Every day when I head to class I bring my camera with me just in case I feel the need to capture some impromptu moments of fun. Usually I end up taking pictures of landscapes and sunsets (which you'll see plenty of here). CPH is a truly mesmerizing city and the weather for the past few weeks has been sunny (but cold...brrr), so the photo ops have been quite frequent. I can't help but smile and appreciate being here when I look back at these pictures...
View from the train platform in Trekroner at 7:30am (when the sun was actually rising at that point...now sunrise is at 8:05am).
Church of Our Savior. It is a baroque church and the corkscrew spire shown here houses an external winding staircase that you can climb to see beautiful views of the city.
Inside the church. It was such a sunny day, so everything was literally gleaming.
Organs in Danish churches get more and more impressive every time I see them. They are ornate, beautiful, and HUGE.
To light candles for people in every church I've been to you have to pay at least $1 USD (granted most times it goes to a charitable cost).
GABRIEL
The warning sign as we entered the spire to walk to the top. I laughed when I saw it, but in hindsight it was definitely needed. I honestly didn't think I was going to make it to the top without collapsing. I was huffing and puffing so much.
The view was so worth it! View of the city harbor from the top of the Church of Our Savior spire.
Typical CPH bikers cruising along...beware of getting hit. They will not stop for you.
One Saturday morning, Jennifer and her friend from school and Kelsie and I decided to go to a market in the city. (Think Portland Public Market except infinitely better.) These Agnes Cupcakes are infamous and Denmark - and so expensive. We each got one for later that day. I got coconut and it was absolutely delicious (though I happened to try red velvet and carrot and they were even more luscious).
P.S. Mom & Dad...birthday cupcakes? Shipped from Denmark? Just a thought...
There were rows and rows of flowers throughout the market - I just kept stopping to take pictures and smell them all :)
Attempt at being artsy?
There were two market buildings. The first one had all the sandwich/fruit/dessert places and this one was chock full of fish and cheese. Needless to say the smell was a bit overwhelming.
So fall!
Some fallen leaves on a walkway I took on the way to a field study for my Intelligence, Spies, and Al-Qaida class. Couldn't resist pulling out my camera to capture this - it was such a crisp and perfect day.
I was a bit early to another field study and was wondering around along the water...
One of my field studies for my Danish Language class was going to Christiania (check out the link - Wikipedia explains it much more eloquently than I would). I had already wandered around a few times, but the guide - a woman who had been living there since 1984 - took us to a few areas we hadn't seen before and thoroughly explained the history and current lifestyle. It was actually quite interesting and informative.
We got off the train at home and voila...absolutely stunning.
Same day as we kept walking. I never wanted to go inside because the sky was just so wonderful.
Every year in October, Copenhagen has an event called Kulturnatten (Culture Night) where hundreds of museums and businesses open their doors to the public. We ended up going out a little late to thoroughly enjoy the cultural experience, but we did go to the DIS event which involved hot apple cider (they had just run out...oh well), pumpkin carving, and s'mores (NOM).
When we got off the train on our way to Culture Night, we just stumbled upon this a cappella group serenading public transportation users. It 100% made our night. Not only were they legitimately very good, but they were singing awesome songs that we knew!
One Saturday morning, Kelsie and I decided we would head into the city to check out the Botanical Gardens we had heard people raving about. The area was huge and it was perfect day to go. We ended up just sitting on a bench for 2 hours talking and enjoying the beauty. Some plants were definitely starting to die (we should have gone when we first arrived), but it was still pretty.
Reflections!
So much greenery - I just wanted to sit and stare for hours.
More reflection!
A little duck we noticed swimming across the pond as we were crossing one of the many bridges throughout the park.
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