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The Swedes are coming! The Swedes are coming! Today the pictures will be sparse. This morning, Mrs. TMJ explored Christianborg Palace, with no camera, of course, while I researched the vagaries of the Danish medical system. Let me say that the socialized care in Denmark seems little different from the American capitalists. Sent to a “private hospital” who accepts walk-ins, I needed an appointment. None was available until I said I was private pay. Then, for $1000 an appointment magically appeared. When told I wasn’t $1000 sick, they advised they didn’t work for free. But, they might have to put a tube down my throat. I took my cough elsewhere.
It turns out for one-fifth the cost, a doctor will come to your hotel room. After a five minute exam, I get the Danish version of the Z-pak, double the disaster for one-half the time.
Now, about them Swedes. For those grads of Versailles High School about to celebrate their 55th reunion, Gunnar and I beat you to it.
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Out of Tuborg, we were forced to Carlsburg beer, and dined on Smorrebrod, a traditional Danish open-faced sandwich, sort of a smorgasbord on bread. You get fried fish, potatoes, shrimp, and eggs with a bit of caviar and mayo tossed in. Not quite Poultry Day chicken but we’re 4000 miles away. Anyway, go Tigers and best wishes to our fellow alumni.
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Any old town of 1.2 million folks must have a new harbor, and thus, Nyhavn. This old harbor has an Amsterdam feel, lined with restaurants and packed with tourists even in the rain and wind.
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Tomorrow, we visit the Karen Blixen Museum. Who is she? You know her work, if not her name. Then, on to Kronberg Castle. Who doesn’t love a castle? I can think of at least one man famous in literature.