*** Denmark Travels ***

( Photo by OLYMPUS OM-1)

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Kobenhavn  -   Odense
12:00          14:58

As a breakfast, I ate some bread and butter which Jesper bought in the morning, and a seat of chocolate, jam and milk, coffee and Japanese tea(Yamammotoyama tea bag). Background musics were Anri's songs and melodies of Japanese harp(Koto). Maybe they think that Japanese people usually listen to the melody of the Japanese harp while eating. In the morning, I saw around the station in a hurry. I went to City hall and Gamletorv market and VorFrue Kieke church, Domkiren, Nikkolaj church and the Round tower. The VorFrue Kieke church was so big that I could not take a picture of it in whole with my 28mm wide-angle lens camera. The Domkiren was then under modification, so I could not see the exterior of the building. There was a slope lane around the Round tower. By Jesper's accont, that was for the convenience of royal horses. From the Round tower, I could have a good view of the city of Copenhagen. I went to Odense that afternoon. As I have read in the guidebook, trains went into the ferry and went over sea. As guideboards in the ferry were written in Danish, I could hardly understand them. When I came back from the deck to the train, I could not open the door of the train. When I was at a loss, I was told that I should press the button which looked like an alarm button. Well, I see. I arrived at Odense. Through the Kongens Have, I went to the Hans Christian Andersen Museum. The roads there were a little complicated. Andersen's works translated in many languages, some in Japanese, were displayed. I saw a book of A Little Marmaid translated in Japanese which was published in 1930. As it was written in old style of Japanese language, it was a little difficult to apprehend it. I went a little back to Thomas B Thriges Gade and Sct.Albani Church and Sct.Knud's Cathedral. The Andersen Haven(park) next to the Cathedral was very lovely. I heard that there was a popular herb garden. The herbs there were sweet-scented, and I could see many flowers. Passing by Radhuset(City Hall), I went to the Hans Christian Andersen's Childhood Home. However, I arrived at 17:00, just the closing time. Oh no! On my way to hotel, walking along the Odense river to Kongemsgade, I found a Burger King which Ms Masako had recommended so much. I decided to have Double Bacon Cheese Burger as a dinner. It was a little savory one.