A Tjerrild family reunion in Denmark was the impetus for our Denmark/Switzerland trip. We began our trip by arriving in Copenhagen around 1:30pm and made our way to our hotel - the Hotel Clarion which is connected to the airport by a glass walkway. We chose this hotel since we only had one day in Copenhagen before we would need to pick up our rental car at the airport to head three hours to the east to the little town of Krajbjerg where the reunion would be held on the 15th of June. We quickly got checked into the hotel, dropped our luggage in the room, and jumped on the metro train which took us into downtown Copenhagen. Our first stop was the picturesque canal waterfront area known as Nyhavn with its brightly painted townhomes that line the canal. Most of the homes in this area were built in the 17th and 18th century. It was a beautiful sunny day so we enjoyed the afternoon by taking a canal tour followed by some yummy ice cream (we tend to eat a lot of ice cream when we travel!)
From Nyhavn we walked to Tivoli Gardens to meet Jim’s cousin Patty and her family who live in our same hometown and their 2nd cousin, Jan Tjerrild, who lives in Copenhagen and would act as our guide while there. We enjoyed some drinks and snacks together in Tivoli Gardens before following Jan’s lead to an outdoor restaurant in a close by city square. Even though we had been awake for over 24 hours straight, we managed to keep our eyes open until 10:30pm when we finally headed back to the hotel.
Cousin Patty with her family, 2nd Cousin Jan Tjerrild, and us in front of Tivoli Gardens
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