Safely in DK

Thanks to friends who were able to keep the kids busy, the last-minute things got done and we were taken to LAX.  Despite the fact that I had bought the tickets in March we did not have see assignments so I was pleasantly surprised that Air New Zealand was able to find seats for the three of us to sit together.  We happily said good-bye to our luggage and found our gate.  We met a family from Denmark that had just finished living in Brooklyn for a year and told us a few of the differences (no bagels in Denmark).

hanging out at LAX

our Air New Zealand plane

On the plane we each had our own screen with a wide selection of movies (Nanny McPhee, Singing in the Rain, The Devil Wears Prada), television shows (cooking, gardening, The Big Bang), music, and games (miniature golf, Suduko).  The vegetarian meals were better than we had been eating while cleaning out the frig so the kids were both happy.  We had a long stretch at Heathrow and then a short flight on SAS to Copenhagen.  Arlo was excited that all the kids on the flight received a small Lego gift.

Customs was quick, and not just because I used my Hungarian passport.  Even though I had been happy to leave our luggage, I was happy to see it all again.  We knew we weren't in the US anymore because there were unlimited free carts for luggage.  Finally we went through one more set of doors and saw David almost jumping and down when he saw us!  It was a quick reunion because we had to catch a 20:40 train so we could go directly to Roskilde without changing in the Copenhagen central station.

We learned that you can reserve seats on the train, which we hadn't done.  We also learned how to spot a seat for which there was a reservation made but that gone unclaimed.  Although he hadn't learned it in time to help himself, David did know were the elevators were at the train station and where to find the taxis.  The taxi driver filled us in a bit of the history and his upcoming trip to the States to see some American Football.  David made it home on bicycle as quickly as we did by car, which a sign that we live close to the center of town (and that David is fit).

And now we are home.

The kids each have their own room and we are getting use to having one room with a toilet and sink and another with a shower and sink.  For Arlo there are a lot of Legos and balls.  Robin's room has lots of shelves and the Danish versions of her favorite books. 

This morning we rode the quad downtown and registered our arrival and will hope to get our centrale personregister (CPR) number soon.  With this we'll get our health care, library books, and be able to register the kids at school.  We also looked at used bikes, stopped in a coin store and saw coins from the late-Viking era, and bought stamps.

Next on the list is to visit the elementary school, walk to the Roskilde fjord, and go grocery shopping.  We'll keep you posted.