Billund (Land of the Lego)

It's 11 p.m. and I'm addicted to Showtime's "Dexter." A co-worker (coworker!) put a season or two on my laptop and I've been hooked for the last two days.

I'm in Billund, Denmark, home to Lego Land. But it's closed for the season and I'm at a down-market hotel directly next to the airport. I'll fly to Amsterdam at a ridiculous hour in the morning. And from Amsterdam I'll fly home to Atlanta.

I'm sorry to say I've taken no self-portraits. I did take a pic or two in Aarhus and one at the airport in Amsterdam, Schiphol.

It's been a fine trip; we had dinner and music and even a little dancing. I met some crazy Scots in a British bar where I ate curry and downed the Tuborg Christmas beer. I ate at the French restaurant Dauphine with a couple of colleagues and for the first time in my life I ate a four-course meal of mystery, allowing the chef to make my choices and pair my wines. It was an incredibly enjoyable experience... and incredibly expensive. Everyone should get to have a personal waiter explain in intimate detail the dishes and wines being served. No wonder rich people are so ... spoiled. And aside from a slight hangover the next morning, the wine didn't give me the usual ugly headache reaction. I think I am simply allergic to CHEAP wine, kids. Make a note of that. We had a wonderful dry and nutty sherry, champagne, reisling and some other specialties I've already forgotten.

I'm going home tomorrow. It will be a very long day of travel, followed by the boyfriend's office holiday party. I love my dress! Took two weeks to find it, but I'm so glad I did.

I'm off point. Here are some pictures to distract you from this meandering little blahg. Hell, it's my SEVENTH trip to Denmark in EIGHT months; I've run out of material.

A cafe in the Schilpol Airport in Amsterdam.

A view from the SAS Radisson in Aarhus.

Modern-day windmills in Denmark.

My insanely delicious dessert at Dauphine. From left to right: chocolate ganache with caramel sails (I knocked 'em down... to yummy to hoist), lemon pudding-esque merangue vibe with carbonated sugar (just like PopRocks!) and a scoop of delicious ice cream on top of carbonated grain (just like big, grainy PopRocks!). Rating: 9 out of 10.

Technically...

Hey y'all! I haven't actually been traveling, so I haven't actually been posting here. But I have hit Platinum and my beautiful black tags came in the mail this week. Woohoo! Better chance for upgrades - and I need it in today's travel world. (An ugly world full of overbooked flights and tarmac delays.)

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I will be heading over to Denmark next week - expect some bitching! Cold weather! Lots of ham and fish dishes! Long flights!