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All Europe Stories - Page 2

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Copenhagen Hangover Cure

Hungover from the night party the night before I hung with Henrik at the shop. In between customers we sat in the sun as still as possible, sipping water and rehashing the events of the evening. We got a bit hungry and he mentioned we could order the best pizza in Copenhagen. I quickly agreed and I...

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Eat. Drink. Ride. Dance. Drink. Ride. Sleep.

On the same day I met Stig and his Olives I took the Copenhagen guys out for dinner. Their choice of course. Henrik took us over to a restaurant/bar that lived in a converted laundromat space. As soon as we walked in Henrik ordered up three plates and some beers. When the meal came it looked...

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Danish Olives?

After the ship I hung in Copenhagen for a few days to meet up with my CPH yBike riders, Henrik and Mikael. Henrik runs a bike rental shop in town and the three of spent an afternoon doing a few interviews for my Yahoo! Purple Pedals Project (when they are done I will link to them from here). We had...

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Marinated Nut and a Giant Butt

I didn’t think you would want to marinate a nut but I was wrong. As an accoutrement to my dessert plate this nut not only opened my palette but my imagination. Let me back up a quick sec. I was looking for a quiet meal in Copenhagen after having spent 10 days on the ship with Ant. This giant...

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Peppes Pizza

My first stop in Norway was Oslo. Not all that much going on in Oslo but we took a ferry over to the Viking Museum and saw some old Viking ships from the year 850. Now that is OLD! We headed back to the main restaurant area on the water to find a place to eat. I was with a few friends that have...

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A Bazaar Bazar in Rotterdam

Anytime I can get off the ship I go. When I am on the ship I do some research to see what to do and where to eat at ports. I searched online and found a place called Bazar. The description said trendy and cheap. Right up my alley. After walking around Rotterdam we finished the day at Bazar. I am so...

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El Gordo – Lisbon Portugal

May 4th was my first day off the cruise ship in about a week and a half. We had just finished crossing the Atlantic Ocean headed to the Baltic region in Europe. Our first stop was in Lisbon, Portugal and needless to say I was very excited to get off the ship and have a great tapas dinner. We had an...