WE LOVE CPH

On Wednesday we left for Copenhagen, 27 females and 3 males. After a long trip on the bus and the train we arrived at the Danhostel in the city heart of Copenhagen. After unpacking our things we left to see the Round Tower. After a run upwards we enjoyed a wonderful view over the marvellous Copenhagen. After the Round Tower we walked true Stroget (the longest shopping street op Europe) until the Town Hall Square from there we left for a delicious meal at a Chinese Restaurant near the square. We enjoyed an amazing buffet with all sorts of pasta/rice, meat, vegetables, … Afterwards we just went back to the hostel for a ‘slaapmutsje’ en jumped into our beds around 11 P.M..
It was an early morning and at 8 A.M. we were all having some toast, cornflakes, tea or coffee to feel a bit more awake.
Totally prepared for the bad and windy weather outside we got on track. We walked to the Black Diamond (new library) and further on to the little mermaid. But on our way we saw Nyhavn (the new harbour), Amalienborg (Castle of the Queen, we would later on come back to this lovely “house”), the new opera house, the Viking museum, … until we had found the Litlle Mermaid herself! Because she’s near the ocean, makes the wind even worser, so everybody jumped up and down to get a quick photo with the (literally) little girl with fins. Of we go back to Amalienborg to visit the museum about the Royal Family (Denmark is very proud of his monarchy, and they should be it’s very beautiful). For those who were patient enough could wait and see the changing of the guards (this ceremony takes about a small three quarters). Then we had a two our break, were we enjoyed a lovely and fresh pasta salade! We meet again at Rosenborg Castle, the Castle of Christian IV! While we are walking towards the castle true their gardens we get covered by snow, by the time we arrive we were all little and tall snowmen/women. After a tour around in the castle we went to see the crown jewels, they were so gorgeous! Again we get a break before we gather to have meal at RizRaz a Mediterranean restaurant! There we enjoy a very southern and exotic (not for people who don’t appreciate spicy things, then you better stay away!) buffet! Still full of energy we go into the Copenhagen nightlife and try to find ourselves a cheap and nice bar (not easy to find at all)… but we luckily land in an Australian bar were a beer costs you only 12 DK (That wasn’t much at all)! We didn’t make it that late because the next morning we needed to go the National Museum! What I’m about to say is TRUE: free entrance + amazing exhibitions: Danish show how they have lived for the last 200 years, there is a very modern exhibition about the Rainforests in Venezuela and a lovely, fun and not to educated children’s museum! (Belgium, maybe you could really learn something about the Danes and their way of approaching curious people). We again were free to do what ever we liked to do… some off us went shopping, others visited the Carlsberg brewery or went to Christiana! But at 3.30 P.M. we were already back on the train, on our way back home! We got home, really tired, exhausted but very satisfied about the trip we had in Copenhagen! We admit: CPH, we love!!!

Caroline, Ine and Loes