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2nd Stop - Reykjavik, Iceland
(Day 1)
2nd Stop - Reykjavik, Iceland
(Day 2)
3rd Stop - Oslo, Norway
4th Stop - Stockholm, Sweden
My Scandinavian adventure finally happened after
2 postponements since April 2012. My mother decided to tag along and I knew
it was going to be a challenge for her as I planned my usual "Amazing Race"
adventure of five (5) countries in 7 days. It was a very tight and compact
travel and two (2) days of the 7 were
allocated between Toronto and Scandinavia.
From Toronto, we arrived in Copenhagen at about 11:00 am and went
around the city within the day as we had our next flight to Reykjavik,
Iceland at 10:30 pm on the same day. Luggage lockers at the airport were
full so we left our things at the
Central Train Station lockers. Cost
of locker was DKK75 or about $13 for 24 hours.
At the airport, we got ourselves a
Metro Day Pass which was DKK75 and was good
for 24 hours. The day pass covered the subway and bus between
airport/city center and the city center transport system.
From the Central Station, we took the subway to Osterport station for a visit to the famous
Little Mermaid
statue. Just like the Mona Lisa, the piece of art was not grand in
size but tourists flocked it. Going around Copenhagen was a breeze as
the tourist map I got from the airport showed
"footstep" pathway of sights within the city. From the Little
Mermaid, we walked along the wharf going to the
Amalenborg Palace. We had our pictures taken beside the palace
guard but we were not allowed to be beside the guard of at least 2 meters.
We also witnessed the changing of guards.
From the castle, we went to
Nyhavn
where small restaurants and cafes lined up the small port. We had our late
lunch there and we had a taste of authentic Scandinavian dish, assortment of
seafood delicacies. Marinated and smoked Herring were excellent
Scandinavian delicacy that I had more of it when we got to Iceland. At
least bread was free unlike in Barcelona, Spain, I was charged for bread and
was not even told by the restaurant staff.
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