i got to the keflavik airport at 3pm. all sorts of signs for disaster started happening. our flight was delayed. our landing was really hard. i bought a phone charger that doesnt work. the only people in the airport were me and the people on my flight. it's like a ghost town. 4pm i arrive at the hotel. showered, relaxed, no internet. went out for a walk at about 5:30. all of the businesses are closed and there is no one walking around. it is strange. i guess this trip is going to be my relaxing trip. i'm afraid of going to bars here. i may be the only person.
bummer iceland about your economy. i guess i really can see how it's affecting people.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
leaving copenhagen.
it's such a cool city. it's too bad i slept most of my days away. i'm still trying to catch up with sleep, but there just seems to be too much to do. you can pretty much go out any night until the wee hours of the morning. i found a local jazz club, called mojos, to go to. so i'd gone there a few times. i also found another place called lades which had live music almost every night. last night was reggae. as for day time stuff, i went to the staten's museum for kunst, which had a collection of modern and traditional art works. the building was an old danish style, with the inside being ultra modern. i also did a lot of shopping. one jacket, a pair of boots, 2 dresses, 2 tops, a scarf and some fun home stuff. shopping in copenhagen is awesome. simple things with cool details.
i booked my flight to iceland just a few days ago. it ended up being a lot more than i was expecting. i guess i should have booked earlier. i booked my hotel last night. that ended up being a lot less than i was expecting. so it worked out really well. $143 for 4 nights. wtf. in the middle of the city.
today as i was leaving copenhagen to get to the airport, it wasn't too much of a rush. though i seemed to be very unorganized. i didn't do a nice job of packing my stuff. couldn't find my passport. couldn't find a pen. when i got the airport, i got into the wrong line and waited 1/2 an hour. i knocked over a little kid as i ran to the right line. fortunately for me, the kastrup airport in copenhagen is extremely organized. the security line was the most efficient security line ever. they have tray dispensers that rotate they trays for people. they dont make you take off your shoes. the security the was only 5-6 people ahead of me and 3-4 lines. it looks like they open up more lines if it was more crowded.
i went to lades, one last time, the night before until 4am. i somehow became friends with the staff and was helping them out with coat check. a guy came to pickup his coat and it was no where to be found...i hope i didn't hand it to someone else by mistake. i don't think it was me though. i got free drinks all night in return and it was fun. i asked the owner of the bar,"if i move to copenhagen, can i have a job here?" he said no. i don't think he understood that it was a joke.
drinks in copenhagen are typically $10-$15, and they are usually pretty weak. even if it's a beer. everyone pays it with no delay. it's amazing you can end up spend $100 in drinks and not even realize that you did.
now i have to figure out a way to get back to europe mainland. i was checking flights from reykjavik to paris, they are now at $600 for tickets. i should have booked my ticket ahead of time. but i never know what i want to do until i'm here or there. too many restrictions feel like i'm not on vacation. and now i have to pay for it. literally and figuratively.
i booked my flight to iceland just a few days ago. it ended up being a lot more than i was expecting. i guess i should have booked earlier. i booked my hotel last night. that ended up being a lot less than i was expecting. so it worked out really well. $143 for 4 nights. wtf. in the middle of the city.
today as i was leaving copenhagen to get to the airport, it wasn't too much of a rush. though i seemed to be very unorganized. i didn't do a nice job of packing my stuff. couldn't find my passport. couldn't find a pen. when i got the airport, i got into the wrong line and waited 1/2 an hour. i knocked over a little kid as i ran to the right line. fortunately for me, the kastrup airport in copenhagen is extremely organized. the security line was the most efficient security line ever. they have tray dispensers that rotate they trays for people. they dont make you take off your shoes. the security the was only 5-6 people ahead of me and 3-4 lines. it looks like they open up more lines if it was more crowded.
i went to lades, one last time, the night before until 4am. i somehow became friends with the staff and was helping them out with coat check. a guy came to pickup his coat and it was no where to be found...i hope i didn't hand it to someone else by mistake. i don't think it was me though. i got free drinks all night in return and it was fun. i asked the owner of the bar,"if i move to copenhagen, can i have a job here?" he said no. i don't think he understood that it was a joke.
