Tomorrow`s the day. The fun is over. We are going home. I don wanna go home. I miss home, but I don`t want it to be over. We have had a really, really good trip. even with all of the hiccups, it`s been wonderful. Better than I`d imagined. In fact, I had a hard time imagining it before we left. And, I`ve never had so many surreal moments in my life. I think I`ve done a good job this trip living in the moment. Not worried so much about what comes next, but enjoying now. Maybe I should have been more worried about what came next! Ha!
So what did we do today? Other than the day spent on the train, it was probably our most relaxing yet. The perfect way to end such an active vacation. We woke up at the same time but were lazy about it (which means Chris pretended to be awake, but his snores totally tipped me off). We stayed in bed and read and talked and tried to stay warm under the miniscule comforters. We have a double bed, but it`s actually like two twins pushed together and we each get our own comforter. Which, is actually a good idea, but they aren`t wide enough. If they were just a foot wider, they`d be perfect!
Finally, we made our way out into the day. It was noon. We needed food. We stopped at 7-eleven for Frankse Dogs. It`s the craziest thing. They take super skinny hotdogs and put them in bread that is actully like a mini baggeutte with one end cut off and a hole drilled 3/4 of the way down. Before they stick the dog in the hole (as it were), they squirt it full of whatever you want. Ketchup and mustard for us. It was great! Too bad, though there was waaaaayyy to much of the condiments toward the bottom. I couldn`t eat it all.
We intended to go to Our Saviour`s Church, just around the corner from our place. We walked there, and wouldn`t you know, it`s under construction? Everything we want to see is under construction. The awesome spires of the church in Roskilde were covered in scaffolding, the Rosenborg Castle was under total renovation (only 3 of the rooms were open plus the treasury), the castle looking thing at Tivoli. Don`t ever travel with me, everything you want to see will be under construction! And by under construction, I mean completely closed, and you couldn`t even go in the main gate. I was totally disappointed. I was looking forward to climbing the spiral spire. Very cool.
Instead, we continued on our way to Christiana. It`s Copenhagen`s "free society." To tell the truth, I was a tad nervous walking in. I (and by I, I mean we) don`t really fit in in places like that. Hippies, we are not. And no, we didn`t fit in. We stuck out like sore thumbs in the communal living that is Christiania. It`s an old barracks that was empty and just taken over in the 70s (I think). It´s definitely thought provoking. Should it be allowed to remain open? Or should the residents forced out and back into greater Copenhagen? I think maybe I don`t mind it so much. It`s not for me, but it works for them. There used to be lots of illegal activities there. That`s the only part I mind. And yes, we did smell the wacky tabbacy several times. But other than that, who are they bothering? I know the city is thinking about turning it into condos, and if the city actually still owns the land, they can do whatever they want, but maybe it`s better for now to let them have their place?
As we contemplated how glad we are we earn a good living, have electricity and own our own home, we walked back to the main shopping street to go in a few shops and see some Danish design. I read the best place for that was at Illums Bolighus. Wow! Very cool stuf, but very expensive. I really want to get Scooby a Fatboy dog bed. Really, Mimi will probably use it more, but we`ve started calling Scooby the Fatboy since we first saw them in Norway, and now he will have to have one!!
Just down from the shopping street is Nyhavn. One of my favorite places in Copenhagen. It`s wonderful to sit and people watch and take in the scenery. We sat for a while and then went and got a take away pizza. Brought it back and ate by the water. Wonderful. There are restaurants lining the area, but they can be quite expensive, and you know what happens at the end of vacation! But, we didn`t really mind eating that way. The water area is always lined with people. Tourists, yes, but sitting and enjoying their city are the Danes. Very cool. We hung out for a while and then took an ultra touristy canal boat tour. Not much to say about it. Good thing it was only $10 for both of us.
We came back and got beers and ice cream and hung out at Nyhavn some more. We were getting seriously annoyed by the family who comes around every 2 minutes trying to take your bottles and so were they guys next to us, and we started talking about it and just kept talking for the next hour or so. One was German, one was Latvian. It was very interesting. The German thinks our President is not so intelligent, and not very clever. And then he brought up Michael Moore. The Latvian seemed to take a more critical look at things. I think because of all they`ve been through with the Russians, they are wary. Like I said, very interesting.
And then it was time for dinner. We headed back down the shopping street, past the city hall (Radhus) to Tivoli...for the third time. Yep, we`ve been three times! Tonight we had dinner at the same place we ate the first night. Super awesome Italian food. Yum! We walked around, bought christmas ornaments, and waited for the Illusions show. It`s a water, light, and smoke show. The first night we were there, it was broken. The second, it was Saturday, and it didn`t run until 12:15. Tonight we finally saw it, and it was actually worth it. Very cool.
And that`s it. The end of our trip. Makes me sad. Now we have to go back, pack, sleep a little, and travel the 17+ hours home. At least we`ll be at home in our own bed with our own pillows (and a puppy sleeping on my head) tomorrow night. I am really looking forward to that. My own pillow. Maybe my neck will quit hurting so much. It`s going down my shoulder now too. Okay, so I`m out for now, but I`m planning on going back and telling some of the untold stories!
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