On Monday we went to school at 8.15 am for a three hour Danish lesson. Leifs didn't come so Sheila learnd us some new words and afterwards we al went in Haderslev to drink a hot tea. Sheila wanted us to order in Danish.. This wasn't easy at all. But with my sheet in my hands I managed to get a delicieus tea. To order something in Danish you should say: "Jeg vil gerne be' om ....." which means: "I would like to have ..." And to know the price you should say: " Hvad koster det?" which means: "How much does it costs?". Tea in Danish is the, coffee is caffe, cake is kage and water is vand. On the pictures you can see all of us at the café. The woman with the long blond hair is our teacher Sheila.
In the afternoon I packed my bags and I went to bed early.
On Tuesday we left at 9 am to Copenhagen. We took the bus in Haderslev and we drove to Voije. There we took a train. We arrived at Copenhagen at 12.39 pm and we all went to the tourist office to get some brochures and maps about the city. Afterwards we went to our hostel, the Danhostel Copenhagen city, which was situated near the city centre. We put our bags in our rooms, I shared a room with Iva, Kate, Silvie and Monica. Monica and Carston were two other students who joined us to Copenhagen. Monica knows Copenhagen very well so she was our 'guide'. In the afternoon we visited the royal library, called 'the black diamond". This was an amazing building. I didn't like the outside much but once I was inside I loved it. The building is very modern. On the pictures you can see the tourist office and the outside and the inside of the black diamond...
After our visit to the royal library we passed the Christianborg Palace, the Danish Parliament, and we head to the National Museum. The entrance to this museum was free for everybody. We could admire the Danish history from the middle ages until today, the Danish way of living,... There were also small doll houses filled with furniture. I liked this museum a lot. I would have liked staying there a bit longer but it closed early... On the first two pictures you can see the Christianborg Palace and Iva and me standing in front of it and on the other pictures you can see the National Museum.
After these great visits we returned back to the hostel where we made our dinner all together in the kitchen. Afterwards we went for a drink in the hostel bar and we had a nice evening.
On Wednesday we got up early and we left the hostel at 8.30 am. Our first visit of the day was the Little Mermaid. We decided to walk there (a 30 minutes walk) and we saw wonderful buildings and spots on our way. We passed Nyhavn, a small canal with old sailing ships, small restaurants, cafés and little shops. Many people live there in appartments (I won't mention the prices...) You can see Nyhavn on the pictures just below.
As we continued our way we passed the royal castle: Amelionborg Palace, the new Opera house (finished in 2004), the Albans church and the Gefion Fountain representing the Norse Goddess Gefion with four oxen (the largest monument in Copenhagen).
At around 9.30 am we arrived at the Little Mermaid. This statue is based on a figure from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
Then we walked back to the State Art Gallery. This is a museum with a big collection of modern Danish and foreign art. We saw sculptures, paintings, drawings, films and many other beautiful things. The building was a connection between old and new. One part of the building was an old building from the 19th century and next to it they constructed a very modern white building from 1998.
After this busy morning we had lunch at "Riz Raz", an all-you-can-eat buffet for only 60 DK (+/- 9.30 euro). I think I have never eaten that much in two hours :-) It was delicious!
In the afternoon, from 3 pm until 5.30 pm, I returned back to the hostel to rest and in the evening we visited the Danish Design Centre. We admired an exhibition of Danish Lightning.
Afterwards we returned to the hostel were we all had a drink in yhe bar before going to bed. We were very tired...
On Thursday morning we got up again at 7.00 am and we left the hostel at 8.45. We walked around in the city centre and we visited several churches like The Church of Our Lady (the Cathedral of Copenhagen), The Holy Ghost Church, which was closed, and the Marble Church. After this long walk we had a hot choco with some chocolat cake..
At noon we went at the Ameliensborg Palace (the house of the royal family) where we looked at the change of guards. This was great, there was a band playing music, there were policemen on horses and of course many other tourists.
In the afternoon I took a bus from Copenhagen to Amsterdam (a 14 hour trip...) to go and see my boyfriend Gérard. He is staying in Alkmaar for five months.
On Friday morning I arrived in Amsterdam at 5 am... There weren't any trains to Alkmaar until 6.45 am so I had to wait at the station. But at 7.55 I finaly arrived at Alkmaar where Gerard was waiting for me at the station.
During the day he showed me the beautiful city of Alkmaar. We went there by bike. There are many shops, cafés, restaurants,... There are also pretty houses and buildings all around the city. I had a lovely day.
On Saturday we went to "Bergen aan zee", a very small village at the sea side. We also went there by bike. The weather was really nice, it was much warmer there than in Haderslev... We spend another beautiful day and in the evening I returned back to Kolding by bus. I arrived in Haderslev at 1 pm on Sunday.
In the afternoon I stayed at home and worked a bit for school and in the evening I went to bed very early.
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