July 13, 2010

Day 5

Copenhagen finally!! Today was a hot day, a very hot day. Waking up I felt like I'd spent the whole night sweating, not having AC sucks. Apparently it's usually very nice here in the summer, like in the 70's we just happened to be here during the heat wave.
We started the day with a walking tour of part of the city and then were free for the rest of the day to explore on our own. On the tour we learned a lot about the history of Denmark and its wars with Sweden. We spent the rest of the day wandering around, shopping and eating. The streets are really narrow and crowded here with lots of shops and restaurants. After wandering around for hours we were really hot and tired and wanted to go swimming but there wasn't a public beach near the hotel. We took a walk down to the canal to stick our feet in there and in the fountain we had seen earlier. Michael and I decided to jump in the canal, which was really fun and refreshing. At night we went to Sam's bar for dinner and for karaoke night along with most of the rest of BGB. At the bar we met a few local guys who showed us where another cheap and fun bar was and we spent the rest of the night hanging out there. Copenhagen is a lot different from Stockholm, it's larger and more urban so navigating the city is tougher. We can't walk the whole city and it's not as safe as Stockholm. It's still fun though, and cheaper!
Our hotel
Streets of Copenhagen
On our walking tour
The main canal, there are a lot of shops and restaurants here
The naval church
One of the original palaces
The tower in the back is part of the stock exchange
A traditional Danish house
One of the many squares around Copenhagen, people sell water and fruit and food in these
The streets here are more urban and have a lot of construction
The palace
The fountain by the water in front of the palace
This is a popular place for wealthy people to live
Teacups in the park. There is an amazing hot dog stand here!
Playing in a park near the hotel, it's in the middle of the street!
City hall
Cooling off after a long very hot day. Of course we were here during the heat wave!
Cannonball into the canal behind the hotel!

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