This weekend I went to Copenhagen, Denmark! We got there on Friday night and just walked around, getting acquainted with the city! We were pleasantly surprised to find out that everything in the city is relatively close together. The people in Copenhagen were some of the nicest people I have ever met! When we got to our hostel, I felt like I was in the Beatles movie, Across the Universe! The hostel had such charm to it and it was a really welcoming atmosphere. The people at the desk were so eager to help us and just to chat. Saturday morning we went on this amazing free walking tour of Copenhagen. Our tour guide was hysterical but also really knowledgeable- I learned so much about the city that I never knew. We found out that Copenhagen has had two major fires in their history- one of them burnt down 46% of the city! Thank goodness the city was not too spread out because it was FREEZING! It went from raining to snowing and then it continued to snow all day. I actually was afraid I was getting frost bite on my toes!
That night we got dinner at this quaint Danish restaurant. We walked in and asked for a table and the hostess said that they would not have any tables for at least 45 minutes. Then there was this older couple already sitting down at a fairly big table and they offered for us to sit at the other end. It was so nice of them. They were from Oslo, Norway here in Copenhagen for their 30th anniversary. We talked with them for almost 3 hours about things ranging from politics to their favorite spots in Europe. At dinner I got this delicious salmon and mashed potato dish!
On Sunday we walked around the city more. All of the architecture is beautiful! It also was so cool how everyone there rides their bikes around the city! Our tour guide said that over 60% of the residents ride their bikes to work every day. I was sad to leave here!
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