FUN-travel: Aarhus, Denmark – Day 11 – Princess Baltic Cruise
August 3, 2014 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Aarhus, Denmark – Day 11 – Princess Baltic Cruise
Den Gamel By
Day 30 – Wednesday, July 30 – Aarhus, Denmark – Princess Cruise – Day 11 – thick clouds w/patches of sun – high 70’s – sunrise 4:13 – sunset 9:56
What I LIKE
- 7:30 – typical wakeup
- 9:00 – Allan making good cappuccino
- 11:00 – fresh fruit Deck 16
- 11:30 – need Mexican food fix – make taco bar nachos
- Free shuttle off pier – no walking allowed
- 12:00 – wait to go down to get of
- – let the masses off 1st
- 12:30 – sit down @ bar & do email to let the line pass
- 12:50 – get in line for shuttle ticket
- 1:05 – bus takes off (not full)
- 1:20 – walk to city center 15 mins
- Restaurants line canal up to main shopping street & square
- 2:00 – arrive Den Gamel By – world’s 1st open air museum
- – old Viking city being renovated
- – created by moving 75 original structures
- – Chris has no intention of paying & walks in to take picture
- – lady taking tickets distracted
- – buy one for me – there is no turnstile
Den Gamel By
- 2:30 – it’s cute but not worth the price
- 3:15 – beer break on canal – Café Romer
- – 2 Carlsbergs 120 K = $20 US
- Book hotel Bremen, Germany – our next stop
Catherdral
- 4:15 – back to shuttle bus
- 4:45 – ready to pack & go
- 6:30 – sail away
- 9:00 – Alfredo’s for dinner – usual pizza & calzone w/Ancient Peaks Merlot
What I DON’T LIKE
- 11:00 – when you wait this late for breakfast half of buffet is closed to set up for lunch
- – throngs of passengers jockeying for food
- Have to have a ticket to get on shuttle
- 12:30 – line to get shuttle tickets snakes thru entire atrium area
- 12:55 – given bus ticket # & moved into lounge area
- turns out now we have to sit & wait until our # is called
- 0nly 3 buses running for all these people
- 2:00 – costs 135 K = $27 US per person
- 3:15 – computer can’t connect to wifi
- 5:30 – now my email doesn’t work!
- – Chris uses up last 30 min ship wifi credit trying to fix
- 8:45 – reception to deal w/bill discrepancies (why we like all inclusive)
- 10:00 – too full for gelato
Den Gamel By
FUN-fact – Aarhus is the oldest Scandinavian city founded in 770 A.D. and the cathedral is the longest and tallest church in Denmark.
FUN-travel: Copenhagen, Denmark – Day 9 – Princess Baltic Cruise
July 31, 2014 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Copenhagen, Denmark – Day 9 – Princess Baltic Cruise
Day 28 – Monday, July 28 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Princess Cruise – Day 9 – morning haze gives way to full sun – high 70’s – sunrise 5:07 – sunset 9:23
Amalienborg Palace
What I LIKE
- 7:45 – hot cappuccino wake up
- 9:45 – walk out to find City Tour bus waiting
- – brochure states “cruise ship shuttle included”
- 10:30 – drops us @ stop 13 – change buses & city tour begins
- 10:45 – stop #1 Gammel Strand – government buildings – tower of Borsen
- – world’s oldest active stock exchange
- 11:15 – stop #3 Nyhavn – 350 yr old harbor – restaurants line canal on narrow streets
- 11:45 – stop # 4 Amalienborg Palace
- – official royal residence
- – changing of the guard @ 12 (don’t need to stand in a crowd to see it)
- 12:15 – stop #5 Gefion fountain – Toldboden Restaurant @ stop #5 has toilet – no charge
- – nice seating on waterfront for dining or drinks
- 1:15 – stop #6 Little Mermaid – Hans Christian Anderson
- – opt to get off bus instead of going full circle – would take another 1.5 hr
- 1:50 – call for taxi – share w/shipmates from Australia
- – costs $21 – Princess shuttle to town $8 pp one way
Nyhavn
- 2:00 – back to ship
- 2:30 – nice cold beer w/shipmates from Australia
- 4:00 – snack on 16
- 7:30 – dinner w/ w/shipmates from Australia – bleu cheese & mushroom burger – grilled salmon – Silverado Sangiovese $6 extra – all VG
Little Mermaid
What I DON’T LIKE
- Charged us $25 Euro ea for 48 hr rate not 24 hr
- – never asked & knew full well ship was in port 1 day
- – then claimed we got discount because no shuttle back to ship
- – have to get taxi back
- Seeing all the baggage in hallway & wishing I could get off too!
- Fitful sleep night
FUN-fact – Copenhagen was founded in the 11th century and is called “the city of spires” because the skyline is speared with church bells and centuries-old castle towers.
More FF – The tower of Borsen features three green dragons with their tails twisted to create a thin, graceful spire.
Gammel Strand