The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity and all of it has been novel and exciting!
Two weekends ago I had the opportunity to visit my friend Kirsten in London. I got to see a lot of the major sites, such as Trafalgar Square.
While we were there we went to the National Gallery where I saw a myriad of artwork form well-known painters, and most notably I got to see the Sunflowers by Van Gogh.
I saw a lot of the iconic sights in London.
Everyone knows that giant Ikea poster of Piccadilly Circus. So of course I had to make my way over there to get a picture in front of those picturesque crossroads
In this picture you can see the London Eye, Westminster Palace, and Big Ben.
Here’s another picture I got of the London Eye. While i did not take a ride on it, given the exorbitant price and hour-long commitment required to do the full revolution, I felt seeing it was good enough for me.
I also got this picture of Big Ben with the sun peaking out behind it. Given that I was in London in February, I would say the presence of the sun was a lucky surprise.
Along with my trip to London, which by far exceeded my expectations of what I believed to be just another generic European city, I had the pleasure of having my mom and Albert coming to visit me in Copenhagen!
We did a lot of sightseeing (and eating) in the three days they were here and we got a lot out of the trip.
One of the first things we did was visit Christiansborg Palace, which is the seat of the Danish Parliament, the Danish Prime Minister's Office and the Supreme Court of Denmark. Unfortunately the elevator was not working when we went to visit so we could not stand at the top of the tower, but the building was beautiful and being able to go inside was still amazing.
We also had to make the mandatory visit to the Little Mermaid statue. As always there was a crowd of people surrounding the small sculpture, but we were still able to get some good pictures.
While making our way from The Little Mermaid to dinner we walked around Kastellet, which is s one of the best preserved star fortresses in Northern Europe. As the sun was setting, I got a scenic picture of this windmill.
We also got to walk by Nyhavn Bay as the neon signs were starting to light up, signaling the beginning of a bustling Saturday night.
On Sunday our adventures continued at the Old Carlsberg Brewery where we took a tour of the original facilities and drank some beers.
While there we also got to see the world’s largest collection of unopened beer bottles, which is noted in the Guinness Book of World Records! Currently, there are more than 16,600 different kinds of beer bottles displayed in the collection.
We also saw the Jutland horses that pull the Carlsberg wagon around Copenhagen. They are a hallmark of the Carlsberg brand and well-known around the city.
Overall, both the trip to London and the visit form my mom and Al were a great addition to my time studying abroad and I can’t wait to see what this journey has in store for me next!
