Caitlin Takes Copenhagen : Weekend Update

Another weekend has come and gone just like that! On Friday, I had a few friends over to the house to cook dinner and eat/drink with the family. It was definitely what the Danes consider "hyggelig." Then on Saturday I went with Anne to the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, which is one of the most famous art museums in Copenhagen. The museum was founded by Carl Jacobsen, who is the son of the founder of Carlsberg brewery (hence the name). The museum had a little bit of everything from French impressionist paintings to ancient Roman sculptures. The actual building was as impressive as the artwork within it. Each room had very detailed ceilings with ornate crown molding, paintings and lighting. After Ny Carlsberg, Anne and I ate lunch at yet another cute and quaint little cafe. I had fiskfrikadeller, which are like fluffy white-fish cakes. They were quite tasty! After lunch we continued with the art theme and visited a smaller modern art gallery called GL Strand, which was also very interesting. We finished the afternoon with cake and coffee at a local bakery. I went out with Emma and some friends on Saturday night. We went to a chic cocktail lounge called Bar 7 and ordered fancy drinks, which was really fun. Emma had a drink that tasted just like an Oreo, Annie and Leah had bubble gum martinis, and I had a passionfruit-ginger foofoo thing. Sunday was a relaxing day. I was feeling pretty homesick but was able to skype my parents and Mike so that helped. Otherwise I basically just caught up on sleep and homework. This was my last weekend in Copenhagen for over a month, which is hard to believe! I kick-off my traveling adventures this weekend with Prague so stayed tuned for more on that :)