Excellent News from Ally

This has been quite a day! We got up at 4.30 to set off for Edinburgh, where we got our flight to Copenhagen. I managed to catch an extra hour of sleep in the plane which stood me in good stead for the rest of the day. By mid morning we had checked into our hotel (very nice) and were exploring the centre of Copenhagen. The city looked beautiful in the sunny summer weather. We made our way through pleasant shopping streets to Nyhavn which is the old harbour area with its picturesque painted houses. Hans Christian Andersen lived here and there are many references to him in the names of the restaurants - we had lunch in Fyrtøiet (The Tinderbox) where we had traditional Danish open sandwiches on nutty brown bread, yum. Then off we set on an interesting and relaxing boat tour all around the extensive canal system. By now it was about 3 o'clock and I was feeling very tense. This was because I knew that today Alasdair was due to hear the result of his Law finals. When my phone rang I was terrified to answer it but it was very good news - the boy has got a First Class Honours degree and we are absolutely delighted. I really wished that I was with him but he was out celebrating with friends anyway! In the evening we went to the Tivoli Gardens and had a celebratory dinner and wandered around. I enjoyed the atmosphere; fairground rides, shops, restaurants and an open air rock concert - it was buzzing.