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Website · #861 Post by **Beate** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:15 am

Started off day with a farm museum, then some Puffin watching, then into a town famous for whalewatching but only watched a church and a bakery, then on to some lake in the mountains then to a landscape that wouldn't look out of place on the moon, climbed around on it for a bit, then some more thermal baths (but water smelled awfully of sulphur and OH fell over and grazed his arm somewhere), then large waterfall, then home to buffet dinner, sunset at 10.30pm. Utterly knackered. Have to get up at 7am again tomorrow as our tour guide is a slave driver who likes to pack 2 days' worth of things in one day. But apparently we are getting Monday off to do as we please. That'd be all day on hotel computer if there is one (new place) followed by a nap then.

jojojoanne · #862 Post by **jojojoanne** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:18 am

Beate wrote:Started off day with a farm museum, then some Puffin watching, then into a town famous for whalewatching but only watched a church and a bakery, then on to some lake in the mountains then to a landscape that wouldn't look out of place on the moon, climbed around on it for a bit, then some more thermal baths (but water smelled awfully of sulphur and OH fell over and grazed his arm somewhere), then large waterfall, then home to buffet dinner, sunset at 10.30pm. Utterly knackered. Have to get up at 7am again tomorrow as our tour guide is a slave driver who likes to pack 2 days' worth of things in one day. But apparently we are getting Monday off to do as we please. That'd be all day on hotel computer if there is one (new place) followed by a nap then.

You'll need to take a holiday when you get home, to rest!! Glad you're both enjoying yourselves. Hope OH's arm isn't too bad.

canadian_turtle · #863 Post by **canadian_turtle** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:00 am

Beate wrote:Started off day with a farm museum, then some Puffin watching, then into a town famous for whalewatching but only watched a church and a bakery, then on to some lake in the mountains then to a landscape that wouldn't look out of place on the moon, climbed around on it for a bit, then some more thermal baths (but water smelled awfully of sulphur and OH fell over and grazed his arm somewhere), then large waterfall, then home to buffet dinner, sunset at 10.30pm. Utterly knackered. Have to get up at 7am again tomorrow as our tour guide is a slave driver who likes to back 2 days' worth of things in one day. But apparently we are getting Monday off to do as we please. That'd be all day on hotel computer if there is one (new place) followed by a nap then.

Your tour guide sounds like my kind of guy. I always make long hours on holiday doing as much as possible, figuring I can recover when I'm back at work just sitting behind my desk all day

Please don't waste a full day on the computer/napping

Did you get to see a lot of Puffins? They're so cute

Diane65 · #864 Post by **Diane65** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:55 am

canadian_turtle wrote:
Beate wrote:Started off day with a farm museum, then some Puffin watching, then into a town famous for whalewatching but only watched a church and a bakery, then on to some lake in the mountains then to a landscape that wouldn't look out of place on the moon, climbed around on it for a bit, then some more thermal baths (but water smelled awfully of sulphur and OH fell over and grazed his arm somewhere), then large waterfall, then home to buffet dinner, sunset at 10.30pm. Utterly knackered. Have to get up at 7am again tomorrow as our tour guide is a slave driver who likes to back 2 days' worth of things in one day. But apparently we are getting Monday off to do as we please. That'd be all day on hotel computer if there is one (new place) followed by a nap then.
Your tour guide sounds like my kind of guy. I always make long hours on holiday doing as much as possible, figuring I can recover when I'm back at work just sitting behind my desk all day Please don't waste a full day on the computer/napping

Did you get to see a lot of Puffins? They're so cute

I'm with you canadian_turtle and I love that knackered feeling from having experienced so many wonderful things - you always sleep like a log ready for the next morning. Hope OH is OK, it does sound amazing and watching sunset at 10.30pm is like the day saying goodbye to you - I just love holidays. Have fun.

PeachyLollipop · #865 Post by **PeachyLollipop** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:36 am

Diane65 wrote:
canadian_turtle wrote:
Beate wrote:Started off day with a farm museum, then some Puffin watching, then into a town famous for whalewatching but only watched a church and a bakery, then on to some lake in the mountains then to a landscape that wouldn't look out of place on the moon, climbed around on it for a bit, then some more thermal baths (but water smelled awfully of sulphur and OH fell over and grazed his arm somewhere), then large waterfall, then home to buffet dinner, sunset at 10.30pm. Utterly knackered. Have to get up at 7am again tomorrow as our tour guide is a slave driver who likes to back 2 days' worth of things in one day. But apparently we are getting Monday off to do as we please. That'd be all day on hotel computer if there is one (new place) followed by a nap then.
Your tour guide sounds like my kind of guy. I always make long hours on holiday doing as much as possible, figuring I can recover when I'm back at work just sitting behind my desk all day Please don't waste a full day on the computer/napping

Did you get to see a lot of Puffins? They're so cute
I'm with you canadian_turtle and I love that knackered feeling from having experienced so many wonderful things - you always sleep like a log ready for the next morning. Hope OH is OK, it does sound amazing and watching sunset at 10.30pm is like the day saying goodbye to you - I just love holidays. Have fun.

Speaking of knackered feelings. Got home at 2am this morning from a 5 day italy trip. OH had to go to bologna for business and we ended up visiting: Pisa-Florence-Bologna (and Moderna for the Ferrari museum)-Milan-Verona-Venice.

Squeezed 5 weeks into 5 days! Back to work today, have 11 hours of sitting behind a desk.

Happy weekend!

Octopus · #866 Post by **Octopus** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:46 pm

So, I've booked my tickets for a Malmö > Copenhagen > Berlin trip in September (yay!!!), and will not have any check in luggage. Only a backpack / cabin luggage.
I was wondering if I could take shampoo etc in this luggage (for EasyJet it seems ok, I don't find the information for Ryan Air), and if anyone of you knows where I could find little empty bottles that corresponds to the liquid restrictions fixed by airports...?
I saw that, but it was at HEMA in Amsterdam... no idea where I can find it in England!

anakin · #867 Post by **anakin** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:52 pm

You can find it on most airport websites, but I believe the rules are liquids below 100ml are fine. So you could take 10 of those, but nothing bigger. No water either. You need to bag them as usual in those bags they give you, or something of a similar size. I had my stuff in a veg bag last time and they made me change it.

I know places like SUperdrug and Boots sell little bottles else you could get sample size products there too.

Octopus · #868 Post by **Octopus** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:59 pm

Cool, thanks!
I usually put all my shampoo, soap, etc, in my check in luggage. I'm pretty sure I had a small bottle in my backpack for Stockholm but have no idea where I found it and where it is now :/
Thank you!

Octopus · #869 Post by **Octopus** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:04 pm

http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Travel-Set_1228693/

Woohoo! (not sure the bag will pass the security, though)

Octopus · #870 Post by **Octopus** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:10 pm

I guess we have to do the same with toothpaste?

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