Sunday, August 16, 2009

Day 2: The start of the day....

I will start on Day 2 since Day 1 consisted of sleep and dinner. Fortunately, I have not suffered jet lag, and have discovered the wonders of Tylenol PM.
To start - I ate 3 tiny Danish pastries (like 1"x2") and warm milk :( because the decorative door attached to the mini fridge did not allow it to close all the way. Then at 9am (our time - which is 2 am US time) we began our adventure.


The first picture is one of the many buildings in and around City Centre as it is called. The second picture is a view of the "walking street" intended only for pedestrians and the police. So far, we have seen police in two forms: car (Mercedes) and mounted patrol, with the horse poo in the street to prove it. You can see a little glimpse of a 7 Eleven on the right edge. They have those on nearly every corner. A bottled Coke, smaller than our standard US 20oz is 14.95 DKK or about $3.00 US. And a six-pack of tiny Coke cans is 45.95 or about $9.00 US. The cheapest food I've had was a $7.00 pizza slice in New Jersey. Prices are unreal.


They also have McDonald's and Burger King. Prices are similar to the US maybe $1 more or so. We haven't been in one yet; however, they had a sign advertising Italian influenced menu items...interesting at best.



Candy at the 7-Eleven, everything looks fairly normal, a few different wrappers and some Danish candy. You would be surprised how Coke, and Nestle fair around here.

I have already taken 137 pictures of this dirty, gloomy place. The temperature is really variable, and the wind blows hard - sometimes. There is trash all over the place, and EVERYONE smokes; although, some individuals' smoke smells different than others. There are also a lot of street musicians, and beggars roaming around - and then one man passed out on a bench with his hair in his face and a liter beer bottle next to his head. Of course, I have no pictures of these lovely things. :)

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