Let the road trip begin

There is so much to write about from the last week. It was time to say goodbye to a lot of dear people and to pack my life down and finish my work. Also it was time to meet new people in the middle of it all.

When I get the photos I will write more so for now I am just going to say that the plan is to hit the road before 10 Saturday morning and hopefully arrive in Copenhagen Sunday afternoon. My brother arrived yesterday with the van and he was not in a good state – with throat pain and fever. Today it got worse and worse until he almost hit 40 degrees temperature and I left him in his room to recover while trying to find a doctor who could look at him this late on a Friday afternoon. It really stressed me somehow – what if we could not leave… I have signed out from Switzerland from Tuesday and can only sign in in Denmark after I have arrived. I have finished my health insurance here. The van was only booked until Sunday, people are coming Sunday to help etc. I know it might not sound like the end of the world but for a moment it was a little too much for me. I asked God to help me cope and I put it all in his hands. Two hours later, I suddenly saw my brother running around. He said, “My temperature is down and I need Snickers” (note the plural). So after feeding him Snickers, he told me that even the pain had almost gone and he felt much better. After cancelling the doctor we went out with Kristina and her wonderful children, Magdalena and Stefan and had a fantastic night and now it is time to go to bed so I can be all rested for the road trip tomorrow. Praise God!
If you have a spare prayer please pray for safety on the roads.

Farvel'er og goddag'er - goodbyes and hellos

Tiden flyver med hastige vingeslag og det er snart tid til forlade Schweiz. Det første farvel var til Lille Loui - min bil, som har tjent mig godt - gennem sne, bjerge, og fire lande (Schweiz, Tyskland, Østrig og Italien). Det var faktisk lidt sørgeligt at sige farvel til den. Nu står den til salg i en butik med nye nummerplader påført. Snøft.

Kort efter blev det dog tid til et herligt goddag, idet jeg forleden under min ferie i København tog med kusine Kathrine på cykeljagt og endte op med en rigtig solid citycykel, som passer perfekt til både Københavns og mit temperament. Jeg ser frem til mange ture gennem min smukke by. - Ja, faktisk bestemte en af mine venner sig for at tage mig ud på en indvielsestur, hvor vi skulle udforske nogle af de mere de skumle hjørner byen. Til læsernes forhåbentlige glæde kan jeg oplyse, at jeg vendte hjem i hel tilstand dog med en temmelig øm bagparti efter ikke at have kørt på cykel i to år.



Time flies by and it is soon time to leave Switzerland. The first goodbye was with Little Loui - my car, which has served me well - through snow, mountains, and four countries (Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Italy). It was actually a little sad to say goodbye to her. Now she is for sale in a shop with a new number plate attached, sniff.

But shortly after that it was time for a wonderful hello. The other day during my vacation in Copenhagen I went bike hunting with cousin Kathrine and ended up with a really solid city bike, which fits both the personality of Copenhagen and myself perfectly. I look forward to many trips through my beautiful city. - And actually, one of my friends decided to take me on a long sightseeing tour to celebrate the new bike and explore all the the more unusual corners of the city. I returned home in one piece but with a very sore backside after not having been biking for two years.