We are at sea.  A whole day’s sailing ahead as we plough the seas (actually, at the moment, the Kattegat) en route to Flåm in Norway from Copenhagen.

Departure from Portugal on Thursday (July 13) was painless thanks in part to an upgrade on TAP which made the 3.5 hr hop to Denmark very pleasant.

Today we explored the charming city of Copenhagen with its great architecture, millions of bicycles (literally) and changeable weather (sunshine, showers, howling winds and freezing temperatures in the one morning). Took a hop-on-hop-off bus tour and hit the main sights, including the famous (and quite small) Little Mermaid (see below).

Lunch in Nyhaven on the canal (also see below) before boarding the Silver Whisper, our home for the next week.  First people we met were from Caloundra but seems the majority of guests are Americans and Europeans.  Our suite (aka a cabin) is luxurious on Level 6, starboard side.  Our charming butler Ravin (from Mauritius) brought us champagne — and so it begins!

More tomorrow.