Second day in Denmark

(Originally emailed on 5 Sep 2006)

Hello,

It's me again and I am in Copenhagen Denmark now. Finished the group tour last Saturday and right now I am totally on my own for further discovery. Luckily the first stop is somewhere I've got a friend and the accomendation is within a very safe and quite place on the East side of Copenhagen.

There're so many things I want to record for this trip and the emails to all of you is the best way of keeping so far. Hopefully you are not 'bombed' by the somewhat sentimental or boring travel diary....

After Munich we went back to Austria again for the water rafting in Tyrol then to a village called Hopfgarten. I've done another challenging thing in my life, that is, paragliding!! On the way to the upper hill of the mountain by the cable car I already started feeling the fear, not to mention that I need to run downhill with a big ''umbrella'' from the edge of the mountain.....It's a nice view from the sky to see the whole village view, and the most challenging thing came after, spin (and double spin) in the air like sitting on rollercoaster! Oh my God....However upon landing I know I've achived another BIG thing, though I am not really sure whether I will do it again or not :P

Not yet fully recovered from the muscle pain accumulated from the water rafting, mountain biking and paragliding in Austria, we are in another beautiful country Switzerland. The place we stayed is in Lauterbrunnen, where we also took the train up to the highest part of Europe Jungfraujoch. Though it's in summer time, it's already snow everywhere and the view is spetacular. It's amazed how Swiss built the tunnel alone the mountain throught the two hour train journey from Lauterbrunnen to Jungfraujoch, and of course the sceneary alone the side is no doubt impressive again.

Before our final stop in Amsterdam (yeah the paradise to many young Europeans), we have rested ourselves nicely in Rhine Valley to appreciate the quietness in the small town St. Goar. Although we only stopped by Heidelberg for a very short period of time, it's a very nice town where you will find yourself fall in love with the different atmosphere presented in Germany.

Amsterdam.......well, a non-stop city where you find all sorts of different experience and exicitment no matter at day or night. There's Van Gough museum, Anne Frank's house, relaxing biking or canal ride, there's also legal soft drugs, 'populated' red light district with many appealing sex shows (window or in house). We did go to see one of the live porn shows and few of the guys on our group had also been invited to participate....... it's more of the amusement than turning-on :)

I've never lived so closely with so many young Europeans, from day to night, from breakfast to the late night drinks. Apprantely my grey hairs become less after the tour, though I know I always look pal due to the lack of sleep which is most needed for people at my age >.<

If I am lucky enough to book the ticket, I will be on an overnight cruise to Noway tomorrow afternoon. Keep finger crossed and will update more in the near future.

Take care,