Wow is this vacation flying by. I’m currently on the ICE train en route to Copenhagen where I’ll be meeting up with friends Malene and David. It’s another travel day- this time about 9 hours with train and ferry transfers. I’ll be back through Germany after Denmark, but as of now, I’ve almost completed half of my vacation. Yikes!
After the long ride from St. Etienne, France to Gottingen, Germany, it was great to see my friends Ana and Darrin, as well as their family that was visiting. I met Ana and Darrin back during the Guelph days 9 years ago, and I’ve seen them every few years since they moved to Germany. This is my fourth time visiting, and there’s never a shortage of fun times! It’s been so good to spend quality time together, chatting and laughing over drinks, having great conversations, and eating like it’s going out of style. It’s always a gastronomic adventure when I visit! And with nieces in the house this time around, it’s been a busy and exciting few days. Thanks Ana and Darrin for your hospitality. 🙂
I was also able to spend some time in Hannover, revisiting areas that I had seen 6 years ago. Same monuments and buildings, but now at a different time in my life, which brings about a different feeling. This part of the trip has led to some pretty interesting moments of reflection, but not necessarily moments of clarity. I’m not even sure what I’m trying to figure out, but I feel like I’m on the cusp of something. Some. Thing. I get all thinky when I’m on a train admiring the German countryside…
But enough about that. København, here I come! But first, here’s something I found cool: The ferry crossing from Puttgarden, Germany to Rødby, Denmark. I’ve never been on a train that boards directly onto a ferry before… or at least I can’t remember experiencing this. I thought it was pretty cool :).
HIKES & HAMSTRINGS 
I hope you went into the Ufuk Market. And maybe got a plank shot. Or a jump shot. Tell me you went into the shop :)Also, have I mentioned how jealous I am? LOL.Anyway, the food looks awesome. Enjoy your thinky time. Jerk. Ha!
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Long train trips make me thinky, too. Maybe clarity will come later, when you are still?Also love this:”Same monuments and buildings, but now at a different time in my life, which brings about a different feeling” I relate to this with books — I re-read books over and over and they change with each reading. That is to say, they stay the same, I’m the one who has changed, bringing a different perspective each time depending where I am in life, uncovering new things in the same old story. Because of this, I never get tired of old favourites.I have no segue to this, but: Those snausages look so good!
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I just dropped off my application to renew my passport, since it expires next month. Can’t wait for it to be ready – your travel blog postings are giving me the wanderlust!
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