because it's a beutiful city even if I did have a miserable first night.
Brian and I arrived in Copenhagen yesterday afternoon from Denver.
Both of us were tired from the flight but we wanted to see Copenhagen
before heading to Sweden. After some initial confusion and the
purchase of three train tickets from the automated machine we were on
the train from the airport to Copenhagen city center.
The trains run every 10 minutes, allow bikes and got us downtown in 12
minutes. Both of us commented on how cool the train was and how we
would ride a train if Colorado had something similar.
Any reservations I had about bringing my bike were instantly
eliminated on my first step outside the train station. In every
direction you looked there were bicycles. There were new bikes, rusty
bikes, strap bikes, cart bikes... with equally unique riders. However
my favorite riders were the ladies in skirts, stockings and high heels.
Once my excitement from all the bikes subsided we made our way to the
CPH hostel. By the time we were checked in it was 5:30. I took a
quick cat nap then joined Brian on a four hour self guided tour of
Copenhagen. First we hit Christhaven which is a STRANGE wanna be
hippie commune. Second we walked the canals which were lined with
side walk cafes and people drinking beer. Third we walked through the
Kings fort which is a cool walled fortress surrounded by a huge water
filled moat.
After all that walking we were hungry and started looking for food.
There are a ton of restaurants but finding something to eat was
somewhat difficult. Many of the restaurants were to swank and
expensive for us. When we finally found one we ending up leaving
because the service was so bad. Then the next place we tried was
closing. Finally we found a popular mediterainan buffet with salads
and pastas. We ate our fill there then headed back to the hostel for
some much needed sleep.
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