drinks in copenhagen are typically $10-$15, and they are usually pretty weak. even if it's a beer. everyone pays it with no delay. it's amazing you can end up spend $100 in drinks and not even realize that you did.
now i have to figure out a way to get back to europe mainland. i was checking flights from reykjavik to paris, they are now at $600 for tickets. i should have booked my ticket ahead of time. but i never know what i want to do until i'm here or there. too many restrictions feel like i'm not on vacation. and now i have to pay for it. literally and figuratively.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
copenhagen
it's such a cool city. though as i arrived, i encountered dissapointment. i had a llist of things to do.
copenhagen:
eat potato cakes.
eat at alberto k.
shopping.
lousiana museum.
vega.
my favorite bakery no longer makes potato cakes. alberto k will be closed until jan 11th. i will be gone by then. i thought about leaving early since i couldn't complete half of my list. and then i went for a stroll. i did a bit of shopping, and man danish style is so cool. i got two dresses and a jacket it the matter of 1 hour. there were plenty of home items that i wanted to get also, but i don't think i have the space in my luggage. i may have to just purchase and send it home.
since i didn't go to alberto k, i found this other restaurant called victor's cafe. it was french food, danish style. i ate all of my favorite things. onion soup, a roast duck salad, foie gras, and scallops. it was delish! i sat by the window and saw snow falling for the second time in my life. it was pretty darned cool. then i went an undergruond jazz bar called mojo. that place stays open till 5am. on a tuesday night. from what the locals said, mojo is the most alternative and happening place you can find on a tuesday.
today i will do some laundry at the laundromat cafe. and have some food. fun!
copenhagen:
eat potato cakes.
eat at alberto k.
shopping.
lousiana museum.
vega.
my favorite bakery no longer makes potato cakes. alberto k will be closed until jan 11th. i will be gone by then. i thought about leaving early since i couldn't complete half of my list. and then i went for a stroll. i did a bit of shopping, and man danish style is so cool. i got two dresses and a jacket it the matter of 1 hour. there were plenty of home items that i wanted to get also, but i don't think i have the space in my luggage. i may have to just purchase and send it home.
since i didn't go to alberto k, i found this other restaurant called victor's cafe. it was french food, danish style. i ate all of my favorite things. onion soup, a roast duck salad, foie gras, and scallops. it was delish! i sat by the window and saw snow falling for the second time in my life. it was pretty darned cool. then i went an undergruond jazz bar called mojo. that place stays open till 5am. on a tuesday night. from what the locals said, mojo is the most alternative and happening place you can find on a tuesday.
today i will do some laundry at the laundromat cafe. and have some food. fun!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
airport
recap. my trip to rome was cool. my shoes are worn out and it's only been 4 days. i feel like i may need more time there. it's a big city with soo many amazing monuments to see. being there is strange because you are in the city, yet there are archaelogical ruins in the middle of it.
another strange thing is that i was spoken to in french quite often. people didn't know what language to speak to me in. most people spoke to me in italian, of course, then i was approached in french at least 6 times. and then english. i think i threw people off with the way i dress, my height, and my brown hair.
i'm now in the fiumincio airport on my way to copenhagen. i may stay for a few days. i'm not sure how many. i've been on about 4 hours of sleep per night. tonight i will have a room alone, so i think i will sleep better. nap time in the plane. everything closes early in copenhagen so i will nap when the stores close. i'm going to try to check out some jazz clubs.
another strange thing is that i was spoken to in french quite often. people didn't know what language to speak to me in. most people spoke to me in italian, of course, then i was approached in french at least 6 times. and then english. i think i threw people off with the way i dress, my height, and my brown hair.
i'm now in the fiumincio airport on my way to copenhagen. i may stay for a few days. i'm not sure how many. i've been on about 4 hours of sleep per night. tonight i will have a room alone, so i think i will sleep better. nap time in the plane. everything closes early in copenhagen so i will nap when the stores close. i'm going to try to check out some jazz clubs.
