Copenhagen to Warmude

The last night in Copenhagen we went to a traditional Danish restaurant. The food was outstanding, but there was a LOT of it. I had Frikkadeller – a traditional meatball dish. They were Costco size meatballs! Ray had a beef and sausage stew. They also served creamed cabbage, 2 kinds of potatoes. Our friend Ti Jones from Lafayette, Indiana made it in that morning, so he joined us for dinner. We spent the remainder of the evening in the hotel garden sipping wine and enjoying the wonderful weather, and chatting a little with other guys who were going on the cruise that had checked in.

Saturday we got up in time basically to have coffee and a short walk and then we went to the boat. By this time there were a lot of guys in our hotel who were going on the cruise, so we shared a cab with some guys from Toronto. Typical for Atlantis, check in was super easy and we were on board within half an hour from arriving to the pier.

Last night we went to see the opening show – “Pam Ann” – a comedienne who dresses in an airline stewardess outfit from the 1960s with a bit of a British accent. She starts her show with a film clip that looks like the old Pan Am airline commercials. It really does start out with the original ones, but then slowing “Pam” starts appearing, and things start going wrong on the film. Then she comes out and starts really making fun of the airline industry and the various practices. At one point, she asks if anyone works in the airline industry, and several guys raise their hands – she asks them which airlines and someone says American and a couple of other airlines, and then one says “Southwest Airlines” – she kind of snorts and laughs like they are a real joke of an airline and retorts “Oh yes, Southwest one of those discount airlines, not a real airline….. Do they fly over water yet?” – I’m sure the delivery (with British sneer) was a big part of the humor, but we both laughed through the entire show.

Today was Warnemude, Germany. Actually, the port was Warnemude, the closest city was Rostock – which is where we had our tour. It has one of the three oldest Universities in Europe and was part of East Germany before the wall was torn down. Many of the “newer” buildings were built during the socialist era – they really are everything you see in the movies. Row after row of what looks like 1950 university dorms (well, Purdue dorms at least) – no architectural style. It’s an interesting contrast to some of the very old buildings dating back to the 1600s which have significant character– and at times they are right next to each other. According to the guide, since the re-unification, they are slowing updating some of the soviet era buildings to blend more with the architecture.

We toured a brewery and then went to lunch in Warnemude – which is the port itself. It’s like many seaside towns – quaint shops and restaurants. However, unlike Key West, many of the stores were not open because it was Sunday.

Today is Ray’s birthday. I surprised him by having the cruise line decorate the room for his birthday when we were on our tour and also had some chocolate dipped strawberries delivered. His mom also sent a card via my office, so he got surprised with that as well. We’re both definitely relaxing – sleeping late and enjoying time together.




The last night in Copenhagen we went to a traditional Danish restaurant. The food was outstanding, but there was a LOT of it. I had Frikkadeller – a traditional meatball dish. They were Costco size meatballs! Ray had a beef and sausage stew. They also served creamed cabbage, 2 kinds of potatoes. Our friend Ti Jones from Lafayette, Indiana made it in that morning, so he joined us for dinner. We spent the remainder of the evening in the hotel garden sipping wine and enjoying the wonderful weather, and chatting a little with other guys who were going on the cruise that had checked in.

Saturday we got up in time basically to have coffee and a short walk and then we went to the boat. By this time there were a lot of guys in our hotel who were going on the cruise, so we shared a cab with some guys from Toronto. Typical for Atlantis, check in was super easy and we were on board within half an hour from arriving to the pier.

Last night we went to see the opening show – “Pam Ann” – a comedienne who dresses in an airline stewardess outfit from the 1960s with a bit of a British accent. She starts her show with a film clip that looks like the old Pan Am airline commercials. It really does start out with the original ones, but then slowing “Pam” starts appearing, and things start going wrong on the film. Then she comes out and starts really making fun of the airline industry and the various practices. At one point, she asks if anyone works in the airline industry, and several guys raise their hands – she asks them which airlines and someone says American and a couple of other airlines, and then one says “Southwest Airlines” – she kind of snorts and laughs like they are a real joke of an airline and retorts “Oh yes, Southwest one of those discount airlines, not a real airline….. Do they fly over water yet?” – I’m sure the delivery (with British sneer) was a big part of the humor, but we both laughed through the entire show.

Today was Warnemude, Germany. Actually, the port was Warnemude, the closest city was Rostock – which is where we had our tour. It has one of the three oldest Universities in Europe and was part of East Germany before the wall was torn down. Many of the “newer” buildings were built during the socialist era – they really are everything you see in the movies. Row after row of what looks like 1950 university dorms (well, Purdue dorms at least) – no architectural style. It’s an interesting contrast to some of the very old buildings dating back to the 1600s which have significant character– and at times they are right next to each other. According to the guide, since the re-unification, they are slowing updating some of the soviet era buildings to blend more with the architecture.

We toured a brewery and then went to lunch in Warnemude – which is the port itself. It’s like many seaside towns – quaint shops and restaurants. However, unlike Key West, many of the stores were not open because it was Sunday.

Today is Ray’s birthday. I surprised him by having the cruise line decorate the room for his birthday when we were on our tour and also had some chocolate dipped strawberries delivered. His mom also sent a card via my office, so he got surprised with that as well. We’re both definitely relaxing – sleeping late and enjoying time together.