Day 9: So Much to do, So Little Time

I forgot to post yesterday, and now I'm getting up in four hours to catch a train to Berlin, but I'll post some updates tomorrow! For now I spent the last two days in Copenhagen, met up with my friend Erika from RPI here, and wish I could stay longer!

Update:
Today was another full day exploring Copenhagen! I went off on my own as Erika wanted to see some other parts of Denmark. I started off getting lost on my way taking the bus to downtown. I got off at the wrong stop accidentally. Not speaking Danish, I thought the stop was correct, however it was announcing the end station (where I needed to go) with I mistake for the current stop. Then, I decided to go back to get a raincoat - an excellent idea might I add. The day turned out to be cold and blustery. After this little adventure, I finally made it into Copenhagen around 11. I went to the local outdoor market - similar to pike place - and got some pouradge for breakfast. This was absolutely delicious! Warm oatmeal, raspberry compote, almonds, and skyre (an Icelandic yogurt high that's  in protein.) Then I got a coffee to go, and headed in my way.

From here, I wanted to see the changing of the guard at Amielenborg Palace at noon, so I set in that direction. I must say, the whole endeavor was quite boring compared to Stockholm's. Not to mention it was also cold, windy, and raining. The soldiers marched into the square, took various posts to change places, then marched the square to change all gaurds, and that was it Stockholm had horses, trumpets, songs, marches etc. It's interesting to see the difference.

After seeing the changing of the gaurd, I saw the church next door, and headed to Rosenburg Palace. It was amazing to see artifacts and a palace from the 1100's. With nothing comparing to this in the U.S. it's truly special to see. The crown jewels and treasures were also in treasury! I honestly still can't even believe the crowns were real! The detail and sparkle were unbelievable.

Afterwards, I headed back towards the center of town. With it getting colder and raining harder, I figured it would be a good time to walk Strogget, the main shopping street. I picked up some souvenirs along the way as I dogged into shops, and saw the Lego store. From there I took the bus back to Erika's.

Now, I needed to do laundry. When I say need, I mean NEED. I have been traveling for 12 days now, and have only wash I've done has been in a sink. Backpacking with only 6 pairs of clothes, this doesn't always cut it. That was such a nice luxury to have soft clothes rather than crispy ones. 

After dinner, most of Erika's hall was going out to the local campus bar. It was fun to meet and talk to locals rather than tourists. Hostels are awesome because you meet so many people with various goals and experiences in traveling, but they're also all tourists just like you. This was a good change of pace to meet Danes.

After a few drinks and hours, I headed back to pack. I needed to leave around 6, and with only one train per day to Berlin, I didn't want to chance missing it.