This morning Ojiichan, Kyoko-san and I took the bus to Hart Bageri to pick up some breakfast before we had to check out of the hotel. We then walked to Central Station to catch the train to Odense. The train ride was a little less than an hour and a half and LB fell asleep while we went through the Danish countryside.
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| That's One Way to Nap |
When we arrived in Odense, Kyoko-san's daughter and granddaughter, Yuri and Kie, met us at the station and showed us to our hotel. Unfortunately our rooms weren’t ready so we left our luggage in the luggage room and Yuri and Kie took us to Druen & Bønnen, our restaurant for lunch, and then they had to leave. We had a selection of smørrebrød for lunch, all of which were delicious, and then Kyoko-san had a strawberry trifle and Hirojichan had a cheese plate for dessert.
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| Fried Herring Smørrebrød |
After finishing lunch we took Ojiichan and LB to nap in the lobby while the rest of us went to walk around town while we waited for our rooms to be ready. Kyoko-san and Hirojichan first took us to St. Knut’s Church. Knut was king in Denmark from 1080-1086 ad and was murdered in 1086 in Odense. His and his brother’s remains are located in the lower floor of the church and are in very good condition.
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| King Knut's Remains |
Right next to/behind the church was the monastery gardens and a park that had a statue of Hans Christian Anderson and several sculptures that were based on his children’s stories. We wandered around this area for a little while until it was time to head back to check into our rooms.
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| Hans Christian Andersen |
After we took our luggage to the rooms we relaxed for a little while and then met in the lobby to head to dinner. We went to Restaurant Klosterkroen, which was like a Danish pub. The food was very basic and filling, but still very good. When we finished dinner we headed back to the hotel and got ready for bed.
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| Klosterkroen's Fried Plaice |
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