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<-- Copenhagen was a blast! As I said in my previous blog, I took advantage of getting to see a good friend from Oregon that was there because of a pharmaceutical conference. I was only there for two and a half days, but we made the most of it! I didn't really know much about Denmark's capital so I did some internet research prior to my journey. Copenhagen, like most major cities, is on the water, so one of our stops was at the old harbour. As you can see, the colors of the buildings and ships made this area very unique feeling- like something out of a movie! What you can't see is behind the boats there were loads of stands set up selling original arts and crafts. It was a fun place to explore. 
<-- This was a display set up in the city center. I had to include it because I'm sure you'll be hearing about the global climate justice conference that is going on in Copenhagen next week. We just barely missed the hustle and bustle but you could tell that it's going to be big. There were posters up everywhere advertising the event. "Hopenhagen" I thought it was clever... This particular display had some of the best photography I've ever seen in my life-- of beautiful places in the world. Once you got through it you learned that all of these places will either disappear or be radically changed in the next hundred years due to the climate change. I don't know if it was just because of the conference next week or not, but you could tell that environmental issues were near and dear to the people's hearts. 
<-- This picture is of our other major stop during our stay, Tivoli gardens. This place was cool. It definitely got me in the mood for Christmas too! We spent a whole day wondering around this small theme park/village. There were small Christmas shops everywhere, food stands, and AMAZING Christmas decorations. When the sun went down-- which was around 3:30/4 in the afternoon because we were quite far north, the lights came on and were wonderful! I cannot even explain them and I didn't include the pictures because it just didn't do them justice. If anything has gotten me in the Christmas spirit this season, it was walking around Tivoli!
<-- Another display in Tivoli was this barn where you walked through a Christmas elf scene. This is just one of them behind me but there were scenes where the elves were skating or skiing or making a Christmas dinner or even in snowball fights. I learned that a lot of Tivoli and Copenhagen are inspiration to Hans Christian Anderson's stories. 
<-- The Christmas tree out front of city hall. Nicole and I were fortunate enough to have randomly been in Copenhagen for the Christmas parade where Father Christmas makes his entrance into the city and they light the tree for the first time this season. Father Christmas came in with a bunch of dancing girls in front of a firetruck. It was really fun! In addition, you can see the outside of Tivoli behind the tree.
<-- Copenhagen was a blast! As I said in my previous blog, I took advantage of getting to see a good friend from Oregon that was there because of a pharmaceutical conference. I was only there for two and a half days, but we made the most of it! I didn't really know much about Denmark's capital so I did some internet research prior to my journey. Copenhagen, like most major cities, is on the water, so one of our stops was at the old harbour. As you can see, the colors of the buildings and ships made this area very unique feeling- like something out of a movie! What you can't see is behind the boats there were loads of stands set up selling original arts and crafts. It was a fun place to explore. 
<-- This was a display set up in the city center. I had to include it because I'm sure you'll be hearing about the global climate justice conference that is going on in Copenhagen next week. We just barely missed the hustle and bustle but you could tell that it's going to be big. There were posters up everywhere advertising the event. "Hopenhagen" I thought it was clever... This particular display had some of the best photography I've ever seen in my life-- of beautiful places in the world. Once you got through it you learned that all of these places will either disappear or be radically changed in the next hundred years due to the climate change. I don't know if it was just because of the conference next week or not, but you could tell that environmental issues were near and dear to the people's hearts. 
<-- This picture is of our other major stop during our stay, Tivoli gardens. This place was cool. It definitely got me in the mood for Christmas too! We spent a whole day wondering around this small theme park/village. There were small Christmas shops everywhere, food stands, and AMAZING Christmas decorations. When the sun went down-- which was around 3:30/4 in the afternoon because we were quite far north, the lights came on and were wonderful! I cannot even explain them and I didn't include the pictures because it just didn't do them justice. If anything has gotten me in the Christmas spirit this season, it was walking around Tivoli!
<-- Another display in Tivoli was this barn where you walked through a Christmas elf scene. This is just one of them behind me but there were scenes where the elves were skating or skiing or making a Christmas dinner or even in snowball fights. I learned that a lot of Tivoli and Copenhagen are inspiration to Hans Christian Anderson's stories. 
<-- The Christmas tree out front of city hall. Nicole and I were fortunate enough to have randomly been in Copenhagen for the Christmas parade where Father Christmas makes his entrance into the city and they light the tree for the first time this season. Father Christmas came in with a bunch of dancing girls in front of a firetruck. It was really fun! In addition, you can see the outside of Tivoli behind the tree.
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