Monday, January 5, 2009
rome in a nutshell.
we went out friday till 5am. usually people don't really go out until 1-2am. it was a place called la maison. my wallpaper city guide said it was a place for beautiful people, but somehow i don't believe it. there were lots of older men. it was a sausage fest. i think all clubs in italy are sausage fests.
so sara and i woke saturday at 4. didn't leave the hotel room till 630. i went shopping by the spanish steps. everything was either closed or about to close. bummer.
though i found some cool shops, and i ate at this really delish fusion restaurant in the "spagna" area. i ate a pumpkin potato and bacon soup, and a dish made up of raw ahi tuna, avocado, lime and baby greens, and a cafe latte. it was awesome. if i'm in rome, i will visit this restaurant again.
i came back to the hotel at about 11 and waited for sara to call me. we didn't end up going out till 2am. i got to this place called goa, and sara had not arrived yet. at this point i am afraid. sausage galore. i did not want to get hollered at by another agressive man. so i waited until she got there to go inside. we stayed out till 7am this time. we tried to leave earlier. no taxis. luckily this nice group of italians gave us a ride home. thanks girl with blonde hair who i can't remember your name. she was nice enough to take us to the hotel. but in between we stopped at a late night deli and she tried to take us to an after hours club, which had a man wearing military clothing holding a large gun outside. they were closing so they didn't let us in. thank goodness. i was beat. i still am.
sunday we wake up at 1. somehow we managed to not get out of the hotel room till 3. we went to campo dei fiori. i got a pair of shoes. we pretty much just shopped around and got to bed at around 11:30. i had a hard time falling asleep this time though. i think because i didnt have dinner. my starvation must have woken me up.
today we woke up at 8. somehow managed not to get out of the hotel room till 11:20. today i spent time with myself. i went to the vatican and then to the colliseum. i saw at least 20 dead popes. it was weird. st peter's bassilica is pretty much amazing. marble everything. i saw the cloth that jesus's face was wiped on. jesus is no longer a unicorn in my mind.
the colliseum was cool, but expensive. i spent 12 euros. to get in. i have to admit it was very cool. got back to the hotel around 5pm. rested a little and continued shopping. today i got a pair of shoes, a purse, and a jacket. we tried to eat at open colonna. it is closed colonna on mondays. we then tried to eat at crudo. also closed on mondays. then we went to this other restaurant in the area of campo dei fiori. it was ok. i had proscuitto with buffalo mozzarella, and vegetable soup. the soup was sort of bland and soggy. the proscuitto with mozzarella was really good. tonight i will get ready for my flight tommorow.
so sara and i woke saturday at 4. didn't leave the hotel room till 630. i went shopping by the spanish steps. everything was either closed or about to close. bummer.
though i found some cool shops, and i ate at this really delish fusion restaurant in the "spagna" area. i ate a pumpkin potato and bacon soup, and a dish made up of raw ahi tuna, avocado, lime and baby greens, and a cafe latte. it was awesome. if i'm in rome, i will visit this restaurant again.
i came back to the hotel at about 11 and waited for sara to call me. we didn't end up going out till 2am. i got to this place called goa, and sara had not arrived yet. at this point i am afraid. sausage galore. i did not want to get hollered at by another agressive man. so i waited until she got there to go inside. we stayed out till 7am this time. we tried to leave earlier. no taxis. luckily this nice group of italians gave us a ride home. thanks girl with blonde hair who i can't remember your name. she was nice enough to take us to the hotel. but in between we stopped at a late night deli and she tried to take us to an after hours club, which had a man wearing military clothing holding a large gun outside. they were closing so they didn't let us in. thank goodness. i was beat. i still am.
sunday we wake up at 1. somehow we managed to not get out of the hotel room till 3. we went to campo dei fiori. i got a pair of shoes. we pretty much just shopped around and got to bed at around 11:30. i had a hard time falling asleep this time though. i think because i didnt have dinner. my starvation must have woken me up.
