Copenhagen, Denmark

So we are officially finished with Statistics, and as a celebration and a first trip outside of England, we had planned a trip to Copenhagen!

This was definitely one of those cities that I never would have imagined ever going to. The only thing that I new about it was that there was a statue of the little mermaid there. The city is actually full of so much history. Thien has a friend who had a friend who lives in Denmark and he actually took the entire day off to walk around with us and teach us all about the city. One of the most interesting facts that I learned was the legend that the King and Queen are actually only together for publicity and it is a well known fact that they are probably both homosexual, which completely shocked me. We were also able to see sites like the Little Mermaid statue, which has had it's head chopped off so many times that they have a stash of fake bronze heads to replace it. Also, the statue was on site for teh Beijing Olympics, and instead of just putting it up, they took actual water from the harbor to make her feel at home. 

Another thing that I really enjoyed about the trip was going to the national museum. Many of the things that we saw were actually about Judgement Day and were religious, but they were some of the most intricate and beautiful sculptures that I have ever seen. I remember in middle school doing a project about this specific type of artwork that was indigenous to Denmark: they have these tri-fold like sculptures that fold up. I was able to see hundreds of these sculptures in person, which was amazing. Some of the other really amazing things that we saw were these authentic looking rooms that were decorated in an authentic feel and there was also this amazing painting that was done on a table, so that when you looked in a mirror you could see the message perfectly.

Copenhagen was unbelieveable and I can't wait for all of the other trips that we have coming up!