Hey everyone! This weekend Lauren and I went to visit our friend Becca, who is studying abroad in Copenhagen. It was a quick two day trip and very worth it!
To begin Becca told us not to worry about any language barriers, everyone speaks English, we thought okay so some people speak broken English and we'll get by but no! We were on the metro and a man comes to check our tickets, speaking Danish very very fast I eventually nervously ask if he speaks English and immediately he says "oh yes, I need to see your tickets thanks!". It was amazing everyone we ran into spoke perfect English, it was so great! Becca's host family told us that it is a required class from third grade up.
While Becca was finishing up class Lauren and I walked around a small corner of the city. It is such a clean, happy city! We made our way to a beautiful castle that holds the Queen Jewels.
The park around it was huge and a perfect place to take a long stroll. And you can see the buildings in the background are well taken care of and beautiful.
The three of us went back to Becca's host family and Frank, the dad, had a bunch of friends over who went mountain biking so they were making homemade pizza. Not just any homemade pizza...pizza in a hand built pizza oven! It was pretty cold so Becca, Lauren and I cuddled up on the couch caught up and ate a lot of pizza.
For dinner Frank and Janne, Becca's host parents, made a traditional Danish meal!
Becca's brother was also visiting for the week so the four of us bundled up (it's really really cold in Denmark) and went to Tivoli. It's a sort of Christmas festival with tons of lights, small shops, and rides. Walking around really got me in the spirit of Christmas.
The next day we slept in a bit and had a homemade breakfast of amazing rolls. Then jumped on the in ground trampoline! In this picture there is me, Becca, Lauren, Frank, and Janne (Becca's host parents). We're all wearing hats because it was so so cold there!
Becca, Nathan (her brother how cool is that!?), Lauren and I went to walk around the city for the day. We saw some fancy sculptures, nice buildings, and good company!
Lauren and I at the most famous street in Copenhagen, Nyhavn.
We believe this was an opera house and I think it's just as impressive as the Sydney Opera House!
I continued my royalty from the south island and gave everyone viewing my castle a royal wave!
So the man who wrote Little Mermaid was from Denmark and this statue was put up in honor of the story. It's life size and is the biggest tourist attraction in Denmark!
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and now getting in the mood for Christmas! Can't wait to see you!
Love,
Michele
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