Now that classes are finally over (except for that looming exam), and now that the weather is finally nice, I feel like I can finally enjoy all of the things I have been putting off visiting in Copenhagen! Mainly I was just waiting until I could be outside with out freezing my behind off. So this week, Gabi and I have a ton of plans… remember that bucket list??… so that we can make the most of our last days in the city we have grown to love so much.
Yesterday was so much fun! I met Gabi in a town north of the city called Sorgenfri, which means free of sorrow. Isn’t that a great name for a town!? It is also where the prime minister’s house is located, and it has a beautiful lake with hiking trails that go all around it! Gabi went there with her Danish class and said we had to go back!
It really reminded me of being home walking on the trail by the lake near my house. It is finally starting to hit me that I am nearing the end of this indescribable experience, aka study abroad. Ahh!
Gabi and I really wanted to rent kayaks or a canoe, but they were too expensive.
We walked around almost the entire lake!
We ended up walking into the town of Lyngby, so we took the train from there back to the city.
Once we were back in Copenhagen, we ate our lunch outside, then Gabi had to do some shopping. We ended up walking near Nyhavn, and my host parents had just told me about a canal cruise they really liked that left from Nyhavn. The one they told us to get on is apparently cheaper and better than the canal cruise that is right at the entrance of Nyhavn, so we walked a little further down on got on the Netto boat like they suggested!
It was really fun, and we liked it better than the canal cruise in Amsterdam. Mainly because they had an actual guide instead of just an audio recording. The picture above is Gabi and some houses in Nyhavn behind her. The blue house in the center right is where H.C. Andersen lived for many years, and he actually ended up dying there.
It’s finally getting crowded with tourists and Danes alike, drinking beers and enjoying their meals outside :) Hyggelicious.
We cruised past the Royal Yacht, which belongs to the royal family. There are people lined up along the side because they were just about to take the yacht out. Cool! Oh, and we all laughed at the fact that it was pretty small. Gabi called it the Queen’s Party Boat because it wasn’t really a “yacht.”
We also drove past The Little Mermaid statue, which Gabi and I still have to visit and get our picture with before we leave! The statue was inspired by H.C. Andersen’s fairytale, which is a lot different than the Disney version. In Andersen’s story, the prince doesn’t love the mermaid back, and she ends up turning into seafoam. How lovely. Oh and another fun fact that even my host parents didn’t know… last year the statue was on display in China for awhile, and they shipped 500 liters of water from the canal in Copenhagen with it because they wanted the mermaid to be in her own environment. What!??! I didn’t know statues could tell the difference, but what do I know?
We saw a lot of the mains sights in Copenhagen on the cruise, and it was cool because Gabi and I actually knew a lot of the information they were giving us! We actually learned something while we were here the past 4 months, and we realized how much Copenhagen feels like our city. We aren’t just tourists anymore :)
After the canal cruise, we got milkshakes at The Living Room, which was another place to visit on our bucket list. Gabi’s friend told her their milkshakes are amazing. I hadn’t had one in forever, and it was super delicious!!
The café was decorated really funky too, and they had sweet couches and pillows. It was random, but cool! After our milkshakes, I went back home and had dinner with my host family. They leave for Paris on Friday, and tonight I won’t be home for dinner. That means I only have two more dinners with my host family! It makes me sad. After dinner I went on a 4 mile run around my neighborhood, and it was the perfect weather for it. A ton of flowers are in bloom now too, so it smells like spring outside!
I have more fun plans for today, but you will have to wait until tomorrow to find out!
Hej Hej!
Emily
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