i had a great day today. before i left, i imagined traveling alone as a pleasant thing with lots of strolling and shopping and eating from street stands. with the jet lag behind me (score) i did all that all over the city today and it was fab. stupidly, i brought my camera but forgot the battery was still in the charger, so no pictures yet, sorry. but i will discuss! here's what i did:
9am-10am: wake up, eat muesli at hostel with roommates, PhD students in physical chemistry (!!) on a break from studying here. they were from spain, brazil, and switzerland, and i got to practice my spanish.
10-2ish: strolled down toward nyhavn, an neighborhood along one of the canals with colorful old buildings and lots of boats. found some really cool boutique-y shopping along the way with cool cool clothes and really good shopping music too. wish i could buy everything, as usual.
2-5ish: walked up to kastellet, a star shaped island which is beautifully landscaped and had lots of birds. could've used a peterson guide, but i know i saw a heron. lots of joggers and kids running around there. ice cream in hand, i walked along the (other, bigger) canal toward the little mermaid statue, which wasn't there! it's currently visiting shanghai and representing denmark in some kind of world's fair/exhibition thingy. in its place is a work by a chinese artist - a screen with a video continuously streaming the mermaid on display in china. here's more info: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8644013.stm
5ish to now: walking past the mermaid site, i found a nice lounge chair in front of the admiral hotel to read and watch the boats go by. i soon starting chatting with a couple next to me, really nice americans from kansas city (they don't know jordan's fam, i checked obviously). she is hand surgeon (COOL) and he does something involving machines, and they were super nice and recommended some dinner spots and fun activities to do in copenhagen since they've traveled here a lot. apparently there is an all night party cruise to oslo, which sounds hilarious and necessary. also they shared their wine with me, so extra points for that! i'm back at the hostel now, and soon i'll shower and head out for dinner. i think i'll go to a pizza place my new friends suggested, and then go sit by the lake near my hostel and people watch.
tomorrow: i meet my host family and DIS officially begins! waaa! i'm very excited, and will most certainly report back.
xo
LT
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