We decided to do a little different vacation exploration this year, so we decided to visit Scandavia.

We had to make a connection through Minneapolis and enjoyed the spacious and friendly Delta lounge on the way.

The cool thing is the pilot gave me the latest pilot cards for the A330 as the very rare Delta 100th anniversary cards when I boarded 🙂

The bad thing is the passport control and baggage claim in Copenhagen were total chaos. If you had a connection in Copenhagen less than 1.5 hours, forget it. There was no way to you could make a connection,

Now, despite the unusually rainy season, it is a very nice city explore and walk around. Parks, paths, and castles everywhere.

The crown jewels were stored here, but they would not let me in for some reason.

That is the new (controversial design) Opera house in the distance. This is also the historical WWII landing where the German Nazis arrived and occupied the city.

Not far away is a memorial in the city which was well known for all the people who helped the Jews escape the Nazis through Denmark which was one of the rare safety spots during the Holocaust.

Of course, we had to check out the fmaous colored houses along the canals

This is the equivalent of Venice tourism in Denmaej I would say…

There are lots of churches and royal palaces for sure.

Sometimes, it makes you feel like you are touring Rome based on the designs and architetcure.

OK – that is enough for Day 1 – stay tuned for more adventures!