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8 august // day 56 // copenhagen to amsterdam

COPENHAGEN TO AMSTERDAM
- In my sleeper compartment to Amsterdam there were some American fat boys that were loud and annoying. They were also using chewing tobacco, spitting the juice in to an empty glass bottle they were passing around... it was as gross as it sounds. There was another American guy who was in the Navy and was just as annoying. It was pretty much my worst nightmare.
- My train didn't go directly to Amsterdam, so I had to take another local train. The train was too full and I had to stand in the area in between two cars. There were two British guys standing there, too, and one started talking to me. He was being really funny. Looking back, he was probably drunk or high.

AMSTERDAM
- I went to my hotel and loved that I had my own room, especially after being in hostels through all of Scandinavia and taking two night trains in a row.
- I was really smelly, so I took a shower, then headed out to get some food. I found an Indonesian place, then had some ice cream.

7 august // day 55 // oslo to copenhagen

OSLO TO COPENHAGEN
- I took a night train to Copenhagen. There was an older lady and four Germans in my sleeper compartment.

COPENHAGEN
- I dropped by bag at the train station, got one of those clunky public bikes, and rode out to see the LIttle Mermaid statue. The statue itself was nothing great, but the modern architecture along they way was great. I also like riding the bike, even if it was tough to pedal.
- I went shopping back in town and bought a pair of black Ecco shoes... which I still wear 10 years later.
- I hung out in the train station waiting for my night train to Amsterdam.

31 july // day 48 // copenhagen, denmark

COPENHAGEN
- I woke up on the overnight train because there was no breeze... they had loaded the train cars on to a boat, then took the train cars off in the early morning. It was the weirdest thing. My passport was also checked by a immigration officer once we arrived in Denmark... the only time that happened on the entire trip.
- I arrived in Copenhagen and since I wasn't going to stay at a hotel that night, I used the shower facilities at the station. It wasn't as gross as it sounds. I was able to keep my larger bag there as well while I explored the city.
- I mostly just walked around the city exploring. Copenhagen is super mod and stylish which I loved. I felt kind of lame since I looked like a tourist and had no stylish clothes with me.
- I found a shop called "Kitsch Bitch" which I loved. The shop keeper was rude, but her inventory was fun.
- I sat on a park bench to kill some time and two Swedish girls sat next to me and started talking to me. We must have talked for about an hour about this and that. They were from Malmö and in Copenhagen for the day.
- I headed to the train station to wait for my overnight train to Stockholm. There were TV screens in the waiting area and they were playing a commercial over and over for the newly opened Øresund Bridge. In fact, It had opened 30 days earlier.
- The train to Stockholm was super modern and clean.