Copenhagen...

Well...I wasn't going to mention this as I thought it was a little mean, but since the comments have fallen by the wayside again (even from my most diehard commentators...Bo and Jacy) I've decided to bring it up anyway. Yes...I have been off work for over a year now. YEAH FOR ME!!! And if I can just win the lottery now or find a hot sugar mama...I kind of like not working.

I landed in Copenhagen after almost 12 hours on the train or in the train station and at that point I was excited to see my friend Lena, but I was hating traveling as well. After this trip I don't think I want to even see a train again...let alone travel in one. It's scary when I can think of a 4-5 hour train ride as an easy one. But at least I'm getting my money's worth from the Eurail Pass. And it was kind of cool having the train pull onto a ferry for the ride over to Denmark.

The reason for the mad dash to Copenhagen was to be in time for a huge mid-summer party at the dorm where Lena lives. All is going well at the party as I catch up with Lena and meet many of her friends, but within an hour of arriving something inside me tells me that I've been pushing myself too hard lately and I get sick in the bushes at the party and have to leave to go lay down. What a great first impression the Danish must of had of me.

Luckily, I had only had one beer at the party so they knew it wasn't because I was a light weight. I can't have the Danes thinking us Cdns can't drink. And just to prove it, I rested from about 9pm to 2am and went back to the party and drank some more beer and had a few shooters as well until the sun was starting to rise. It's a tough job, but when you're one of the Drinking Ambassadors for your country...it must be done. However, I never thought I would say this, but it's almost time to pass my Ambassadorship to someone else. I'm not as young as I once was. I know...it's a sad day for all Canadians.

But never fear...I haven't given up quite yet. And I still feel it's my duty to get to as many bars as possible so that I can pick up drink coasters from around the world for my good friend Lorne. I hope he understands the sacrifices I've been making for him. And just one last comment about beer in Copenhagen...it's actually not very good. We picked up 16 different Danish beers from the supermarket to test out and most of them were quite bad...but we drank them anyways.

Once again...I find myself in a city with beautiful people. For all you single readers out there...I would highly recommend finding yourself in Copenhagen sooner than later. The other thing that Copenhagen has a lot of is water. I'm not sure why I didn't know this, but Copenhangen is made up of a few islands. Pretty cool. And with that much waterfront, you know there are some great restaurants and bars with some amazing views. I must admit, I didn't try too many out as like Switzerland...it's expensive. Basically a pint of beer costs you just over $10Cdn dollars and the one lunch we did have cost almost $60Cdn. Ouch is right!

Copenhagen is a pretty cool city with lots to see, but for some reason, the city didn't seem as old to me as other cities I've been to. Yet, I was told the buildings were very old...so I don't get it. Maybe they have less pollution than the other European cities I've been to and the buildings age better. I don't know. If any of you architects or historians have a better explanation...bring it on. Another important thing to consider when going to Copenhagen...is that ATMs aren't as prevalent as they are in Canada. Once again I show up in a new country without any local currency and can't find a bank machine...it must be a conspiracy. So another classy move, I'm borrowing money and having people buy me drinks within minutes of meeting them. It's a good thing the Danish are such a friendly bunch.

But the one very nice thing about this stop was that I was able to slow down the pace of sightseeing since I was spending four days in one spot. I had forgotten how relaxing traveling can be when you have the time to smell the roses and not rushing to the next tourist spot to snap off a couple pictures. I told myself I would do this more often, but it really hasn't worked out that way. Time to go snap a picture!

And the Embro Boys don't have to worry, I'm not going soft by taking a picture of a mermaid sculpture for no good reason. If you are like me and have no idea why this 'Little Mermaid' is such a Danish icon...it's because the famous author Hans Christian Andersen lived in Copenhagen. Who knew? I couldn't even remember one of his works. Maybe he should have wrote a book entitled...Beers of the World...then maybe I'd know him.


And since I didn't get a picture of a windmill when I was in the Netherlands, I figured a Danish windmill will have to suffice for my Dutch friend Zwartman. Enjoy.

Now it's time to invade Italy. Ciao!