Copenhagen

This past weekend I traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark to see the city and visit Christina (a friend I met when we were both studying in Chile). Luckily for me the weather was much warmer than my previous visits to Scandinavia. This weekend it was absolutely gorgeous- sunny and in the 70s with a bit of a breeze! It was a bit strange that the sun set around 10pm and rose around 4am, but lots of sunlight meant more time to do things! June 5th is actually Denmark's independence day, but Christina told me that somebody gives a speech and that's really all that happens- no closings or celebrations or anything. This weekend, however, was CPH Distortion! According to wikitravel Distortion " is longest and wildest party you could ever go to. Over 60 parties in five days in each of the city districts, outdoors on the city streets and squares, in the clubs and three seriously huge parties. Over 32,000 people usually partying away between Wednesday and Sunday." And that's exactly what it was- a huge street party. There were tons of people everywhere and everyone was drinking, dancing, hanging out, and just having a good time!

Besides Distortion I got to do other "normal" touristy things- like go on a boat tour, wander though Christiania (a part of Copenhagen that's like a free society with it's own rules, or rather lack thereof. The only rule I noticed was the no photos signs- probably because of all the open table drug selling going on in the middle of the streets), pass by Tivoli, eat delicious food, climb the tower to get a great view of the city, see the Parliament, the Palace, visit the beaches, and just enjoy the beautiful weather and scenery that is Copenhagen! Of course I also got to visit The Little Mermaid statue which was neat :)