Less than a day after arriving back in CPH, we were back at the airport again... mom and ellen are in Copenhagen!! We picked then up around 1 in the afternoon, got them to their hotel, and then showed them Tordens. They stayed one street away from me at Best Western Hotel City, which was nice that they were so close. I really liked seeing their reaction and how they perceived everything when first arriving here. It reminded me of how I saw things those first few days... so new and unfamiliar. I think they were surprised to see how great of a location I actually have, it really is right in the center of the city. Maybe I will persuade Mom and/or Ellen to write a little synopsis of their time in Copenhagen so we could see their perceptions..? Either way, that night we walked down Stroget, which was frustrating because everything was closed (sunday, and easter). For dinner, we went to this Turkish buffet that Dino and I had gone to awhile back. It was sooooooooo nice to have them both in Copenhagen!! I think it made me realize how much I really did miss home. Just to have people that know and understand the background to my stories without countless explanations and to understand my sense of humor that is usually not as well received by other people. I also liked showing them my life as of right now, the streets I see on a daily basis, the building I always pass, the buddy that always hangs around ;), etc.
Day 2--Dino and I met mom and Ellen at their hotel for breakfast, then we walked to Nyhavn to walk around. Nyhavn is the canal strip right by my apartment with a lot of bars/cafes/restaurants. Our walk continued to the Royal Palace, and then to The Little Mermaid. The Royal Palace was pretty close to my apartment and I was a little embarrassed to admit that I had never been there. It wasn't all that special, but still nice to have seen. The Little Mermaid was a huge disappointment. It is supposed to be Copenhagen's signature sightseeing thing, but if that's all they have to offer I would say don't bother. It was so tiny!
Next up was showing them my school.. I sort of forgot how much different it really is than Wisconsin schools and universities. Because it can have corporate sponsors, it is about 1,000,000 times more modern than the schools I'm used to. After I couldn't persuade them to go to class in my place, we decided to walk down Stroget to see the city square. The parliament buildings and Tivoli are really close so we saw those as well. We ended up at Hard Rock for a drink, then we went to Central Station. We found this Boston/Irish pub called O'Learys, so we stopped in for a drink there. There was some crazy lady in the bathroom.. this story only makes sense if you were there, so I will not elaborate.. hilarious. That night we walked down to Nyhavn again and had dinner at one of the restaurants while listening to musicians.
Day 3--Finally, the stores were open! Who knew there was an Easter Sunday AND Easter Monday?!?!?! Of course, I haven't seen snow except for maybe once the entire time I've been here and sure enough when mom and Ellen come it snows! We were shopping so we didn't notice all that much. We had lunch at the same kebab shop as the day before and I think the owner liked me because he gave us a huge thing of free falafels. (too bad we all hate falafels) The Round Tower was our last stop before leaving for Amsterdam. Even though I've been there twice already, I would say it's still one of my favorite spots. I would guess that they liked seeing the entire city as well.. (?)
Day 3--cont--Our flight to Amsterdam went well, but getting to our hotel was a completely different story! The Amsterdam public transportation system is one of the worst ever.. after we finally figured it out and were on our way to the hotel we had to use the tram system, aka: The Death Tram. It had people sliding everywhere and getting stuck in the accordion part. Whew, after surviving that ride we found our hotel.. and 3 Sisters Pub. We had a few (or more) pints of Heineken and then decided we should go walk around our square (Rembrandt Square). We found that a lot of things were closed except some coffeeshops (the ones that sell weed legally) and a place called Cafe Nasty. We ended up opting for finding fries and pizza and going back to the hotel room.
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