Day 19
After packing up all our (freshly laundered!) clothes, Ben, Cassidy, and I were very generously driven to the Danish metro by our host, who, though he had unfortunately caught a cold from his wife the day before, nevertheless gave us a wonderful send off with souvenirs from the Danish parliament (including a tiny, tiny, tiny copy of the Danish constitution). Soren happened to be on our train, and so the four of us arrived at the airport at 10am, right on time per our schedule. Unfortunately, the rest of the Dins seemed to have a looser understanding of what the call time was, so only after loitering around the Ryanair bag drop off area for about half an hour was the full group able to get through security and make it to our gate. After saying goodbye to Denmark (and its seemingly endless supply of 7-11s), we were immediately thrust into what felt like hellfire; that is, the 90 degree weather that greeted us as soon as we stepped off our plane. After about an hour bus ride into the city proper, I split off from the rest of the Dins and headed off to meet my family living in Paris, who very generously offered to house me for our brief stop in Paris (sorry, Dins, but solo beds and AC are going to win me over every time). I ended the night catching the second half of the USA vs. Australia world cup game before turning in. I’m excited to show the Dins around Paris this weekend!
