Rhythm
I've started to develop a well timed schedule in the morning. I can leave my house at 7:07am, bike briskly to Norreport station and be on the platform with my bike at 7:12am, with plenty of time to stamp my train card and catch the 7:15am train. I take the train and get off at Skodsborg at 7:35am. From there I do a 10 minute bike through the woods to the office, lock my bike, and I'm at my desk by 7:50am. Breakfast is at 8am with fresh fruit, veggies, freshly baked buns, and a slice of special Danish rye bread. The rye bread is packed with grains and nuts, and I have a suspicion that this bread makes for healthy intestines all across Denmark. Kendrick and I also found that it made for some great survival food while canoeing along the Danish countryside.
At the end of the day, if the weather is nice, I bike home. The first 7km or so through the forest is really hilly, the rest is gold old Scandinavian flatness. The hilly part is my bane and my saviour. There are three major hills that get my heart rate up to nearly 200bpm. On the other hand, it's a beautiful forest setting, and the air is really fresh - I feel like a new person after the forest part. Then there's oceanside biking and city biking for the last 15 minutes. It usually takes me an hour to get home. My fastest time was 55 minutes, with a nice tail wind.
I tried to calculate if I could give up my train pass if I were to bike home everyday. Still not worth it. My train pass costs $160CAD (the maximum price for a train pass) and it gives me access to all the buses, metros, and trains roughly within a 20km radius of the centre of Copenhagen. This includes access to the airport. A one time fare to get me to work would cost me $10CAD. It's a no brainer!
Speaking of no brainers, Kendrick's coworker who is expatriating to Australia is selling his car. Out of curiosity, we checked out his car ad. It's a 2004 Peugot station wagon with 38000km on it, selling for 215,000DKK = 43,000CAD. You may well wonder if the car comes with something fancy, oh like rocket boosters. But it only comes with one set of extra features, called Danish taxes.
I have a nice 2003 Echo at home, which I plan to sell for about 11-12K. Does anybody know any interested buyers? It should have about 70,000km on it. Let me know, it will be available after Oct 7.
At the end of the day, if the weather is nice, I bike home. The first 7km or so through the forest is really hilly, the rest is gold old Scandinavian flatness. The hilly part is my bane and my saviour. There are three major hills that get my heart rate up to nearly 200bpm. On the other hand, it's a beautiful forest setting, and the air is really fresh - I feel like a new person after the forest part. Then there's oceanside biking and city biking for the last 15 minutes. It usually takes me an hour to get home. My fastest time was 55 minutes, with a nice tail wind.
I tried to calculate if I could give up my train pass if I were to bike home everyday. Still not worth it. My train pass costs $160CAD (the maximum price for a train pass) and it gives me access to all the buses, metros, and trains roughly within a 20km radius of the centre of Copenhagen. This includes access to the airport. A one time fare to get me to work would cost me $10CAD. It's a no brainer!
Speaking of no brainers, Kendrick's coworker who is expatriating to Australia is selling his car. Out of curiosity, we checked out his car ad. It's a 2004 Peugot station wagon with 38000km on it, selling for 215,000DKK = 43,000CAD. You may well wonder if the car comes with something fancy, oh like rocket boosters. But it only comes with one set of extra features, called Danish taxes.
I have a nice 2003 Echo at home, which I plan to sell for about 11-12K. Does anybody know any interested buyers? It should have about 70,000km on it. Let me know, it will be available after Oct 7.
posted by Gina at 8:19 PM
1 Comments:
hi gina,
i FINALLY got to read your blog(s), i've been so busy all summer i almost totally forgot you're half-way around the world. Your description of your various movements and travels are great, especially berlin and copenhagen, so i'll let my imagination run for a bit. anyways gtg see you in in oct!
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