Monday, May 31, 2010

Scarlett, Billy, and Nacho's trip to Copenhagen

Ok, so we were really bad tourists.  I mean, we SUCKED.  We probably went on touristing activities for 2 days out of the whole time we were there.  Part of it (a large part, really) was the weather.  It was impossible for us to go out and sightsee when it was pouring outside (this is partly the reason why we have watched 3.5 seasons of 24).  But, if I was totally honest, we weren't much keen to go out and explore.  The luster of Copenhagen was lost to us after the first dreary week living there.  However, we did go out one really nice day into the city and saw a lot of the typical Copenhagen sights. 

On our way to Copenhagen.

One of our little trips that was to a really interesting part of Copenhagen called Christiania.  It's a little sector of the city where people started "squatting" and living a very hippie lifestyle: paying no rent, everything is shared by everyone, drugs flow freely, etc.  We ventured over there to eat at a little place that sold organic vegetarian food.  


It's hard to see, but the sign says "Pusher Street."  This is one of the main streets in Christiania and, true to its name, had tons of people in little hand-built shacks selling hash, pot, and god knows what else!

Little skate park in Christiania

Art in Christiania: Cool shell covered in glass

God, I look like I'm 45 here.  Check out the skies behind us; this would be considered a "decent" day.

Every day I would have a Nutella on bread.  I feel like this picture looks like it's from the 70s.

On the porch in our apartment in Copenhagen (which we found on www.airbnb.com, a must-see site if you're traveling anywhere and want to stay at a home/apartment and not at a hotel)

2nd sunny day in Copenhagen.

At the Danish Design Center.  Was probably one of the most interesting things I've seen in Denmark.

The Carlsberg Brewery.  Carlsberg is Denmark's National Beer.  Their slogan is "Probably the best beer in town".

Entrance to the Carlsberg Brewery Museum.

Carlsberg Brewery Museum's collection of beers from around the world: every frat boy's dream.

The price of admission included 2 tickets per each person for beer.  I used one for a Fanta and Billy had 3 beers.  

Great little street we walked down next to the Brewery.  I was jumping for joy for the sun.  That's me on the way down from the jump.

The typical Copenhagen postcard shot (Nyhavn).

How we wish we felt :)

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