Copenhagen day 2

The newness of this trip is giving me tons of adrenaline, and I was easily up and ready to go before 8.  The rest of the city, it seems, was not quite so enthusiastic. When I realized that nothing was open, and not a soul was out, I went back to the hostel and people watched for a while until the city came to life.  

The hostel had given me a city map with a self guided city walking tour, and I thought I would make a day out of it! So I set off, and before I knew it, I had given up on following the exact route, and instead went to all the buildings that looked interesting.  It turns out that this is a quality that practically every building in Copenhagen possesses, and i found it tough to choose which direction to turn.  This also means that I was paying hardly any attention to where I was going, and got lost quite frequently. 

I saw tons of churches as well as palaces, and made a special trip to Amalienburg to where the current queen lives, and watched the changing of the guards.  I made it all the way out to the port where the famous little mermaid statue lives... And decided I am not quite sure why she is so famous... Especially when I found other Hans C Andersen statues that I though were much more impressive. But still, it was a very nice walk :). Eventually i made it back to the center of the city and saw the city hall and the famous Tiroli amusement park. Tons of fun!  Seriously, the only thing that could have made this city any more beautiful would be a nice dose of sunshine!  Everything is so green and lush, and the flowers are beautiful. It's just an absolutely lovely city!

That evening, I met some girls traveling through Scandinavia together who had just arrived. We were all suffering from cold fingers and toes, so we took the opportunity to find some hot cocoa. Possibly the best choice I made all day!! We found this little coffee shop that sold steamed milk with bars of chocolate on sticks, milk, dark, and white, that you stir into your hot milk to get cocoa... Oh so delicious! Mmm...

That night we all just stayed and hung out at the hostel, and ended up meeting up with a bunch of guys who were also staying in our room.  A few hours later, we had all become fast friends and were playing one of the most competitive games of spoons I have ever been a part of.  It was deadly. We had to eventually switch to rummy just to keep everyone from injury!