Our very quick trip to Malta ended on Monday. We were up with plenty of time to spare, finished packing and sat and watched Bridesmaids for a while. Donna and I seem to know most of the words now…

Because Donna had hired the car for three days, that meant a fairly easy ride to the airport with no faffing around with taxis. Big hugs at the airport as we said our goodbyes until next time—we’re seeing her in London in November—and then we were off to check-in.

We had plenty of time to kill in the lounge, grabbing some food, and then we were on our short flight to Frankfurt and then to Copenhagen.

Copenhagen

I’d managed to book a hotel—Hotel Alexandra—that was close to the main train station and in a fairly busy tourist area (it was near Tivoli Gardens). This made it very easy to get to. Everything is either in English or Danish so signs and ticket machines were easy to understand. We emerged from the central station and walked past Tivoli Gardens to our hotel.

The streets are wide, there are big bicycle lanes and pedestrian lanes, and it’s all quite clean and ordered. I liked it. What I didn’t like was the worrying feeling in my stomach that I was coming down with gastro. Despite this, we soldiered on and went for dinner at Sticks ’n’ Sushi (yes, a Japanese restaurant).

The great thing about this restaurant was that it was on the third floor of a building that overlooked Tivoli Gardens. With it being daylight savings and close to the summer solstice, the sun didn’t go down the whole time we were there. In fact, we got to see golden hour. 

The restaurant served great food and a lot of it. We hadn’t quite realised the currency exchange so ordered a few things that were very expensive for their size. We ate a lot, shamefully leaving a few bits at the end because we couldn’t fit them in. Downside was that the place was heated to within an inch of its life and that made me feel less than optimal.

There was a light rain shower while we were in the restaurant, looking down at people getting out of the wet, but it had finished by the time we left. Though we’d not lost or gained any time between Malta and Denmark we were still wiped (actually, I’ve been tired most of this trip), so by 11pm we were ready for bed. I think the sun had only just set too.

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