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Saturday 20 February 2010

A Trip to Copenhagen







On Wednesday 17th we left for Copenhagen. We travelled by bus and by train and the journey took about 3 hours and 30 minutes. After our arrival we went to the Danhostel, got installed there and went sightseeing.
On the first day in Copenhagen we took the City Tour Bus and visited the Rundetaarn (built by Christian IV between 1637 and 1642, it used to be an observatory, a library and a library). There was a marvellous view of the whole city, although the weather was a bit cold and windy. We also walked along Stroget (a shopping street number 1 in Copenhaged and the longest shopping street in Europe, 1.1 km long). In the evening we had a delicious dinner in a Chinese restaurant. We paid 100 DKK and could eat anything we wanted. No wonder we spent the rest of the day lying in bed and doing nothing.
On Thursday, Feb 18th we started the day with a delicious breakwast and then went sightseeing. We could see the Royal Library (called The Black Diamond as it shines at night). We wanted to go on a boat trip but the boats didn't sail due to the frozen river. That's why we had to walk for about 40 minutes to see The Little Mermaid. But it was worth-doing as The Little Mermaid is probably the most famous symbol of Copenhagen and is really beautiful. You can also come to her and touch her.
We also went to Amalienborg Castle and watched changing of the guards accompanied by great music. Then we went to the oldest cafe in Copenhagen called Sommersko.
In the evening we went to the Mediterranean Restaurant Riz Raz. The buffet there was flavourful and we kept eating until we got extremely full. To get rid of the energy we gained we went out and searched for a disco. Unfortunately we didn't find the one we were looking for but we discovered an Australian Bar with extremely friendly prices - a bottle of bier for just 10 DKK. So walking back to the hostel was really funny!:-)
On Friday 19th we packed our suitcases and got ready for going back to Haderslev. Before that we wisited the National Museum which is enormous and has a great number of fascinating exhibitions. I especially liked the Children's museum with replicas of toys you could play with, and the Café where I ordered wonderful hot chocolate.
Everything in Copenhagen worked like clockwork except for catching the bus. The train was a little bit delayed and that's why we didn't catch the bus to Haderslev. As the result we had to wait for an hour for another bus. But we did shopping instead to kill the time.
To sum up: Copenhagen is a wonderful city and I really enjoyed staying there. I would like to go there again in spring when everything is green and weather is more suitable for sightseeing!

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