today we woke up at 8. somehow managed not to get out of the hotel room till 11:20. today i spent time with myself. i went to the vatican and then to the colliseum. i saw at least 20 dead popes. it was weird. st peter's bassilica is pretty much amazing. marble everything. i saw the cloth that jesus's face was wiped on. jesus is no longer a unicorn in my mind.
the colliseum was cool, but expensive. i spent 12 euros. to get in. i have to admit it was very cool. got back to the hotel around 5pm. rested a little and continued shopping. today i got a pair of shoes, a purse, and a jacket. we tried to eat at open colonna. it is closed colonna on mondays. we then tried to eat at crudo. also closed on mondays. then we went to this other restaurant in the area of campo dei fiori. it was ok. i had proscuitto with buffalo mozzarella, and vegetable soup. the soup was sort of bland and soggy. the proscuitto with mozzarella was really good. tonight i will get ready for my flight tommorow.
rome
word to self(and everyone reading this)...don't ever fly delta. sara and i flew from san diego to rome with a stop-over in atanta,on delta airlines. they have the jenkiest planes i've ever. on our flight from san to atl, we were seated in the exit row, which had a lot of leg room, but our seats did not recline and were hard as rocks. i'm usually a heavy sleeper on airplanes, but this time around i maybe slept 15 minutes at a time. before taking off the flight attendant came around the exit rows to ask if any of us would help out in case of an emergency. we all said yes. then she proceeded to ask me again. i said "yes". she says to me once more,"will you be willing to help?". I said,"yes". she then says,"I NEED A VERBAL RESPONSE!". I said,"yes" again. she was speaking to me as if i don't speak english. the same flight attendant came around again to pass out snacks and completely skips me. what does she have against me? i think she hates her job.
our flight from atl to rome i was asleep most of the time. but for some reason sara's chair didn't recline. bummer.
we got to the airport at aproximately 830am, but for some reason, we didnt get our bags until about 930. arriving at our hotel at about 11am. check in time was 2, but fortunately our room was ready at 1130. perfect! sara and i went to grab a bite to eat and went back to the room to clean up and put on our faces. then we went shopping. after 2 hours of shopping, sara got a belt and i got a leather jacket. my goal now is to find some brown boots and maybe a purse. italy is the place for leather goods.
so we were both so tired from shopping and flying, we went to grab a bite to eat. back to the hotel room. nap from 7-1030pm. got ready and off to "la maison". we were only intending to stay out for an hour or two, but somehow managed to stay out till 5. we woke up today at 9 for breakfast and i was still drunk. went back to sleep again until 430pm. we got up, showered and didn't leave the room till 630pm. i tried to do some shopping. no luck. all of the stores were closing and the ones that were open were completely crowded with people. my search for brown boots and a purse has failed again.
hunger strikes. i found a cute restaurant called ao. pumpkin potato and bacon soup and raw tuna with avocado for dinner. it was delish. booked my flight for copenhagen. and now we are going out again at 130am.
see you next post.
our flight from atl to rome i was asleep most of the time. but for some reason sara's chair didn't recline. bummer.
we got to the airport at aproximately 830am, but for some reason, we didnt get our bags until about 930. arriving at our hotel at about 11am. check in time was 2, but fortunately our room was ready at 1130. perfect! sara and i went to grab a bite to eat and went back to the room to clean up and put on our faces. then we went shopping. after 2 hours of shopping, sara got a belt and i got a leather jacket. my goal now is to find some brown boots and maybe a purse. italy is the place for leather goods.
so we were both so tired from shopping and flying, we went to grab a bite to eat. back to the hotel room. nap from 7-1030pm. got ready and off to "la maison". we were only intending to stay out for an hour or two, but somehow managed to stay out till 5. we woke up today at 9 for breakfast and i was still drunk. went back to sleep again until 430pm. we got up, showered and didn't leave the room till 630pm. i tried to do some shopping. no luck. all of the stores were closing and the ones that were open were completely crowded with people. my search for brown boots and a purse has failed again.
hunger strikes. i found a cute restaurant called ao. pumpkin potato and bacon soup and raw tuna with avocado for dinner. it was delish. booked my flight for copenhagen. and now we are going out again at 130am.
see you next post.
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