The title say it all… apparently January is the big month for sales in Denmark, so obviously I spent lots of time shopping lately.
At this huge department store, Magasine du Nord!
Just kidding. No shopping for me!
I really have spent the last two days just exploring Copenhagen and attending orientation meetings. Yesterday we had a meeting in the morning about living with a Danish roommate/host family. Then, Gabi and I explored the city.
We saw the Black Diamond/The Royal Library. It’s really cool because the old part connects to the new part:
The picture on the top right is from the skywalk, and the bottom picture is the weird escalator up to the skywalk that has a beautiful view of the water. Then we saw this pretty building which I forget the name:
Today I had a meeting at 9am for another group exercise around Copenhagen. We were in a group of four and had 5 places to go see around the city. We also got a free and delicious pastry, but I ate it too fast to take a picture. Our first stop was Rosenborg Castle, the old castle of the Danish royalty.
Legend says that the king who used to live there (a long time ago!) used to keep his gate key under the lion’s tongue of this statue so he could get inside at night after spending hours at the bar. Since the drinking water in Copenhagen was so poor, everyone drank beer, and the king had to outdrink them all!
This is Amalienborg Palace, which is where Queen Margrethe II lives in the picture on the top left. Her son and his wife along with their children live in another one of the buildings right next to the Queen’s.
After wandering around the city, we went to a grocery store to purchase some items for lunch. Each group bought part of the meal, then we made Smørrebrød, which is an open-faced sandwich.
In the afternoon, I had a meeting for my core course, Public Health in Northern Europe. I am really surprised how many colleges offer Public Health as an undergraduate major! I am very excited for this class… and it starts tomorrow at 8:30am. Bright and early! Hopefully I can get some good rest tonight and finally adjust to this time change.
Hej Hej!
Emily
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