Berlin

July 10, 2012

Today we woke up early and took a bus to the airport for our flight to Berlin.  Once we got to Berlin we had to take a long bus and walk a long ways, or what seemed like a long ways while carrying a 35 pound backpack and 2 other back packs.  The hostel was awesome though.  After we got there, we couldn't check in til 2 so we had lunch and a drink in the bar at the hostel.  We then checked in, unpacked, and Kevin and I walked around Berlin.  Then we came back to the hostel hung out, read our books, had dinner and then went to bed early because we were very tired.  

July 11, 2012

Today we woke up and took a free tour of Berlin.  It was 3 and a half hours long, but we saw almost everything there was to see in Berlin.  We saw the Brandenburg Gate, The Reichstag, stood over Hitler’s Bunker, the Holocaust Memorial, the Book Burning Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Platz, SS Headquarters, The Berlin Wall, TV Tower, Gendarmenmarkt, Museum Island, Pariser Platz, Luftwaffle HQ, Bebelplatz, etc. We then had to go to the main train station called Hauptbahnhof to get the rest of our train tickets for the trip.  While we were there Kevin and I stopped at a shop and he helped me pick out a new scarf and purse.  Then we came back to the hostel, relaxed and hung out with friends we made.  

July 12, 2012

Today we took an hour hour train outside of Belin to Oranienburg to see the Sachsenhausen Concentration camp.  This was not one of the main concentration camps, however it was still very sad and worthwhile to see.  Then we took the train back and after a day of travelling I was tired so we had a few drinks again at the bar downstairs in the hostel and then went to bed, as we had to catch a train in the morning.

Stockholm

July 7

I decided that from now on I'm only going to do posts after every place we visit, because it's to hard to keep up on the posts otherwise.
It was bittersweet leaving Copenhagen today.  I loved Denmark so much I did not want to leave, but I was ready to travel and see some other places and cultures.  Kevin and I left for central station extra early so that we could register our euro rail passes and make sure we knew which train to get on.  We spent the 5 hours on the train ride watching Project X, sleeping and reading.  When we finally arrived we were tired and just met up with Mick and got some food to eat.

July 8

Today we got up, had breakfast in our hostel, which consisted of cereal, coffee, OJ, cheese and bread.  Mick, Kevin and I then wandered around Stockholm then found a canal tour where we saw all of the main tourist attractions in Stockholm in 5 hours, including Tivoli where we had lunch.  We then went back to the hostel and relaxed, read a book and watched some TV.  Then we went to a Cafe to eat and called it a night early again.

Kevin stoked to be in Stockholm on the canal tour!

Tivoli-Stockholm

Stockholm on a grey day

July 9

Today we went strolling down this street with a bunch of shops on it and hit some souvenir shops and walked around.  We stumbled upon the most strange and weird looking statue I have ever seen (picture below).  Stockholm is on a bunch of different islands, so the smell of the ocean reminded me of home and I wanted to swim so badly.  We then went to a grocery store where we got swedish meatballs and pasta  for lunch and dinner.  Swedish meatballs are probably the most tasty thing I've had.  Kevin and I went to bed early as we had to get up extra early for our flight in the morning.  

Last Night in Copenhagen

July 6
Took my final exam early in the morning and after Marissa and I finished, we went back to my place to have a few beers to celebrate her last class as an undergraduate.  After that we went to the super market, called the netto, and Robin made us a great going away dinner.  Later we all went out to Heidi's bar.  Soon after that Kevin, Laura and I went to the Happy Pig, Francis Pony, Disco Bar, and a couple other bars.  It was a fun and crazy last night in Copenhagen and it was sad that we had to leave.

Robin is the best cook

Last family dinner 

Laura, Kevin and I

Tivoli

July 5
Today was not as exciting as the other days.  I went to class as usual and then went to Tivoli.  Tivoli is a cool amusement park, kind of like Disney Land, but more of a park.  Since you have to pay for every ride you go on in Tivoli, my friend Marissa and I just walked around for a little bit and then went back to DIS to study for our final exam we had the next morning.

Tivoli Hotel

4th of July-Copenhagen Style

July 4
Today was the usual day in Copenhagen.  Woke up, went to class, had a delicious sandwich at Eat Me, came back, did homework, and then had dinner.  Later that night Skindergade 40 went out to Skindergade 14 to celebrate the 4th of July.  It was fun, but not as exciting in the United States, as no one in Denmark really cares about July 4th.

Red Light District- Copenhagen

July 3

Today was nice because I didn't have class until 8pm.  I slept in, did some homework, prepared my presentation, and also prepared myself for the red light district  in Copenhagen.  It was very interesting to see and experience, and was not as scary as I was expecting it to be.  After that I went to Kuløbar where I met up with everyone in Skindergade 40.

Another Lazy Day

July 2

Today was another lazy day in Copenhagen.  I think the lack of sleep caught up with us.  I went to class, like normal, where we went on another field study.  Then I did my homework and study for my final.  After enough of that, I joined Robin, Mick, Kevin, Tori and Jess and watched 300.