Aalborg

Our only plans for today were to head downtown (Aalborg) to exchange one of our gifts (the only duplicate we got), have dinner at Ann-Britt & Morten's, then head out to Jomfru-Anne Gade (the big "party street" in Aalborg) for a few drinks.

We walked around Aalborg a bit. Cozy little city. Exchanged our carafe for a set of silverware. Tried to go to a souvenier shop so Henrry could buy some gifts for his family, but it closed early. No dice. So, we went to Duus Wine Cellar for a cold drink.

Side note: Duus is situated in a building constructed in 1624. It was the tallest building in the city at that time. Built by Jens Bang, a wine merchant with close ties to King Christian IV. During WWII, the Christian IV Guild was formed and the building became "a sanctuary for Danes of good spirit while the enemy is in our country".

After this, we headed to AB & Morten's apartment. While they prepared dinner, we sat in their living room and listened to Shu-Bi-Dua (a Danish comedic-"rock"-group that has been around for longer than I can remember). Morten kept a steady stream of Royal lager coming to Henrry and I. Across the street from their apartment is a strip-club. We spent some time watching the strippers arrive for their evening shift. Dinner was tasty: barbecue spare ribs, waffle-fries, tzatziki sauce, and salad. After dinner, Morten finished off a box of wine.

Then it was time to head out. I called Michelle to let her know where we would be going first. She is a friend of ours who worked at the Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival the same year Kristen and I met. She now works for TV2 in Denmark doing reportages from time to time. Some people even recognize her on the street. She met up with us at our first stop, The Wharf, which specializes in good beer. Lots of English cask ale and quite a few Belgian beers both on tap and in bottles. By this point, Morten and Henrry were already quite "loose from drink".

When we installed ourselves in a corner of a bar on Jomfru-Anne Gade, Morten was in rare form, being loud and boisterous. He taught Henrry a cheeky Danish phrase and Henrry tried to teach it to him in Spanish. This was ample entertainment for the rest of us all on its own. Meanwhile, it was nice to catch up with what Michelle had been up to. Though the usual partiers on the street had other ideas, we decided not to have a long night. I guess some of us are to old for getting plastered on a Thursday night! Me included!