walked through the park under the shady canopy of trees.  Dyrehaven (the park) houses  Bakken, the world's oldest amusement park -- and one of Denmark's most popular attractions.  Dyrehaven (translated as Deer Park), has herds of wild deer that roam freely. Once the favored hunting grounds of Danish royals, today Dyrehaven has  hiking and biking trails and lush fields. The deer are everywhere; in the less-trafficked regions of the park you may find yourself surrounded by an entire herd of deer delicately stepping through the fields.  There is a restaurant for lunches and coffees.  It is all a five minute drive from our house and it is very beautiful.

The rest of the afternoon was spent reorganizing and repacking suitcases.  Jakob has kindly offered to pick us up at 2PM to drive us to the airport.


 

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