...is about as close as you can get to describing the traffic situation in Copenhagen. Man, there is one hella efficient transit system here, I tell you what.
Oh yeah, there are some nice churches and things too. Honestly, though, I didn't see too much. I think I've sort of seen as many quaint medieval streets as I can for one trip. Lovely as they are, I couldn't stand the thought of seeing any more. Which is not to say that I didn't have fun and/or do things, they just weren't the typical 'oh my god I'm in Europe' things.
I took a canal tour, which was fun, but that's about as far as I went with the Danish tourist office. I climbed up a bunch of towers, namely the steeple of Our Saviour's church and the Rundetaarn. I had some awesome hang-out goodtimes with an online friend on Saturday night; that was peachy to a quite grand degree.
My hostel was in sort of a woodsy area (although, really, Denmark doesn't have a whole lot of wilderness. It was really more like a dry wetland), so I took a few walks there. I also visited the free town of Christiania, which is within Copenhagen but legally is an entirely separate state. It's run entirely by the residents, who are all artists. Like, all of them. Christiania's very colourful, to say the least. It's like Denman Island if Denman Island had no cars and very lax laws on graffiti.
Today I left my bag at the train station and took a day trip back to Sweden, to Malmo. I saw the Turning Torso, which is basically a building shaped like a helix. I also took a walk in the Kungsparken (which I think is the proper spelling...there are so many variations on 'King's Park' I never know which to use). That was great. I spent hours there, but unfortunately it was so beautiful I got distracted and forgot to take pictures.
I leave you with the one new thing you learn every day: there are jellyfish in Malmo. Right in the canals. Go figure.
Hi Claire
ReplyDeleteI have heard of Christiania. It has been there quite a while and was very much the scandalous bohemian don't-ever-let-your -daughter-go-there type of place when I was young. of course they were all afraid that daughters might learn something or open their minds back then. I hope you are not learning any thing or broadening your mind over there young lady!! I saw George the other day and he asked about you. Everyone is traveling vicariously through you. Do you feel us all peering over your shoulders at the quaint medieval streets?
Love ya
Ma
Yes, Christiania was quite...bohemian. Although, to be honest, most of the graffiti was much cleaner than I expected it to be.
ReplyDeleteQuite a while? It was only founded in 1971! Considering Denmark is, you know, a billion and some odd years old, I'd call that fairly new.
thank you for thinking that 1971 is not that long ago! However if we do the math we find that I was 13 years old at the time - very susceptible to bohemian influences even without the Inter-web-net-thingy. As I remember Christiania had to send out smoke signals to let all of us know about their evil ways. It always got lost in translation. Still, we did appreciate their efforts.
ReplyDeleteIs Denmark really that old? You would never know. I think they have had work done.
Ma
Denmark is surely the James Woods of Scandinavia :D
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