Taking Advantage

Yesterday in between classes I was walking around the busy city streets (as I usually do during the day) when all of a sudden there was a marching band followed by guards walking down the street! I had heard about this but did not realize I had been in the right place at the right time. Every day at noon a bunch of soldiers march down the main walking street (Stroget) to the Palace for the changing on the guards; I of course followed them to watch, trying to not stay so close looking like a tourist though. It was so cool, something like that would never happen in the states!
I continued to wander around onto streets I had never been before and find my way back to school just in time for class.

Today I went up the round tower in the center of the city. It gives a great view of Copenhagen and reminded me a lot of the Empire State building look out. They also had an exhibit about Christiana (the “independent” part of Copenhagen), which inspired my friend and I to return to the pot district to explore more. This time we walked and crossed the bridge to make it over to Christiania. WE discovered the town was much larger than we had explored last time and were able to see more than just the entrance streets.

We took the metro back (our toes had been numb for a few hours now), got a cup of coffee and then went to the Design Museum because it is free on Wednesday nights. It was really cool and talked a lot about light!- It was interesting, I promise! The Danish are discovering ways to obtain more light with less energy (I hope you are not surprised!). They also had an “IQ lamp” that apparently helps you study better. What do you think?

I have also visited the Glyptotek, a beautiful building with a lot of famous art and the National Museum.