Hastings to Nettetal to Hamburg to Copenhagen – I packed and got ready to leave and my bike would not start dead battery hahaha. I must have left the parking light on which is easily done if the ignition key is turned a notch too far, this happened to me once before in Italy. Anyway a push start from my friend got me going and when he let go of the bike he fell flat on his face, not nice. I stopped and turned off the bike and two young girls from next door came and helped him up and they gave me another push start, delayed by 10 minutes. I took the usual Channel Tunnel train from Folkestone to Calais to get across to France, this time I did not go through Antwerp but went past Brussels because I was heading for Germany. Stopped the night just off the freeway in Nettetal and then continued on to Hamburg for 2 nights because I decided to get a new battery just in case especially as I was headed North where it is cold and batteries do not like the cold.
Hastings to Nettetal
Nettetal to Hamburg – Roadworks and Diversions added about an hour to this ride.
Hamburg to Copenhagen – One long bridge, crossing the Great Belt Strait €19.
Copenhagen – population 2 million, very civilised and organised and English is the second language making it very easy for tourists. The currency here is the Danish krone not the Euro which is a nuisance. I bought a 3 day public transport pass which allowed me unlimited travel for kr.200 or 27 euro, a single ride costs kr. 24 or 3.22 euro. This is an expensive city but not much more than most Northern EU capital cities. You pay for everything with a card, some places do not accept cash and most Petrol stations are unattended.
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