So far Adam and I have had some really good food. My favorite being the steaks at Jensen's. Really, I LOVE THAT PLACE. Anyone who comes to visit, that's where we're going! They're so tasty. It's like Uncle Jack took his hot sticks and made them bigger. SUPER YUMMY!! (Mmmm... hot sticks....)
Anyway, today we went to get our keys so Adam and I had to grab dinner in a hurry. So where can you grab a quick bite to eat that doesn't cost a lot? 7-11. Yes, I know, what where we thinking.... We weren't, although, the 7-11's here are super clean and very nice. There are more 7-11's in Copenhagen then Starbuck's in Seattle. They are on EVERY corner.
So we got Fransk (French) hot dogs. It's a hot dog with mayonnaise in a weird hot dog holder- it's a big bun with a hole through the middle. It sounded like a good idea at the time, but now we don't feel so well...
On a better note, we got our keys to our house. Our room is so cute! We have a huge bed, with a large desk and a sitting room. It's very nice. I'm excited that we get to move in now.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
I found a good place to buy drugs....
So, today was Adam's first day at work and my first day of needing to find something to do with myself. I can only take so much of watching TV in Danish, so after my morning nap, I decided to put my Nike+ to some good use and take a walk around the city (6 miles if I do say.)
The first thing I did was stalk the horses again. I figured out that the gate into to HUGE, MASSIVE, horse stable is open, but the doors into the stalls are closed. I decided to walk around there. I could hear them training the horses in the arena. I need to figure out how to make the horse master my best friend. I'm not sure that will work out, but I'm going to give it a try.
On Sunday, Adam and I went to a book store and I saw a beautifully colored book on Christiania. The Freetown within Copenhagen. The pictures were beautiful, and it mentioned something about horses being boarded within Christiana. I decided that I needed to go check out this "freetown." Well. What I found reminded me of the little shanties underneath I-5. I was offered pot 3 times during my quick walkabout the area. (I did reply in Danish, Nej. I'm getting better.) I'm not sure what that book was talking about. Maybe I stumbled into the "bad" section of it, because after I left the gates and walked further up, I saw a nicer looking section of the "town" but didn't want to try it again.
I'll just have to add that to my list of places NOT to take visitors. Other than that Copenhagen's nice, actually beautiful. The old buildings take my breath away. It's hard to imagine that some of them are over 500 years old.
It was a beautiful day today, and a tad too hot for my sweatshirt. It seems to rain a lot here, and I saw some pictures of Copenhagen in the winter with snow. I love snow!
Hope all is well back home (wherever that may be!)
The first thing I did was stalk the horses again. I figured out that the gate into to HUGE, MASSIVE, horse stable is open, but the doors into the stalls are closed. I decided to walk around there. I could hear them training the horses in the arena. I need to figure out how to make the horse master my best friend. I'm not sure that will work out, but I'm going to give it a try.
On Sunday, Adam and I went to a book store and I saw a beautifully colored book on Christiania. The Freetown within Copenhagen. The pictures were beautiful, and it mentioned something about horses being boarded within Christiana. I decided that I needed to go check out this "freetown." Well. What I found reminded me of the little shanties underneath I-5. I was offered pot 3 times during my quick walkabout the area. (I did reply in Danish, Nej. I'm getting better.) I'm not sure what that book was talking about. Maybe I stumbled into the "bad" section of it, because after I left the gates and walked further up, I saw a nicer looking section of the "town" but didn't want to try it again.
I'll just have to add that to my list of places NOT to take visitors. Other than that Copenhagen's nice, actually beautiful. The old buildings take my breath away. It's hard to imagine that some of them are over 500 years old.
It was a beautiful day today, and a tad too hot for my sweatshirt. It seems to rain a lot here, and I saw some pictures of Copenhagen in the winter with snow. I love snow!
Hope all is well back home (wherever that may be!)
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Those Peruvian Guys we always see....
So, If you've ever been to a festival in Seattle, you've seen the Peruvian guys singing and dancing. Apparently though, they have now turned into Plains Indians. I'm sure some tribal council would NOT be happy to see this.... If you've heard them before, listen to the video. They sound the same, they're just dancing. Oh, and their album is called "Mohicans". Yes, I saw it. No I didn't buy it.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Royal Stables
So I've been going through major horse withdrawal since we left Seattle. Today was awesome!! We got to go to the Royal Stables. Being the Royal Stables, you can imagine how amazing the grounds them self are. The horses are beyond beautiful. The pictures don't do them justice. The master of the horse told me the name of the breed. Kladruber. http://www.uskha.com/index.php?pid=6
I had never heard of it.
I ate carrots before we went, and as a result I was an instant hit with the horses. They are all stallions, and SO calm (I think Denali should make a visit to the barn.) They are also huge horses. They don't look like it in the pictures, but they have to be at least 17h. I think I made Adam spend the full two hours at the stable. I wish my pictures did the horses better justice. They are beautiful!
This is my buddy. He's the one I am with in the first picture. He pretty much loved me and wanted to go home with me. Well...not really, he really just wanted a carrot.
Drinking from his automatic waterer (as opposed to the marble trough behind him)
Adam trying to memorize the layout of the stable so he can build me one JUST LIKE IT (here's to dreaming!)
Ok folks, Adam is finally contributing to the blog. We've hit the weekend, and a bit of respite. We think we found a place to live, we've gotten around the city, and learned to ride the bus. I stopped by the museum twice, to say hi and drop off my suitcase full of reference books. I should have an office key, ID badge, and computer password by next week. My office is on the third floor in a corner office! (Okay, it's in the common room, but it's still got windows on two sides.) I will start office work on Monday. Until then, I'm borrowing Brooke's laptop to keep up on other work for the Cape Krusentern, Alaska project. My laptop has been as good as dead since we were in PA, so I have to wait until I can burn a new boot disk and see if I can fix it.
