City Hotel Copenhagen

... almond bun with yellow cream and sprinkles on it (by far the best) and a doughnut with jam in the middle and sugar on the outside that you can't eat without getting all over your face. We went to this mall close by and bought chocolate milk and sat inside and ate them. The mall was all decorated for Christmas so it was so nice to sit there! We didn't eat them all no worries but after splitting three of them we were so full. We decided to bike towards Tivoli and then once we got there ...

... t seem to be listening to the music much and it is not particularly audible in many areas. It seems more about an excuse to get out in the sun with friends, drink and people watch. Worked great until the rain moved in and half the people left. After, I head out to a backpacker focused Sunday night at the Irish Rover with 2 new hostel mates (turnover is very high) from Australia, Tom & Harriett. Nice mellow night.

The old traveling addage of '...pack half of what you need, then take half of that out. Fill your wallet with how much you think you'll need, then double it' had never meant so much until we stepped foot off the train in Copenagen.

As per usual, we slept through breakfast. But that was okay - i'd just grab a coffee once we got to Denmark. I wasn't really in the mood for finding the best barrista with the finest grind that morning, so i settled on a small ...

... my favorite Italian restaurant near DIS!  Then I went to the National Museum which was really cool but SO big that I didn't make it through the whole thing after being there for hours.  Afterwards, I went to my favorite pond by my kollegium and just reflected on what I'd seen and what I've experienced.  It's a bit cheesy but it's what I was feeling at the time:

I am in Denmark.  How cool is that?!  While I've been feeling a little bored and lonely lately I need to ...

... todas as idades entrando e saindo. Entrando animados e saindo com um sorriso no rosto. -> Da Pequena Sereia e do Patinho Feio imaginados pelo famoso escritor dinamarquês Hans Christian Andersen, cujas históricas ...

... We are becoming quite accustomed to marching guards - we experienced once again the palace guards marching down the street. We continued our march enjoying the shops, flower markets and architecture. We walked to the Round Tower, built in 1642, which is the oldest functioning observatory in Europe. There wasn't much to see during the day - so we just took a few photos and kept walking - Also, assuming there wouldn't be as much to see ...

... were. He wondered aloud if their beautiful skin resulted from the long, dark winters, and the lack of UV skin damage. I suggested that it was the **** mud - maybe it's a popular spa treatment in Scandinavia! I went to check on my laundry - I was next in line for the dryer, but some Aussie dude was trying to jump ahead of me, but I caught him in the act so he had to take all his clothes back out. *******! Earlier, he was ...

... for them. I really do admire their awareness of doing trips like this. So Chris, Peter and myself went out together to do the Carlsberg Brewery Tour. They are really nice guys. We had a good time at the brewery tour. Did some walking and reading and viewing. I still don't know how they make beer though :). Again, my focus was on the tasting session at the end of the self guided tour. We got to taste two of Carlsberg's finest ...

... that the rest of the world, regardless of what part we speak of, can only dream about. I went on north and soon found myself in the King's Garden or Kongens Have. It is the oldest royal garden in entire Denmark and oldest public park area in København. In addition to being, as they say, very popular and at all times crowded by visitors, it boasts another Danish fairy tale castle, Rosenborg Slot. With over 400 years under its belt, it does not belong among oldest Danish ...

... it seemd that Danish was even more difficult. After a nice sleep in (I was quite comfortable once Silas left for work-it was nice to be in a real house again), I decided to begin my daily adventure on foot, mostly because I believe it is the best way to see the city, but also a great deal because I feared the bus. Copenhagen has several man-made "areas" of water that are old reminants of the moats that the city used for some sort of ...