Oslo

Thus concludes the exciting portion of the life of Daniel Klassen.

I was trying to catch my train back to Oslo from København. I went to the ticket counter to make my reservation and I receive this news: (keep in mind that my return flight to Canada is Monday morning) There are no trains running through Sweden. Oh dear... When will they start running? Monday sometime. There was a storm and there's too much snow. All trains are cancelled. It takes a full day to get from København to Oslo. Plus I have to get to Julius's house and repack my bags in a way that is acceptable to the airlines. So I call Stena Lines to see about a ferry. There is one from Frederikshavn and it takes 8.5 to 12 hours. I get a half price discount for having a Eurail pass. But my credit card won't go through.

So I take the 6 hour train to Frederikshavn in the north of Denmark. I get there around 9:30pm. The next ferry is 10am on the 15th. This was good. My credit card worked this time. I had the ticket and the location. Now all I had to do was wait 13 hours. Lucky for me they closed the terminal. And they let me stay, as long as I didn't leave (which would set off the alarms). So I spread out my sleeping mat and slept. If I didn't move for 15 minutes, the lights would turn off. I got a 2 minute phone call into my brother with my remaining Danish change. As soon as I hung up Elton John's "Daniel" came on. It was very nostalgic. However, I now have it stuck in my head.

Well, my flight is confirmed, my bags are a good weight, and Julius's parents will drive me to the train station where I can get to the airport. Things should go smoothly from now on. I will be back in Canada at 8:01pm. I can't wait.