The Amazing Race

So today was my first official full day in Copenhagen. Woke up at 7 am, got ready WITHOUT the use of a straightener or blow dryer (very interesting...hoping to change that situation VERY soon), then followed my fellow DISers to Svanemøllen Station. We had our welcoming ceremony at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, which is a museum dedicated entirely to sculpture.

 

After that we broke off into groups to begin The Amazing Race. Basically, we were given a map and a list of destinations and left to navigate our way throughout the city. Pretty cool and yet daunting at the same time. But I enjoyed getting to know my way around the city. Some of the places we visited were: Parliament, the Royal Palace, New King's Square, the Church of our Saviour in Christianshavn, the Royal library (also known as the Black Diamond), and Studenterhuset.

One of the most exciting things that happened to my group today was witnessing the changing of the guards. It was so cool! They marched down the street and played instruments and shouted and twirled their batons.

Also, I got to eat my first REAL danish today! lol

So that was my day. Once we finished the Amazing Race, had some smørrebrød, and picked up our textbooks I got lost in the city with my roommate and another girl from our program. It was bound to happen at some point, and I'm sure it will happen again. Hopefully next time I won't be carrying 20 lbs of textbooks!

Jacklynn (my roommate) and I also went grocery shopping at the Netto. We spent approx. 550 kr on food, and we haven't even bought produce yet...whoops. To make things worse, I  forgot my shopping bags, so we hand to carry everything in Jacklynn's one big bag. It was killer.

We cooked our first meal together, but not having gone to Tiger yet for spices...we had to get creative. What we ended up with was Dijon chicken and fusilli pasta with mornay sauce, garlic, & gouda cheese. It was actually pretty tasty.

Overall, a great first day. I'm loving the city, minus all of the construction. =]