DENMARK: COPENHAGEN

I spent less than 24 hours in Copenhagen! When I was planning out my plans for the summer, I knew that I wanted to be in Sweden with Caitlin and Finland with Emilia and her family. The issue was figuring out how I would get there. Because of the Taylor Swift concert, flights in and out of Stockholm were super expensive. So, my second option was to train for 6 hours to Copenhagen and fly out the following morning. In the moment, I thought I was a genius by saving money and seeing another country. But after buying a hostel for the night and accidentally having to rebook the train ticket, it ended up costing almost as much as just flying out of Stockholm. But, still, another country, another pin!

My journey to a new country starts as normal, either on a plane or on the train. When I take the train, almost always, I'm working on a previous blog post. The train ride flew by pretty quickly, as I had a lot of other things to work on to keep me busy. Once I made it to Copenhagen, I began the trek to my hostel. I wouldn't say I'm dramatic, but I definitely make situations stressful when they don't need to be. In this case, I was trying to change my clothes, text Katie and Sarah Jane to meet up with them, and store all of my luggage while trying to get service in the process. However, I made it out alive and walked into the city center to meet us with Katie and Sarah Jane.

While I walked, I passed City Hall Square. Since I flew out early that morning, I wanted to make sure I saw as much of Copenhagen as possible. I met Sarah Jane and Katie at a nearby store, and we walked to the famous colorful buildings, also known as Nyhavn Harbour. 

It was packed. It must've been the peak time to go to the buildings because we could barely walk around. We ended up going back later in the day to try and get better photos, and that worked out really well. But I thought the buildings were so cute, and I loved all the shops and restaurants around them. We didn't buy or shop much in Copenhagen because everything was extremely expensive.

The next place we went was Kongens Have, which was a beautiful park, and once again, people were everywhere. We stopped at a grocery store and got a few snacks. Then, we played Old Maid for a bit before walking to another park called Kastellet. 

I don't know much of the history of Kastellet, but Google says it is a preserved fortress, and many military activities still occur there today. 

We also passed by a beautiful church that was also in the park before going to the Little Mermaid statue. 

If you know me well, you know I love anything Disney. Even though it's not Ariel, I still really wanted to see it. It was adorable, and I loved how it was actually out in the water. No surprise; it was a popular attraction, and people were everywhere. The weather was beautiful this day, so I'm not surprised many people were out and about.

Afterwards, we walked back towards the city center and eventually went back to our hostels to check in and change before dinner plans. 

I absolutely loved my hostel, except for the location. It was about a 20-minute walk outside of the city center, but it was very scenic, and I got to see a lot of other buildings along the way.

Like I said earlier, Copenhagen is expensive. We settled for a restaurant called The Dubliner. There was a bar in Madrid called Dubliner's, so anytime we're in another country and there is a pub with a similar name, we have to stop by. 

I was boring and got chicken strips and fries, but it was also the cheapest thing on the menu. We spent part of the night drinking a few ciders and playing various card games. 

There was even live music! The night started off pretty relaxed, and all of a sudden, everyone was dancing on the tables.

It only felt right that we had to do the same. It was a great way to end my one-and-only night in Copenhagen! 

Best Part of the Trip: Dancing on the table at Dubliners.

Worst Part of the Trip: The trip was way too short to have anything bad occur. But I did have issues getting to the airport the next morning.

Overall Thoughts: I think it's only fair to say that I need to come back to Copenhagen someday. I obviously did not spend enough time here, and there was so much more to see. One thing that I wish I had more time to do was go to the oldest amusement park in the world, Bakken.