Copenhagen, Denmark
3 nights
I awoke at 6:30am the morning of my flight to see that my flight had already been delayed by five hours. My new scheduled departure time was now at 1:35am on October 29th. Most people would be bummed about a delay, especially one this long, however, I had not even started to pack and
wanted to go surfing in the morning so was thrilled to have more time. The morning before leaving the country I went surfing with Lindsay in Ventura and it was absolutely amazing. We were some of the only people in the water and I caught one of the best waves that I have ever surfed. Once I was in Copenhagen I checked into my hostel and the following day did a free walking tour and wandered around the city. It was a beautiful city to walk around with quaint colorful houses, boats lining river channels and cobblestone pathways. I then met up with Geraldine, Karen and Emily went to dinner and then a hugely club/bar.
My Halloween started with a delicious brunch with Karen and Emily. After which Karen and I went to Christiana which is basically a hippie commune. It was really interesting to see the way the community was put together. As we were walking around we decided to go into a shop and were looking at postcards when there were two young girls on horses who trotted through the front door and into the shop on their horses. As we continued to walk around we saw where the people live which were very nice quaint little houses, saw people just hanging out and smoking weed (which is illegal in Denmark but apparently cops ignore it in this area) and pusher street which is where they sell weed. It looks a bit sketchy because the sellers stand in both that are covered with a mesh camouflaged material and to hide their face and are very strict about not taking photos. It is a really strange but intriguing atmosphere. Afterwards we went to a pop up dinner.
This ended up being one of the most random and strange dinner events that I have ever attended. I was told about it by Karen and Emily who had made reservations the previous day and were able to reserve an extra seat for me. Going into it I was a little uncertain what to expect. As we are walking to dinner I find out that it is at someones apartment and when we arrive we are offered wine and shown around. This is where I initially become skeptical of how expensive dinner is going to cost. We were then told that everything in the apartment was for sale and they redecorate the apartment and set it up specifically for these dinner events. That was my second red flag that dinner was going to be ridiculously priced. We are then shown to our seats at a large kitchen table with about 9 other people and given a menu. The third and final red flag is the menu. There is only one thing on the menu but it is about a 7 course meal. Luckily there is a price listed but as I suspected it is extremely expensive and costs about 100 usd. I have never paid that much for a meal in my life and as a budget backpacker and traveler that was several days worth of budget for me in Scandinavia. Karen and Emily ordered but I asked if I could just stay and hang out with them as they ate. The waiter didn't mind which was a relief. As the courses came through I was even more relieved that I didn't get the food because it was very strange and the few bites that I had were not to my liking. There were also a couple of people who ended up being pretty rude so Emily and I decided to grab a few beers after dinner and the rude encounter. It turned out to be a fairly crazy night out and we ended up getting back to the hostel at around 6am. I only had a few hours of sleep before having to get up and get a train to Stockholm. Well worth it.
3 nights
I awoke at 6:30am the morning of my flight to see that my flight had already been delayed by five hours. My new scheduled departure time was now at 1:35am on October 29th. Most people would be bummed about a delay, especially one this long, however, I had not even started to pack and
wanted to go surfing in the morning so was thrilled to have more time. The morning before leaving the country I went surfing with Lindsay in Ventura and it was absolutely amazing. We were some of the only people in the water and I caught one of the best waves that I have ever surfed. Once I was in Copenhagen I checked into my hostel and the following day did a free walking tour and wandered around the city. It was a beautiful city to walk around with quaint colorful houses, boats lining river channels and cobblestone pathways. I then met up with Geraldine, Karen and Emily went to dinner and then a hugely club/bar.
My Halloween started with a delicious brunch with Karen and Emily. After which Karen and I went to Christiana which is basically a hippie commune. It was really interesting to see the way the community was put together. As we were walking around we decided to go into a shop and were looking at postcards when there were two young girls on horses who trotted through the front door and into the shop on their horses. As we continued to walk around we saw where the people live which were very nice quaint little houses, saw people just hanging out and smoking weed (which is illegal in Denmark but apparently cops ignore it in this area) and pusher street which is where they sell weed. It looks a bit sketchy because the sellers stand in both that are covered with a mesh camouflaged material and to hide their face and are very strict about not taking photos. It is a really strange but intriguing atmosphere. Afterwards we went to a pop up dinner.
Hanz Christain Anderson:
"To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to roam the roads remote, to travel is to live"