Most importantly, we've found some good food over here. Jensen's Bøfhus has a $10 lunch special with one of the best steaks either of us has ever eaten at a restaurant. The curry sauce went well with the fries, too. It was probably for the steak, but we dare not sully such a fine piece of meat with cover-up.
For a few more pics of this week (to be updated after we visit the Royal stables today) check out:
http://picasaweb.google.com/freebs429/KBenhavnWeek1#
Friday, October 3, 2008
Day 4
Today was one of the first days that we woke up at at a normal time. We had our delicious breakfast of corn flakes and apple juice.
Yesterday we went to look at a room to rent. It is in a HUGE 4 story house with a very nice lady, and her dog Emma. Not that we'll ever see them. They live on the second floor. The room is on the fourth floor, with a small room off of it. We'll share a bathroom (on the 1st floor) with two other roommates. One girl is from Greece, and the other Spain. They weren't home when we stopped in. The area reminds me of houses in London (not that I've been there either) but it is in a very cute neighborhood.
Downfall: The house is for sale, she is showing it on Sunday. Adam asked when she expects the house to sell, and she said two years ago. I'm not TOO worried, but it is very hard to find a room to rent. Especially not knowing the language. I'm hoping that this room just works out.
Went to the city center, and saw the little mermaid. We've done a lot of walking, but that's good. I can't believe how many people bike. EVERYONE bikes. Families drive these awesome trikes. It has a huge basket in the front with seatbelts for your children. I want one (but NOT for kids, maybe Molson.)
Well, that was our day. Learning how to ride the bus, saw some random urinals outside the soccer stadium. Lol. It's
Hope all is going well with everyone. We have Skype to call back to the states, so if you get a number like 001234567, that would be us! Skype's awesome. You should download it!
Yesterday we went to look at a room to rent. It is in a HUGE 4 story house with a very nice lady, and her dog Emma. Not that we'll ever see them. They live on the second floor. The room is on the fourth floor, with a small room off of it. We'll share a bathroom (on the 1st floor) with two other roommates. One girl is from Greece, and the other Spain. They weren't home when we stopped in. The area reminds me of houses in London (not that I've been there either) but it is in a very cute neighborhood.
Downfall: The house is for sale, she is showing it on Sunday. Adam asked when she expects the house to sell, and she said two years ago. I'm not TOO worried, but it is very hard to find a room to rent. Especially not knowing the language. I'm hoping that this room just works out.
Went to the city center, and saw the little mermaid. We've done a lot of walking, but that's good. I can't believe how many people bike. EVERYONE bikes. Families drive these awesome trikes. It has a huge basket in the front with seatbelts for your children. I want one (but NOT for kids, maybe Molson.)
Well, that was our day. Learning how to ride the bus, saw some random urinals outside the soccer stadium. Lol. It's
Hope all is going well with everyone. We have Skype to call back to the states, so if you get a number like 001234567, that would be us! Skype's awesome. You should download it!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
We're here!
We arrived in Copenhagen yesterday morning at 7:15 (Copenhagen time.) The plane rides were uneventful, which is good. We enjoyed delicious airplane food (Adam's going to change his Kosher preference) and movies.
Once the plane landed we boarded a train with our bags (I have a new found respect for pack horses.) Our hotel room is the size of a horse trailer with the shower right over the toilet. I'm not sure how else to explain this without a picture. I'll try to post some soon. We have nice bunk beds (I called bottom!)
We spent yesterday napping and looking for a place to live. This is much harder when you don't read or speak the language. Adam went to the museum today, and got some contacts. We go tomorrow to look at a place, wish us luck!
Other than that it reminds me of Seattle. Raining and cloudy but without the Starbucks. The buildings are beautiful, and everyone, EVERYONE rides a bike. It's crazy. The bikes remind me of beach cruisers. I want a trike! I'll have to take a picture of one! It's like a reverse bike with a huge box on the front to put your children in. I think Adam should peddle, and I should ride in the box!
That's about it for the excitement! We did get some food at the market yesterday. I've learned my lesson on looking up words in the dictionary. I spread some cheese on the bread today, and noticed baby shrimp in the cheese.... Mmmmm... well, not exactly.
Hope everyone's well!
Love, Brooke and Adam
Once the plane landed we boarded a train with our bags (I have a new found respect for pack horses.) Our hotel room is the size of a horse trailer with the shower right over the toilet. I'm not sure how else to explain this without a picture. I'll try to post some soon. We have nice bunk beds (I called bottom!)
We spent yesterday napping and looking for a place to live. This is much harder when you don't read or speak the language. Adam went to the museum today, and got some contacts. We go tomorrow to look at a place, wish us luck!
Other than that it reminds me of Seattle. Raining and cloudy but without the Starbucks. The buildings are beautiful, and everyone, EVERYONE rides a bike. It's crazy. The bikes remind me of beach cruisers. I want a trike! I'll have to take a picture of one! It's like a reverse bike with a huge box on the front to put your children in. I think Adam should peddle, and I should ride in the box!
That's about it for the excitement! We did get some food at the market yesterday. I've learned my lesson on looking up words in the dictionary. I spread some cheese on the bread today, and noticed baby shrimp in the cheese.... Mmmmm... well, not exactly.
Hope everyone's well!
Love, Brooke and Adam
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