WEEKEND IN COPENHAGEN

I spent this past weekend in Copenhagen, Denmark.  I traveled with two friends from here, Sasha and Kate.  My friend from school, Grace, and her friend from home, Amy met us there, and Amy's friend Streeter as well.  Seth and Sean, other friends from school are studying there, so they became our tour guides of the city!  We got there on Thursday night pretty late, after a slight mishap at the airport.  All if fine and found now, but Sasha lost her passport on the way there, so that was a minor disaster, and lesson to all of us about keeping track of our passports when we travel!  when we got there, we checked into out hotel.  We booked a room with two beds for three of us, but little did we know that the beds were smaller than twins pretty much.  So, we decided to push them together, and switch off sleeping in the crack.  

That first night we went out to a club/bar called Koola.  It was the epitome of grungy, sweaty European club.  But, it was super fun!  The music was a mix between techno, old school, and hip hop (everything is in English).  After ending our night pretty late, we woke up in time for lunch the next day.  All 8 of us walked along the river and saw the Opera House and then walked along the Canal, where there are a ton of shops and little Danish restaurants.  We picked a lunch place right on the Canal, and it was such a beautiful sight!  After a typical Danish lunch (bad food!), we went to this town called Christiana. Christiana is an old Army base which was turned into a hippie town.  The Hippie town is not considered a part of the EU, and therefore has its own government, school system, economy, etc.  Interestingly or not, a main part of their economy is a market that sells marijuana- casually barters it on the street.  The town was so strange; every building was painted a bright color, everyone was out walking around an drinking at the pubs which brew their own beer, and the lifestyle was just soooo different.  After spending the majority of the afternoon walking around there, we went back to the center of the city, which was right next to our hotel, and did some walking and shopping.  That night, we had a crazy night!  We went to dinner at this extremely delicious sushi place right near our hotel, and then proceeded to go to three different clubs.  The first place we went, Ruby, was an old apartment which was turned into a classy bar that is known for serving fancy drink concoctions that don't really taste like alcohol, they are just delicious!  It was somewhat of an older, business-y crowd, but it was a lot of fun.  Next we went to a place called Rust, which was only OK.  The music was only mediocre, and the people there were kind of boring.  So, we decided we needed a change of scenery. So, someone had the idea that we should go to one of the most exclusive clubs in Europe, Nasa.  once we finally talked our way into Nasa, it was like we were inside an Apple store.  It was ALL white.  It was really fun, but I'm not sure why it is so exclusive!  After a long night, by that point it was like 6AM, we headed back to our hotel. 

The following day, we woke up and went to lunch at a different Danish restaurant on the same Canal.  We then went to see the Queen's Quarters and the Changing of the guard there.  We also went to a Museum that was really strange. The exhibit was mostly of motorcycles and chairs.  After one room of chairs, you can imagine we were bored!  That day/night was Valentines Day!  And since we all love Valentines Day, we went to a delicious steak dinner to celebrate!  That night we went to a club that i don't remember the name, and it was really fun also!  

The last morning, Sunday, we woke up early, which was quite the novelty by this point.  The girls all went to the Rosenborg Castle to walk around and to see the Crowned Jewels, which were not extensive, but beautiful!  After walking through sort of quickly- the man at the front was so confused and asked us how we did it so fast-we went to lunch and relaxed until we had to say bye to our friends and head to the airport. 

Overall, our weekend was obviously really fun, and I did not think I would like Copenhagen this much!  Other than it being an extremely expensive and cold city, we had a great weekend!  My next post will be pictures!!