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With James "Alex" Alexander

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BLOG 41: COLD COPENHAGEN, SNOWY SWEDEN, AND THE DATE STREET BLOCK PARTY

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St. James City > Atlanta > Copenhagen

Cold Copenhagen

Mid-day Monday I flew out of Ft. Myers airport eventually arriving in chilly Copenhagen early Tuesday afternoon. A cab to a hotel then a meeting with my colleague and friend Kevin from Stockholm. Here we caught up on old times and prepared for our upcoming client meeting.

Wednesday morning I braved the cold and took a few photos first thing in the morning. (Yes, that is ice you are seeing on the water.)

Copenhagen

Copenhagen Morning

Snowy Sweden

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Copenhagen > Lund

After breakfast we took the 30-minute train ride from Copenhagen over the bridge to Sweden to Malmo and beyond to Lund. Here we walked from our train station to our hotel and settled into our rooms. The young woman behind the desk was very gracious, giving me a complimentary upgrade when I asked if there was a room with a view for photographs.

Room View

Missing Floor
It was indeed a nice, spacious fifth-floor room with windows that opened up providing a view of the city. Interestingly, though, was that the elevator only went to the fourth floor, so there you had to get off, walk down the hallway and take stairs up the remaining flight--no big deal once I first found the stairway!

Lund
Wednesday morning was brisk, but I wandered out in the streets of this college town in an attempt to capture some nice images. Here are a few shots plus one that I painted.

Lund Bicyclist

Lund Students

Painted Lund

Travel Day
Friday after a quick breakfast, I retraced my tracks, taking the train to Copenhagen, then flying back home arriving around 10:00 that night.

Saturday Block Party
In the afternoon was our annual Date Street Block Party hosted by our neighbors, Patty and Bill. (Here is a shot of gracias Patty welcoming her neighbors.) We have a wonderful street full of people and this yearly event is always fun and loaded with wonderful food. If you’d like to see the pics I took of participants, click here. Note that you are welcome to download any or all of the full-size images.

Block Party

Pups Across America
Here is a pic of Mitzy early in the week exploring the wilds of the Island.

Mitzy in the Weeds

Next week it is off to Silicon Valley--see you then.
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