Last week my parents were in Copenhagen, this week Mike was and Chelsea gets here a week from today! I don't have time to event think about being homesick this month because all my favorite people are coming to me!
I was really only with my parents in Copenhagen for two days. I spent Sunday with them at the Larsens for Emma's family birthday party. She had
both her Danish and American families there, which was a lot of fun! On Monday morning, my mom and dad rented a car and drove to the main peninsula Jylland to visit my mom's old host sister from when she studied abroad in Denmark for a full year (back when she was my age). They stayed one night with her and her family and then drove a little further and took a ferry out to a little island called Samso, where my mom had lived for a while. She was reunited with her old host parents, whom she had not seen in about 20 years! It sounded like it was a very hyggeligt reunion.
My mom and a dad returned to Copenhagen on Wednesday and I met them at Sticks'n'Sushi for an
amazing dinner with the Larsen's. Jan really treated us and ordered what seemed like everything on the menu! Then on Thursday I met up with Emma and my parents after class. We had lunch at Nyhavn 17 and then did some serious shopping :) After working our way down Stroget, we went met up with Annie to La Glace for cake and hot chocolate. After refueling, we shopped a little more and walked back to my parent's hotel in Nyhavn. That night my parents and I went to dinner at Puk with Annie, Claire and Anne. It was so much fun to have us all together! My mom made Annie and Claire try Aquavit for the first time. Aquavit is a liquor that is quite strong and has a
very distinct taste. It is traditional to drink a shot of aquavit called "snaps" during a meal. Judging by Annie and Claire's reactions to the snaps, I think it was their first
and last time drinking Aquavit :)
It was so incredibly good to see my parents. We had an amazing two weeks together in Germany and Copenhagen. I had to say goodbye to them after dinner and got surprisingly emotional. Annie made me feel better by saying you should be happy that you're sad to see them go; it's a good sign. Also, I couldn't cry too hard because I had to leave early the next morning to meet Mike in Paris... rough life, I know...
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| Smørrebrød at Nyhavn 17 |
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| La Glace-- yummy! |
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| Dinner (and snaps!) at Puk |
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| Aquavit--skål! |
Mike's Copenhagen adventure came the following week! We got back from Paris on Sunday afternoon. We went on a very windy bike ride to Amager beach with Emma and then just had a relaxing night. I had class all week until 1pm, but Mike was more than okay with sleeping in every morning until I was done. On Monday I showed him around the city all afternoon and we went to the top of the Round Tower, which is a 17th century observatory built for King Christian IV. Then, that evening we had dinner at the most hyggeligt restaurant in Nyhavn called Cap Horn. I can honestly say it was one of the best meals of my life! It was really fun to treat ourselves to something so nice and special. On Tuesday, we toured the Carlsberg Brewery and then went out that night with Annie and Anna. Wednesday was a very snowy day by Danish standards, but we decided to brave the "blizzard" and take the train to Malmo, Sweden. The train leaves from Copenhagen airport and goes underwater for a little, then pops back up on a long bridge, and before you know it you're in Sweden! The whole trip takes less than 30 minutes. We didn't stay in Malmo long because the weather was pretty unfortunate. On Thursday, we met up with Annie and toured Rosenborg Castle and the crown jewels. Then, we all met Anne for coffee and walked over to Amalienborg Palace. Claire met up with us at Nyhavn to say hello before her next class, and then Mike and I went to the National Museum with Anne. We packed a lot in to this week but still had enough down time that it did not feel too rushed. The whole week went by way too fast and I can't believe Mike left this morning. Actually, I just got a text from him a few minutes ago confirming that he landed safely in Minnesota! It was hard to say goodbye and I obviously wish he could have stayed longer, but I just have to remind myself how lucky I am that he was able to visit at all!
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| Our VERY windy trip to the beach |
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| View of Copenhagen from the Round Tower |
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| Mike by parliament |
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| Nyhavn made out of Legos at the Lego Store! |
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| Dinner at Cap Horn |
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| Mike's first wienerbrød |
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| The Carlsberg Brewery Tour |
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| World's largest unopened beer bottle collection |
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| Snowy day in Sweden |
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| Rosenborg Castle |
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| Amalienborg Palace |
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| Reunited in Nyhavn |
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| Mummies in the National Museum |
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| Mike's first flødeboller! |
