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From: "Martin V. Andersen" <>
Subject: Re: [DK] Denmark trip
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:42:06 +0200
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Hey there,

You missed the really good one on escalators. When you press the button to
get it to the floor you're on, and they re running, the sign says "I fart"
:-)

I'm really sorry the boys missed that !!

On our last visit to USA - the five week tour in 2008, we had to change cars
in Seattle. They gave us a car with a GPS (We didn't pay for it). At first,
I didn't care about it, but we tested it, and two places made me realise how
easy they make your life, provided you use them correctly.

One was when we got up the wrong street in San Fransisco, and the other was
when we were on the Interstates through Los Angeles on Friday afternoon,
during rush hour. That was an interesting experience :-D

I'm slowly building a car up from a GPS - at the moment I only have a GPS
(and my bicycle !).

Driving a car in Denmark and Europe is not worse than USA - I've tried both
SF, LA, New Mexico and Wyoming (Plus a lot of other places).

However, do no - DO NOT - turn right at red lights - it's illegal both in
Denmark, Sweden and probably all over Europe !!

As Paula says in another mail, do Bornholm at the beginning or end of the
trip. You can go there in about 3 hours by train / ferry via Sweden, by
ferry from Køge (Where I live) and by plane. If you want to see Bornholm
outside Rønne, you'll need a car (Or bicycles !). There are bus routes all
over Bornholm, but I'm not sure how frequently they drive.

Bornholm is very small (About 20 miles from east to west), but there's a lot
to see.

Take care

Martin


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paula Goodfellow" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [DK] Denmark trip


>
> I meant to add that driving in Denmark is not scary at all. I guess I
> should mention that I live in Southern California and drive on the San
> Diego freeways and the Los Angeles freeways frequently, but I didn't grow
> up around here, and I don't enjoy driving here. In Denmark the roads are
> well maintained, mostly clearly designed, and clearly marked. HOWEVER, in
> a few cities, it was hard to find the signs for the names of the streets
> because sometimes they just aren't there. I'd get a GPS, and familiarize
> myself with some of the terms that you'll need to know, like, my teenage
> sons' favorite -- Din Fart. It means your speed and it's on one of those
> signs that shows your speed. But you can imagine how they liked to
> interpret it.
>
> Paula
>
>

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