I got to Copenhagen on a Monday night. My friend Emily picked me up from the airport and we went back to her place. Two of our other friends were visiting from the states so I got to see them too!
The next day we slept in a little and then Allie, Julia, and I went to the Rosenborg castle. We splurged so we could walk around the inside. It was pretty cool, but not phenomenal. I mean, it was only a summer castle... hehehe. Then we walked around Copenhagen; stopped at a cafe for lunch. We hung out at Nyhavn, which is the street that will show up on google images if you were to google Copenhagen. There is a canal that is lined with pretty boats and different colored buildings. Met up with Emily, since she had class, and went to the grocery store to buy food to make dinner. That night we met up with Julia's friend Freddy who lives in Copenhagen. She met him because he did an exchange at her high school and she kept in touch with him. We went to a few bars with him and one of his friends.
The next day we had to wait for Julia to get back because she slept at Freddy's, which was kind of a bummer since we didn't get to leave until like 3, but it ended up not mattering too much. Allie, Em, and I went to Dyrehavn, which was the royal hunting grounds back in the day. In english it is called deer park! There were just a bunch of deer running around. It took us a little while to find them, but once we did it was so cool! They had really big antlers and were so pretty. Then we went to the beach which was right across the street and sat on some rocks and ate ice cream. From the beach you could see Sweden! Later while Emily was supposed to be writing a paper, Julia and Allie took me to Christiania. Christiania is a a freetown. I think the miliatry used to be there, but once they moved out people started squatting there and then made a neighborhood of their own. I was bummed I couldn't see it during daylight because everyone said it is wicked cute and pictures prove it, but at night it was a little sketchy. There is an open cannabis trade so you can buy weed on the streets there and smoke it. It seems like the government has gone back and forth between ignoring it and enforcing drug laws there. You aren't allowed to take pictures or run in Christiania. There was a lot of pretty art and murals on the buildings.
Wednesday night we went to bed relatively early because the next day we were off to Berlin!
P.S. Sorry it sounds like a 10 year old wrote this. I am feeling very scatterbrained today.
martedì 3 aprile 2012
lunedì 2 aprile 2012
Amsterdam!
It's getting harder and harder to write blog posts! So this is probably going to be a brief summary of my spring break broken into 3 parts. Maybe soon I'll do a blog post of all photos since it takes really long to upload them all.
I started out spring break on March 16th. I had to wake up at like 3am to start my journey. Got to the airport with no problems and got on my flight for Amsterdam. When I got in I met up with my friend Natasha who goes to Maryland and is studying in Amsterdam. First thing we did was got pancakes! I got a tomato and cheese pancake which was huge. And absolutely delicious. You put maple syrup on it just like a normal pancakes which I thought was going to be weird, but it was not at all. Then we went and picked up the bike that I was renting for the weekend. It was only 5 euros a day and Tash was jealous because my bike was way more authentic than hers is and I didn't look like a tourist. I was nervous at first because my roommate told me biking is crazy there, but I didn't have any big problems assimilating to the bike traffic. For anyone possibly going to Amsterdam, I would highly recommend renting a bike. I think my view of the city would have been completely different if I didn't have one.
Tash gave me a quick biking tour and we went back to her place so I could drop off my stuff. Then we went to a photography museum and a bag and purse museum because it was also in the area. Natasha gets a "museum card" from her program that gets her into all the museums at no extra cost and I was able to borrow her friend's card. We made mexican food for dinner and then went to a bar with her and some friends. And we all rode our bikes. I was a little nervous about biking and drinking, but didn't fall or anything! Apparently they call it "BUI" for biking under the influence but no one cares unless something bad happens.
The next morning we went to breakfast and got BAGLES.Which was really exciting because it's something you can't get in Roma. Then we went to a market by her apartment. It had a lot of random stuff and some pretty good food. I got dried fruit, a stroopwafel (which is kind of like a wafer cookie, but round and soft instead of crunchy with maple syrup inside), some awesome cheese, and fries. We were all feeling a little hungover so we went back and I napped while Tash did some homework. Later in the afternoon we walked around the redlight district and went to a "coffeeshop." Made curry veggies and rice for dinner. Then went to a few different irish pubs since it was st. patty's day, but didn't stay out too late.
