Kopenhagen = Toll!

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So I'm back from Copenhagen, Denmark. I find the German spelling of Copenhagen cooler with a K instead of the C. And it was one of the best trips I've made thus far. Unfortunately, the overnight bus ride wasn't too pleasant since it was too loud to sleep. But once we got to Copenhagen, it got much, much better! I explored the city with Lucka from the Czech Republic, Alessia from Italy, Murat and Melek from Turkey, and Dániel from Hungary. Murat brought a book about Copenhagen and it was an extremely useful tool in guiding us around the city. Everyone else said they didn't see that much of the city, but we literally covered the entire city center. It took between 6 and 7 hours by foot, but it was a great experience! We spent a total of 11 hours in Copenhagen before we got back in the bus for the overnight ride home. Everyone was exhausted! Probably from the lack of sleep, walking, and converting from the Euro to the Danish Crone. I don't remember everything that we saw (considering we saw so much), but it was all spectacular to look at. We did see the town hall several times when we were lost at the beginning , a few markets, a bunch of churches and a synagogue, an outlook point (in the Rundetaarn, or Round Tower) (Murat, Melek, and I at the top of the Round Tower)
, Amalienborg Palace, a picture of the Little Mermaid (the main attraction in Copenhagen; she's currently in Shanghai for an international exhibition) , the harbor
, and some other great points of interest! Unfortunately, Copenhagen was also my last trip for the year with AFS. I had to say good-bye to quite a few exchange students that I most likely won't see before I fly home. However, I felt like we all left in good spirits and wished each other all the best.

(Left to right: Lucka, Alessia, Me, Dániel)




Amalienborg Palace. We got to see the changing of the guards.

An Army Base near the Harbor.



I suppose Denmark is a big fan of Obama.


Haven't seen one of these in a while!

On Tuesday, I'll be doing another overnight trip. However, this time it's with my school and we're going to London. I get to speak some English! Although the Danish spoke English well, they didn't really understand German. That was fun to have to translate! :-)

Bis dann,
Matt

P.S. Happy Memorial Day everyone! And today I turned 19 and 2/3 years old! I'll be back in June! Okay, I know it's only a day away...so you won't have to wait too long...