Bars, Castles and Danish Food

This weekend was really enjoyable, with the exception of Saturday during the day because it was foggy and no one really did anything.

Friday night a group of friends and I decided to go to this bar I had found online (Charlie's Bar), it has 16 taps and carries 4-6 microbrews...unfortunately by the time we got there it was PACKED so we had to forgo Charlie's Bar for another night. We ended up at a place called Kant, which was a little more razzle dazzle then we were expecting but we got a deal on drinks so we gave it a try.

It was fun and nice to try, though most of us agreed we probably wouldn't go again. Here is a picture from inside (Monica, myself, Divya and Margaret).

Fast forward to Saturday after a day of laundry and sitting on my butt doing nothing. Monica, Stephanie and myself decided to make mini pizzas for dinner which turned out amazingly delicious. We also went up to Divya's apt for a party which was really fun, but was super packed in that small place.

Finally, Sunday was here and a couple of us (Audrey, Monica and Rachel) wanted to head to the Rosenborg Castle. It was built in the 15th century, but since about the 18th it hasn't been used to much of anything except storing the artifacts of old royalty. It was really interesting to see all the different rooms and trinkets they had made for themselves. My particular favourite things included the elaborately beautiful clocks (now we might call them Steampunk style), and the guns...typical Canadian girl. Unfortunately it cost money to take pictures so we let Rachel do that because she has a nice Canon SLR so I'll have those once she uploads them. The castle was quite chilly so afterward we went to a near by studying/bookstore/cafe/restaurant kind of deal that many of the students go to. We tried some traditional pickled herring (not my personal favourite, but good to try at least once) and chatted. I also tried a white beer they had on tap, it was a Danish brew but the name escapes me now, it was good, but I think I would have preferred something with a more prominent taste. On our way to the S-train we stopped at one of the famous bakeries in town (called Lagkagehuset), upon my request, and got some treats.

Having fun reading this? I'll be updating as much as possible!

Elsker,

Meghan

First post! And a few things

Hello family and friends!

A few people have expressed a want for me to write a blog while I'm here in Denmark so I've decided to do that :). That way everyone can keep up with me and I won't feel like a butt head for not answering all your questions about what it is like here, what I've seen etc etc.

I wanted to wait until I got settled to start this but now that I have I'm going to try and post at least once a week (more likely 2 if I have time). I have made some observations and was writing in my school journal today so I thought I'd put them out here. Please enjoy and feel free to send comments or questions :)

Things I've noticed since I've been living in Copenhagen:

1) People love their bikes. I know this sounds obvious, but you cannot possibly understand how much unless you spend some time here. They have them decked out, painted and some even have carriages that hold 2 children.

2) I have noticed the trend of fur here. A lot of people wear it and a lot of places sell it. You name it coats, hats, scarves, carpets etc. I even saw a pelt store the other day. Most of the women sporting the coats and scarves are middle-older aged women who I presume have money in their lives.

3) There seems to be no such thing as child services OR kidnapping. I was walking with some friends the other day and we saw a baby carriage out in front of a shop. We were taking a picture because their carriages are amazingly large. Then the mother comes out of the shop and sure enough (we didn't notice) but the child was still inside the carriage! While her mother was shopping inside!

4) A lot, and I mean A LOT of people smoke here. Someone off handedly mentioned that it was something like 1 in 3 Danes smoke (and that was down from last year). You cant smoke in buildings, however it seems as though smoking right outside of doors is permitted.

5) Danes are freakily tall people. I know it is a stereotype but it is absolutely correct! So tall and sooo lanky.

6) Bathrooms are all one room, no separation between the sink, toilet and shower (except a shower curtain you pull over when you shower).

And finally!

7) You can never, I repeat, NEVER trust the weather. It doesn't matter how many weather sites you check or how much you look outside before you leave (one of my walls is basically an entire window so...), it will never be what you think it is. Its crazy because even though it might look warm you could definitely freeze and vise versa.

That is all for now, I will update soon.

Thanks for reading, love you all!

Meghan