Copenhagen

This weekend we had a Rotary event in a city called Holbæk, which required us to take a train to Copenhagen. On Friday a few other exchange students and I decided to make a day out of it, so we got up really early and took a bus to the train station in Aarhus, and were on our way.

It takes about three hours to get to Copenhagen from Aarhus, so we were able to catch up on some sleep on the train.

Once in Copenhagen, we got off the train and we found a bus tour. So, we bought some tickets and boarded the bus.

We rode on the bus for maybe 20 minutes, and got off at the Amalienborg Castle, which is where the royal family resides. Everyday at noon the guards do a little march in the square, and we made it just in time to see it.

It was a bit cold, so we went looking for some shelter. After the march we went into the church just behind the castle. It was very large and beautiful and had an amazing painted ceiling. It was so quiet and peaceful inside (and warm). There was beautiful organ music playing as we walked around.

After this we walked to the beautiful Nyhavn, which might be my favorite part of Copenhagen I've seen so far. We were a bit hungry, so we made a pit stop in a little waffle shop we found. It was my first time eating waffles since coming to Denmark! (and they were SO good)

Once we fueled up, we walked around Nyhavn and took lots of pictures.

We made our way to Holbæk but on Sunday Andrea and I came back to Copenhagen and finished the bus tour. We got to see a lot of cool buildings and monuments and even got to see the famous Little Mermaid statue! She's very small, but I'm glad we got to see her. (On our tour we learned that since she was made she's lost her head three times!)

It was a really nice trip and I'm really glad we decided to get up early and use the day in Copenhagen.

Now it's time to thank one of my GoFundMe donors: Thank you so much to Jeannine Mead for donating! Without you, this trip wouldn't have been possible.

Danish Word of the Day:
havfrue- mermaid