Back in Copenhagen...!

Yep, we're back in Copenhagen, again...!

We arrived from Stockholm this afternoon, and managed to find out hotel near the ariport. We fly out early tomorrow morning, so we're only here for a night. We are in a lovely suburb of Copenhagen called Dargøn, orginially a fishing village, and it's a quaint, pictursque (sp?) place, which we enjoyed exploring earlier on. Cobbled alleys and roads in the old part, with gorgeous flowers lining the alleys and lanes. I even went into the local library (Bibliotech) and was entraced by the old building, the services they offered (just like a public library offers back home), and the amazingness of being able to go into a library here! Ruth took some photos for me - I had to stand by the sign...! We found a supermarket, too, and got something for dinner on the way home from our wanderings.

We can see the bridge to Sweden from our hotel, as this village is by the coast, but it's only a hop, skip and a jump to the centre of the city, so it's pretty unique! The hotel room isn't too bad, but I guess we've become a bit fussy with our rooms over the last few weeks, and this one doesn't really compare...it's a 3-star hotel, and has all we need, and its clean, but it's just not up to the standards we've been used to. It's only for one night, and it'll be pretty quiet, so we'll get some good rest before heading back to the airport at 5.30am in the morning!

Anyway, really enjoyed Stockholm, and exploring the old town with a guide, and then by ourselves, when we had the chance to do some shopping. It's a lovely place, especially when its sunny, like the last few days we've been there, which is apparently not the norm. The islands and lakes of the city create an amazing atmosphere and incredible views, and we even had the chance to see the King and Queen, but missed them as we were desperately trying to find a loo...! Still, it was a fun time, and we had beautiful weather to help, so we couldn't complain. The picture I have included with this post is part of the old town, in one of the main squares. I can certainly say "I've been there!!"

Changing the subject completely, I mentioned briefly last time that one of the gentlemen on the tour has a daughter with Turners, and we only found out the other night when he came up to me asking me if we had Turners. Of course, we got into a disscussion about it, and it turns out his daughter is about 52, from memory. We had an interesting conversation about what it has meant for him and the daughter, and I was inspired to get in touch with his daughter, so I'm hoping he'll send me an email for his daughter. We had the chance to share some things about what it was like coping with Turners, and some of what we had heard at the conference, so that was pretty amazing. And this morning, he mentioned to us as he said good-bye, that meeting us was truely the highlight of his trip, and it has given him more hope for his daughter and how she is coping with having Turners. That was pretty humbling, but also confirmation that we aren't doing too badly with the whole TS "thing", and that we have been coping pretty well with the issues surrounding TS. Acknowleding and accepting the issues for what they are is half the battle, so I'm hoping that as we head home and share with others what the conference has meant, that it will inspire others, and ourselves, to keep hanging in there and managing it day by day. I feel for this dad we met on the tour as he's struggled with understanding his daughter, but hopfully meeting us had given him a renewed sense of what the future could be for his daughter. It'll be great to contact her, and encourage her along, too.

Well, time is marching on, and I have a very early start, so will say 'night' 'till next time...