Monday, April 5, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
So, I think I'm going to post a random fact about myself every day for a month... Should be interesting to see how this turns out...
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Day 2 of the Copenhagen Birthday experience was spent wandering the streets with Jonas.
We walked to some famous cemetery to see HC Andersen's grave as well as that of Issac Bohr. No, I still don't know who Mr. Bohr is, but they insist that he is important.
here is a cold Jonas, and then a cold Liz
And for those of you that are interested, the tombstone, you can translate his epitaph if you like, I had it translated for me in the cemetery... don't remember what it said... Jonas was upset it didn't rhyme...
We then went to the weirdest place I have ever been in my entire life... Christiania
You just need to read the article for a decent explanation, but basically these guys built their own houses in the 70's and declared themselves a free state. They don't pay taxes [subject of controversy] and they allow the sale of hash [another subject of controversy]. You can't really take pictures because that would be proof of the drug trade, so they don't tolerate that. I took a picture of the sign on the way out....
Bizarre.
We then went to the state art museum where it was warm and hung out there until he passed the torch to Ben later that evening.
Saturday was the Danish version of Halloween [kinda] so we went to a costume party at one of Ben's friends house. You would have sworn you were in the US with how dressed up everyone was. It was pretty entertaining. Ben was a cop since she had her costume from the US, and I improvised a french outfit; stripes, beret, eiffel tower necklace, overall feeling of superiority.
Everyone seriously went all out. Awesome !
Monday, February 15, 2010
I realize I haven't been very diligent in keeping up with the blog, and for that I apologize! This past weekend I went to visit my friends Jon, Benedikte and Jonas in Copenhagen [Denmark, mom] for my birthday!
I had a great time seeing everyone again, and it was the first time they had seen each other since we left Columbia in December.
I toured Copenhagen with Jon on Friday, Jonas on Saturday and with Ben on Sunday. It was great to see what each of them had to show me about their city.
First thing I noticed: I was the only person there that didn't have blue or green eyes
second thing: Bikes everywhere !!
It seems kinda silly to bike around when its below freezing outside, but it actually makes a lot of sense when you realize that a 10-clip card costs about $27 to use the public transportation. Each journey counts as a 'clip' and if you go outside the center journeys can cost 2, 3 or 4 clips. Biking is def cheaper!
The first monument we visited was the Rundetårn [round tower] which is in the middle of downtown and over looks the entire city.
We also visited a statue of Hans Christian Andersen, who is pretty much the only famous Danish person. Ever. Don't tell them I said that ....
And along the same lines.... the Little Mermaid Statue...
To Warm up and fuel up Jon and I had lunch at a traditional Danish Restaurant. You all know how food adventurous I am NOT, so it was definitely a challenge. Basically you choose your dishes from ones that are presented on a table. They are essentially cold and healthy tapas. A slice of dark, healthy bread topped with whatever you like; herring, roast beef, eggs, potato salad - you name it! You can also get a few things from a menu; Jon got steak tartar and I got Tartelette, which is like chicken pot pie in individual pastry crusts. It was pure deliciousness. On Sunday, while walking around with Ben, I snapped a photo of the place because I was tired of calling it "that traditional Danish place" because no one knew what I was talking about !!
I had a great time seeing everyone again, and it was the first time they had seen each other since we left Columbia in December.
I toured Copenhagen with Jon on Friday, Jonas on Saturday and with Ben on Sunday. It was great to see what each of them had to show me about their city.
First thing I noticed: I was the only person there that didn't have blue or green eyes
second thing: Bikes everywhere !!
It seems kinda silly to bike around when its below freezing outside, but it actually makes a lot of sense when you realize that a 10-clip card costs about $27 to use the public transportation. Each journey counts as a 'clip' and if you go outside the center journeys can cost 2, 3 or 4 clips. Biking is def cheaper!
The first monument we visited was the Rundetårn [round tower] which is in the middle of downtown and over looks the entire city.
We also visited a statue of Hans Christian Andersen, who is pretty much the only famous Danish person. Ever. Don't tell them I said that ....
And along the same lines.... the Little Mermaid Statue...
To Warm up and fuel up Jon and I had lunch at a traditional Danish Restaurant. You all know how food adventurous I am NOT, so it was definitely a challenge. Basically you choose your dishes from ones that are presented on a table. They are essentially cold and healthy tapas. A slice of dark, healthy bread topped with whatever you like; herring, roast beef, eggs, potato salad - you name it! You can also get a few things from a menu; Jon got steak tartar and I got Tartelette, which is like chicken pot pie in individual pastry crusts. It was pure deliciousness. On Sunday, while walking around with Ben, I snapped a photo of the place because I was tired of calling it "that traditional Danish place" because no one knew what I was talking about !!
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