WE ARRIVED SAFE AND SOUND IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK!

Wednesday-Thursday, August 5-6, 2026
Clarion Suites-Airport Hotel
Copenhagen, Denmark
70F and sunny!

 

Aren't clouds interesting?

Erie County's Landfill--the tallest "hill" in

Erie County

Wednesday morning at about 10 a.m., Friend Ann generously picked us up to go to the Erie Airport.  And just like that, off we soared, Erie to Charlotte to London to Copenhagen. I can’t sleep on a plane, but TK caught a few Zzz’s.  That said, we have been awake now for 30 hours straight and are still sort of functioning.  Denmark is on Central European Summer Time, so we are now six hours ahead of Erie time.

 Every flight was on time, and quite smooth with very little turbulence. We could not complain about any portion of the trip. We had long layovers and I ended up starting and finishing Connelly’s Daylight and started Button Club Friend Judy Sharer’s Secrets in Room 4.  I also read a couple magazines and did crossword puzzles.   This year I purchased a “neck light” so that I could read in the dark without using the overhead light to disturb seatmates. TK made fun of me, but I think it is the best travel gadget!

 

All of our luggage arrived with us!  At Heathrow, we had to go through security again, and the TSA people really inspected my laptop. I was afraid of a repeat of what happened in the Frankfort, Germany Airport in 2024 when TSA claimed my laptop had some sort of explosive traces on it. At that time Derek, our guide and German teacher at Collegiate Academy straightened things out—for all I know he told them I was an old lady and how on earth would I have access to such things.  But, after a thorough inspection at Heathrow, TSA gave my laptop back, thank goodness!

There is a new requirement to travel in Europe, the Entry and Exit System (EES), used in 29 countries. We were fingerprinted and photographed after we showed our U.S. Passport as we entered Denmark. That process did not take that long—there was no charge that we know of.

About two months ago we signed up and paid for the new required app for U.S. citizens for short visits, tourism, and business in the United Kingdom—that one cost $12.95, called UK ETA.

 

Our Clarion bed looks so comfortable, Soon!

Sleep deprived, but still going strong!

This is where I am right now!

Copenhagen is located on the Øresund Strait, which connects 

the Baltic Sea to the Kattegat and the North Sea

as seen on the 10th floor near our room

Copenhagen in the background

Airport in the foreground

Another view from the 10th Floor

After checking into our hotel at the airport, we were too tired and it was too late to really explore Copenhagen. We will return to the port of Copenhagen on August 19 so we will see what the beautiful city has to offer at that time.  We   did however do what hundreds of Danish people and tourists do, ate dinner at Burger King at the airport.  We walked back to the airport, used their automated machine and paid about 207 krone ($22) for dinner. Wasn’t that creative?

 

So our saga begins—we are all worn out, but tomorrow is another day!

 

TK’s Takes: Coughing and sneezing in the airports and on the planes. No crying children on the flights. One cat, and at least one dog.  A pigeon was enjoying tidbits of food left on the floor at Burger King.