Today I went with Annie, Leah and Claire to Christiania, which is Copenhagen's biggest tourist attraction and truly a unique place. Christiania is sort of its own little world within Copenhagen. There are around 850 people who live in this strange woodstock-ish free commune. The residents established their own set of rules that differ from Danish law. "Pusher Street" is one of the reasons why Christiania is so famous. Here you can find cannabis for sale in all different forms (although hard drugs are strictly prohibited). There are a lot of things to see in Christiania, including many one-of-a-kind shops and restaurants. We wandered around the main streets and then took a walk around the lake, which is where most of the "houses" are. After exploring, we were all freezing and finished off our visit with coffee and hot cocoa at a cafe called the Månefiskeren (moon-fisher). It was an extremely beautiful and interesting area to explore but we also had to be very careful and respectful of the Christianites in order to stay out of trouble.
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| Symbol of Christiania-- the circles are for the dots of the 3 "i"s in Christiania |
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| Schoolhouse |
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| A Christianite's humble abode |
Oh and just a little side note, I tried herring for the first time at dinner tonight!
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