Sunday we went to Zaanse Schans which is about 20 minutes outside of Amsterdam. It was really cute! It was really reminiscent of the days when Holland was all about trading. There were a bunch of mills and cool museums. We saw a pewter demonstration, went to a clock museum, spice mill, and cheese maker (where I got awesome cheese and the best honey mustard I have ever eaten), a clog maker, and a museum about the history of the area.
Monday was kind of a fail on my part. Natasha had class so we dropped off my bike (since I was struggling around on it with my big backpack), then I walked around. I wanted to go to the Frank house, but I couldn't with my pack. Then I was going to go to the Van Gogh museum, but it was just a little too expensive for me and Natasha had forgotten her museum card. I walked around, found another outdoor market and ate some more awesome food. Then met up with Natasha to say bye and get on my plane to Copenhagen.
I really really liked Amsterdam. It was so pretty and the people seemed so happy. I really wish Rome or DC had that kind of bike culture. It is so easy to get around via bike! But I am planning on buying one when I get home to have in Burlington this summer and will probably take it to school next year.
Almost bed time (it's not even 9pm). I am exhausted because my friend was here for the weekend! It was fun and I will post about it soon!
I started out spring break on March 16th. I had to wake up at like 3am to start my journey. Got to the airport with no problems and got on my flight for Amsterdam. When I got in I met up with my friend Natasha who goes to Maryland and is studying in Amsterdam. First thing we did was got pancakes! I got a tomato and cheese pancake which was huge. And absolutely delicious. You put maple syrup on it just like a normal pancakes which I thought was going to be weird, but it was not at all. Then we went and picked up the bike that I was renting for the weekend. It was only 5 euros a day and Tash was jealous because my bike was way more authentic than hers is and I didn't look like a tourist. I was nervous at first because my roommate told me biking is crazy there, but I didn't have any big problems assimilating to the bike traffic. For anyone possibly going to Amsterdam, I would highly recommend renting a bike. I think my view of the city would have been completely different if I didn't have one.
Tash gave me a quick biking tour and we went back to her place so I could drop off my stuff. Then we went to a photography museum and a bag and purse museum because it was also in the area. Natasha gets a "museum card" from her program that gets her into all the museums at no extra cost and I was able to borrow her friend's card. We made mexican food for dinner and then went to a bar with her and some friends. And we all rode our bikes. I was a little nervous about biking and drinking, but didn't fall or anything! Apparently they call it "BUI" for biking under the influence but no one cares unless something bad happens.
The next morning we went to breakfast and got BAGLES.Which was really exciting because it's something you can't get in Roma. Then we went to a market by her apartment. It had a lot of random stuff and some pretty good food. I got dried fruit, a stroopwafel (which is kind of like a wafer cookie, but round and soft instead of crunchy with maple syrup inside), some awesome cheese, and fries. We were all feeling a little hungover so we went back and I napped while Tash did some homework. Later in the afternoon we walked around the redlight district and went to a "coffeeshop." Made curry veggies and rice for dinner. Then went to a few different irish pubs since it was st. patty's day, but didn't stay out too late.
Sunday we went to Zaanse Schans which is about 20 minutes outside of Amsterdam. It was really cute! It was really reminiscent of the days when Holland was all about trading. There were a bunch of mills and cool museums. We saw a pewter demonstration, went to a clock museum, spice mill, and cheese maker (where I got awesome cheese and the best honey mustard I have ever eaten), a clog maker, and a museum about the history of the area.
Monday was kind of a fail on my part. Natasha had class so we dropped off my bike (since I was struggling around on it with my big backpack), then I walked around. I wanted to go to the Frank house, but I couldn't with my pack. Then I was going to go to the Van Gogh museum, but it was just a little too expensive for me and Natasha had forgotten her museum card. I walked around, found another outdoor market and ate some more awesome food. Then met up with Natasha to say bye and get on my plane to Copenhagen.
I really really liked Amsterdam. It was so pretty and the people seemed so happy. I really wish Rome or DC had that kind of bike culture. It is so easy to get around via bike! But I am planning on buying one when I get home to have in Burlington this summer and will probably take it to school next year.
Almost bed time (it's not even 9pm). I am exhausted because my friend was here for the weekend! It was fun and I will post about it soon!
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