I sit here at the airport with my favorite travel buddy, waiting for our flight to Copenhagen, then on to Zurich. John has a business meeting in Zurich this week, so we’re turning it into a vacation. I’ll entertain myself for a few days while he’s at the office – I think the Lindt Chocolate Factory and Museum is right in town! Then some travel around Switzerland, lunch with Roll cousins in France and a couple of days in Copenhagen on the way home.

Since neither of us wanted to be stuck in the middle seat, we initially booked 2 aisle seats. A few hours before we left for the airport, I decided I wanted the window seat so that I could curl up and sleep (wishful thinking!). I was able to get the window seat, leaving the middle seat between us up for grabs. I know this is a new strategy people use to maximize their chance that no one will book the lone middle seat. At boarding we were told the plane was completely full, but no one showed up in our row. 😀 And I still didn’t get much sleep.

The Copenhagen airport was eerily quiet when we arrived at 6 in the morning. Not knowing what gate our connection would be, we waited where we were until the departures board was updated – only to discover that we (and a few other travelers) couldn’t figure out how to get out of our terminal. We finally did make it to the other part of the airport, through passport control and the duty free shops to a much busier gate area.

Arriving in Zurich, we had to figure out how to get into the city, and how to buy a ticket for the tram. Luckily, fellow travelers are friendly and we made our way into the city center and to our hotel. The afternoon consisted of napping, walking around to find food, more napping and visiting with some of John’s colleagues in the hotel bar.