The boys woke around 7AM and we had cereal before I tried to get them to write in their diaries. Timothy is still a couple of days behind but doesn't need much encouragement. Michael on the other hand needs pushing all the way. He is better when we work out what he is going to write about before he starts. Of course, knowing that he can go off exploring once he has finished doesn't help.
While they explored, I cleaned the cabin, topped up the oil in other Imp and cleaned its windscreen, applied the Rainex that I had brought from home and bought petrol. Then we set off southward. It was a clear cool day and the car ran well although as the day progressed I had to drive to the temperature gauge but could keep it around 87°or less. We stopped around 11AM just because I was feeling sleepy. We stopped at one of the motorway service centres which are every 10 to 20km along the way. Fortunately they have Wi-Fi internet so I could book accommodation and publish yesterday's blog.
We stopped again around 2PM for over an hour at the same brand of motorway cafe. The food isn't up to much but they had the internet for me and a play area and a bouncy castle for the boys. After that it was a drive down to the border stopping to buy petrol mostly to use up out Swedish Kroner.
Between Sweden and Denmark there is a long causeway, bridge and tunnel. It was windy but not so much so that it made driving difficult. Driving into Copenhagen was a bit different. Here the roads seem to be ruled by bicycles. At every junction, including those with traffic lights, there is a pedestrian crossing and the bikes have right of way. So we missed a few crossings because there WS a constant stream of cyclists. Not that this is bad thing but it makes navigating more difficult. Having the road that the hotel is on being blocked off didn't help the navigation any either.
The hotel is old and tired but cheapish and very close to the Tivoli gardens. Unfortunately, I paid for parking until 12PM tomorrow thinking that we would visit in the morning but it turns out the gardens don't open until 11AM. I'll have to come back and buy another ticket at 12 if we want to stay longer. We may go to a Viking museum to the north of here tomorrow afternoon.
Tivoli is an over rated tourist trap,but the real deal is less than 20k north, Bakken, next to Klampenborg train station -free parking only by the beach or the station.Lots of free Jazz concerts in the streets around the city this weekend and parking is free from 5pm saturdays until 8am monday morning.saw your Imp outside Copenhagen central station yesterday,drive safe,cheers, Mick
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