Charter buses are not made for an old European city

Things have definitely been interesting here in Copenhagen. My flight landed early, it was easy to find my bag, and there were plenty of DIS representatives to heard all of us students to buses. These buses, however, were charter buses (wide) that somehow had to fit through Copenhagen streets (narrow). On top of that, we had a small trailer on the back to carry luggage. Needless to say there were a few glitches. We got stuck halfway down a street, with cars parallel parked and packed like sardines on either side. Keep in mind this was a 8am on a Sunday morning after all of us had been traveling all night, and boy were we a sight to see. Somehow the bus driver backed the bus down the street, after all of the guys on the bus unhitched the trailer. Under his breath, he mumbled “Welcome to Denmark” and shook his head.

In the end, we made it to Tåsingegade (pronounced toe-sing-ale, thank you Danish language for being indistinguishable to me), the apartment/dorm/whatever you want to call it place I will be staying. It is sure quaint and charming. I will let the pictures do it justice, and keep in mind there is no separate kitchen or shower; each is smushed into the bedroom and bathroom, respectively. I actually like it though, it’s a blank slate to decorate.

We spent today going on a scavenger hunt around the city, and we came across many famous sights such as Tivoli, a hotel theme park place and the colorful houses featured in the background of this blog. We did a ton of walking, but it was amazing to be in the central part of the city where everything is going on, especially since my building is in more of a residential area.

Tonight we made our first meal: spaghetti with tomato sauce and sautéed mushrooms and pepper. Complete with red wine, it was the perfect meal and tasted even better knowing that we made it in our little kitchenette (which I think is kind of like a Barbie play kitchen). Now I’m just organizing the crazy amount of information packets and guide we have received so far and prepare for another busy day in the city tomorrow.

This guys was singing "I've Got Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks. Got to love the country music!

Godnat!