The North Sea

The distances spread out considerably in this part of Europe. From Berlin, we spent 10 hours on a train to get to Copenhagen. We passed through Hamburg on our way to the coast, where our train crossed the North Sea. No bridge involved: the train got on a ferry, and then on the other side, it rolled off. In the interim we were able to get out of the train and go up on deck to take in the clean air. We were also welcome to make use of the restaurant, video games and slot machines on board, but having run out of Deutschmarks and not yet being in possession of Kroner, we had to pass. We enjoyed the crossing just the same, and soon we were back on land, on rails, and on our way to Copenhagen.