My home 'til January

So I live in student accommodation in Ørestad which I know means nothing to most of you so here's a map:

I live a 15min bike ride away from uni and a 25min ride away from the centre of the city. Where I live is very open with quite a few parks and a almost country feel (seriously I saw cows in the big green area north of where I live yesterday). Anyway so here are some photos of my area and building that I took over the past few weeks.

Dodgy lift is dodgy

Bird's eye view from my balcony

The park behind my building

Bjerget building for any architecture geeks

Every apartment has it's own garden

Metro stop on the way home from uni. Fun fact: the metro here is all automatic so no drivers

The giant shopping centre directly across the road from my building

2 weeks in Copenhagen

 Today marks two weeks in Copenhagen and unfortunately I have left my camera behind on most occasions but fortunately there are still a few photos to accompany this post.

The Story So Far:

From Amsterdam I took a 15hr overnight train that went via Germany to Copenhagen. Whilst it wasn't that bad I certainly wouldn't recommend it. After Amsterdam and the train my first day was spent unpacking and catching up on sleep. On day two I started Danish course and spent the afternoon in the kings garden with the other exchange students. Friday night I went out and didn't get home until 6am (mainly because we couldn't remember which direction the train home went in). On Saturday I went bike shopping and on Sunday we went to a free concert in Christiania, a hippy commune also known as mini Amsterdam. Unfortunately you are not allowed to take photos there (fun fact you're also not allowed to run because it will cause a panic).

Last week I went to the Studenterhuset (Copenhagen's version of unibar), visited some cute cafes, took a walking tour focusing on medieval Copenhagen (where the photos were taken), did some window shopping in chic Scandinavian fashion stores, attended a fashion week street party and found my way to Ikea.

This week, so far, I've been to a couple more cafes, had the best baked good of my life and casually attended a party on the Copenhagen metro. Tomorrow I'm going to watch Django Unchained for free in a park and maybe make my way to the Little Mermaid. As for this weekend, that's yet to be decided but there is a never ending list of free things on this month.

So after two weeks I can say that:

• I have a basic understanding of basic Danish phrases
• I can ride my bike without fearing the Danish cyclists
• I can ride into the city centre without having to check a map (mostly)
• I am (nearly) used to the currency
• I can cook couscous without a microwave
• I can unlock my apartment first go

Next post: Where I'm living and I promise to take more photos xx

Once more to Europe

After one week in Copenhagen and nearly two weeks abroad I finally have decent internet. I have quite a bit to write about so bear with me here. I promise from here on in I will be better with my updates.

On my way to Denmark I spent four nights in Amsterdam which is a beautiful and very interesting city. I saw all the usual sights (Anne Frank House, Heineken Experience, Van Gogh Museum and the red light district) as well as many of the flea markets in and around the city and a very interesting exhibit that had digitally restored nearly all of Rembrandt's known paintings as well as attempting to recreate images that had been cropped, lost or damaged.

 

Originally I planned to also write a little about my stay so far in Copenhagen but alas, I am late for dinner and I still haven't done tonights Danish homework. 

Until the weekend xx