Settling In

It's so nice to unpack and put everything away, in its place. Even if you don't have much. I do this when I travel, it's become a ritual. 

This time I decided to document what I have brought with me. Each time I go on a trip I wonder what I should bring. What shoes did I have in Paris. I don't remember there being an issue of sore feet so should wear them again. But what were they?

This time I'll know what I had in Denmark. I've already wished I brought my black jeans instead of my dark navy jeans. Looks like only tourists where the blue and surprisingly, black is the color rigor here. I had pulled the black jeans as my second pair but they didn't make the final cut. Also, not many locals wear sunglasses. Could have left those at home. And everyone is wearing stylish sneakers. The only ballet flats I've seen so far are mine. But the jacket I brought is perfect and I went with the right scarf. The three tops I have are spit on. 

Clothes that I packed. PJs on the left. The bottoms are 3/4 length stretch pants I can wear in public if needed. The only short sleeve shirt is the white one. Black scarf, super warm socks and underwear are all things I can leave behind if needed. Even the eye mask. Everything is packed in the black back pack. So far so good. 

I wore on the plane 3 layers which I needed at times. Not shown are my eye glasses that I quickly switched into. 

And everything else. The column on the right I plan on consuming and leaving behind. Pile in the middle are items I packed knowing I might leave them behind if needed. And stuff on the left I'm bringing back. 

And that is everything, down to the three coins a coworker gave me yesterday. I bought a scone, juice, sandwich and pizza at the airport which I consumed throughout the night. Good thing since I was loosing steam and didn't make it back outside for dinner Saturday night. 

The first night was a bit rough. Ended up going to bed a bit early and then woke up around midnight. The apartment is not quiet. The creaky floor boards above aren't that bad, it's the courtyard. About four buildings share it and last night there were two quite loud music sources. I gave up trying to go back to sleep and watched a movie. I love checking out netflix in new countries. The selection is always different and some nice treats. Including two movies I had started watching (one on a plane and another on YouTube) that I wanted to finish but would require paying back in the states. About 3 am the music finally stopped and I fell asleep. I'm hoping it was a Saturday night thing and the rest if the time it will be peaceful. Luckily I did sleep a good chunk into the late morning. Which meant a late start but I've still been able to squeeze a bunch in.