WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2008 - AT SEA Days "at sea" are sometimes uneventful and this was no different except for one short occurrence. We caught up on some sleep and (on Thursday) eventually packed our bags for departure, and then we waited. The short occurrence exception was about mid-day on Wednesday. With an announcement from the ship's Captain we were told we would soon be crossing underneath the Oresund Bridge. Who would have thought there was a bridge to cross underneath out in the open sea? Well, there was and we crossed underneath the Oresund Bridge which is a combined railway and motorway bridge between Sweden and Denmark. The bridge runs 5 miles from the Swedish coast to an artificial island in the middle of the strait. The crossing is completed by the 2.5 mile Drogden Tunnel to a Danish island. The Oresund Bridge is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe and connects two major metropolitan areas: Copenhagen, the Danish capital city, and the Swedish city of Malmo. It connects the road and rail networks of the Scandinavian Peninsula with those of Central and Western Europe. A data cable also makes the bridge the backbone of internet data transmission between central Europe and Sweden. The international European route E20 crosses via road, the Oresund Line via railway. And, here it is with vehicles moving on it.
And, then we go back to boredom...
That evening, we dined together in our dress-up clothes and I again show you the picture that I posted earlier. obviously Sylvia & Jim (from TX) in forefront; (clockwise) Alan & Val (from England); Claudette (with red hair) & Josh (from Las Vegas); Ian & Penny (from England).
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