Copenhagen Day 2 and Malmö

The net in Copenhagen was decidedly crappy, so I fell out of the habit of updating what we've been doing. Everywhere I went in Stockholm I could find a hotspot, but not so in Copenhagen. Ah well. Our day in Copenhagen was decidedly short -- after breakfast we went to see the Rosenborg Slot across from the National Gallery, then hopped a train out of town. Our train ride to Malmö was short and simple, we put our bags into a locker and made our way across the street to the TI to see if there was something to do in town while waiting for our train to Berlin. Hey, a canal cruise! We've done one in every city we visited, so why not Malmö. It was pleasant, and a respite for our feet (Tisha's shoes aren't being kind to her, alas). Following the tour, we wandered into the town square, had a nice leisurely-paced dinner followed by "glass" (ice cream) at the base of the statue in the square. By then it was about 2 hours to our Berlin train, which was leaving from a different station. We grabbed our bags and made our way to the designated station, planning to kill some time there. Turns out the station (Malmö Persborg) is nothing more than a commuter rail stop. No station, no schedules posted, no people. This confused us greatly, so we hopped on a train back to the main station where I could confirm we were doing the right thing. Of course, at this point, all the ticket counters were closed. Luckily, there was net, so I was able to look up and see that the train normally stops at Malmö Central Station, but isn't for 2010 due to construction at the station. By this time, our options for getting back to Persborg were a bus which (if on time) would get us there 15 minutes before the Berlin train, or a train (again, if on time) that would get us there 5 minutes before. I'm conservative when it comes to making connections, so we waited for the bus. After the bus was 5 minutes late showing up to get us, we made our way back into the train station, hopped on the train, and crossed our fingers. To make matters worse, we could find no information on which side of the tracks we should catch the Berlin train. I made an educated guess. The train got us to Persborg on time, and now there were plenty of people on the platform. I asked the first guy I saw if he was waiting for the Berlin train, and the look of relief on my face when he nodded must have been something else. Shortly thereafter, there were track announcements and the train came by just as expected. On board, we had a little compartment with two berths and a bathroom with shower. The optimist in me thought this shower would come in handy. But more on that later. Pics from Copenhagen and Malmö.