Goodbye Copenhagen, hello Amsterdam!

On my final morning I took time to go see the National Museum located right around the corner from the hostel.  It was extremely thorough and extremely well done, and totally free!! There was an entire floor documenting Danish history from the 16 hundreds to present and free tours of each wing. I could have stayed in there forever! However, I realized that outside th sun was shining (finally) and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see the sun. 

So I walked to Christianhavn, which is the southern part of the city.  Now, this is something very unique to Copenhagen and I'm glad I took the time to see it.  Christiania is a very small section in the southern part of christianhavn that is an independent colony.  I think it was some time in the 70s that a group of people (hippies) wanted to start a community outside the government of Denmark- mostly because of welfare issues I think. But anyway, these people were very successful and it is now an extremely colorful section of town, with lots of hand crafted things, cool designed houses, and of course, it is most famous for "pusher street" and the large quantities of pot.  To be totally honest it reminded me just a little bit of boulder... 

I was a little nervous going in, simply because I wasn't sure what to expect, and didn't have anyone with me. And the signs covering the entrance didn't help ease my concern... There are signs everywhere telling you that photos are strictly forbidden of all people, places, and things within Christiania. Sketchy!! But once inside everything is actually very nice. People leave you alone unless you ask to buy things, or try to take pictures.  It was a very interesting experience for sure... And I'm not sure I would personally choose to live there... But I think it's cool that this group of people really took government into their own hands when they were unhappy, and got major results!

After an afternoon of more wandering, I made it back to the train station to catch my night train to amsterdam... But that's for another blog.