So this past week was amazingly stressful...but as soon as midterms were over, it was time to have fun!!! On Friday, some friends and I attended a city-wide festival called "Kultur Natten" or "Culture Night", which I loved! Basically, for 75 kroner, we had access to every museum, the city hall, the prisons, the churches, the towers, the zoo, etc. and we could listen to free concerts or taste traditional Danish beer or food...all with free transportation from the bus system! The first thing we did was check out the Round Tower, which you could climb to the top of and look out at all of Copenhagen. It was fun climbing to the top because it was a gradual ramp instead of stairs. There was also an observatory room with a huge telescope where you could do some stargazing and a gorgeous church at the bottom of the tower.
After that, we caught a bus to the other side of town and headed to an old bath house, which was of course very exciting! The whole place smelled of amazing aromatherapy oils, but we didn't end up getting the spa body treatment since they suggested we have bathing suits. However, we did get to soak our feet with a warm sea salt scrub in a candlelit room while enjoying a calming Danish concert. We had to be shushed by all the Danes in the room though because we were the typical noisy Americans when they were trying to enjoy the music.
On the way out, I saw lots of people getting acupuncture done, which is something I have always wanted to do! I was a little sad I missed out on trying that, but at least my feet felt great...we walk all the time here so they needed that.
On the way back to the city, we had to stop and grab some filafel at the nearest cafe! Surprisingly, Copenhagen seems to be overrun by filafel; I guess they really enjoy it here, which is not a food I would have expected. In any case, I'm so glad since it's delicious and one of the relatively moderately priced dishes here.
In the city, we met up with lots more friends and just kind of strolled around Copenhagen with the huge crowds of people. Eventually, we decided to head into the Museum Erotica, which was a very interesting experience. There were some very graphic pictures and statues, as well as a stripper pole for the visitors to use! We had to try out the pole, but luckily for you Mom and Dad, I don't think I was really cut out for that.
While we were visiting some animals later, I had the brilliant idea to climb on top of a big white statue of a cow. The first problem was that the random man who boosted me up helped me up so I was sitting on it backwards. So, even more brilliantly, I decided I would be able
to turn around while still ON the cow, which is the point when I slipped off the cow and landed hard on my back on the concrete. It's kind of a miracle that I'm not severely hurt, but I really wanted to sit on the cow so I was more careful when climbing up the second time. After that, we went to pet the real cows, which were very cute.
However, I think that when I fell I lost my wallet, which was a huge dilemma. Instead of going to the karaoke bar, as we had planned, we spent the night running around looking for my wallet in a panic. I eventually found it this morning at the police station, and I'm so thankful someone was honest enough to turn it in, although there was some money missing.
Then, this afternoon, we headed to Tivoli Gardens, which is a famous amusement park, since it was all dressed up for Halloween! We mostly walked around and took random pictures of ourselves, but we also got to do a hay maze, eat some delicious food, watch a performance or two, and shop in the cute little stores. Unfortunately, we didn't end up going on any rides because they are SO expensive...I'm talking at least 20 bucks per ride. We were happy enough eating and experiencing the culture, though, so it was a lot of fun!!
Now, it's time to go to Brussels, The Hague, Amsterdam, London, Seville, Rome and Florence!!! Even though Copenhagen is so much fun, I'm glad to see new countries in Europe!!
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That white cow pictures makes me mad.
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