Today I took my time getting up. My first planned activity for the day was the closing ceremony and that wasn’t until about 2:30 in the afternoon. The only I thing I had to do beforehand was to return my schoolbooks to DIS. I will miss simply being able to “borrow” books next year. Since I was already up and I didn’t really have anything to do around the house, I simply headed into town where I returned my books, wrote some emails, and then just walked around town a little bit before the ceremony. This included finding two really cute and comfy dresses at H&M.
The closing ceremony was at 2:30ish. Luckily when I got there, I ran into some of my friends, so I was able to sit next to some people that I knew. It was a nice little ceremony. There were a couple of awards presented, the director spoke, and couple students spoke. I really enjoyed the student speeches; they did a very nice job, and they were funny and definitely relatable. The best part was definitely the fact that Carsten (my history professor) was the Emcee of the show, throwing in historical facts where he could.
After the ceremony, I then headed over to meet Dad and Bob at the hotel. Bob wanted to take a nap in which time, Dad and I headed over to the newer part of the city, Orestad – the area I was in for my last field study. We didn’t see too much, but I think Dad really enjoyed seeing the modern architecture and some of the designs in the area. We then made our way back into the center of town to meet up with Bob at the metro station and head to our dinner location. It was actually a restaurant that Dad and Bob had been to a few days before and enjoyed it so much they decided to go back. It was really quite nice, and a great location for their last dinner in Copenhagen. After dinner, we headed over to locale for the DIS closing party. Once nearby, I said goodbye to Dad and Bob. It was crazy that they had already spent the extent of their time in Denmark.
I then made my way into the club and was able to find my friend Gillian. I hung out with her for most of my time there, which was really nice. I am definitely going to miss that girl. In my time there, I was also able to meet up and say goodbye to some of my other friends. Again it was crazy thinking that I was already saying goodbye. It felt like only a few days ago that we all met.
I had decided not to spend the extent of my evening in town because I was determined to get to Hillerod to say bye to some of my friends at the hojskole. A few of them had early flights in the morning as well as packing to do and decided not to go into the city for the part, but there was no way I was going to let them leave Denmark without saying goodbye. It was quite a journey to get there though. I unfortunately missed my train by like a minute, which led me to miss the last bus once in Hillerod. Luckily, I did make it to the hojskole prior to my closest friends – Tatiana & Xue – going to bed. They all seemed exhausted though. After a little time there and multiple goodbyes (since I simply didn’t want to except it), I finally made my way home around 2am.
Monday, May 31, 2010
5.13.10 – Day In Hillerod & Gilleje
This morning I got up earlier than I wanted however Dad had talked about meeting at the train station a little before 10:00am, and I didn’t want to be late. Interestingly right as I got off the bus, I received a call from dad from the train station pay phone (he left his cell phone in the hotel room). He was shocked that I remembered to get there at that time because he didn’t really recall planning a meeting time.
All three of us then made our way through town to the castle. I think Dad and Bob were surprised by the town because it was more built up than they imagined. I think they also appreciated that the castle seemed more castle-like than the Rosenberg castle in the city, which they had visited a couple days before. We then gave ourselves about 1.5-2 hours to walk around the castle. At one point, Bob and I ran into this fun guy who must have been a historian or something because he knew A LOT about the castle. Therefore, we practically received a personal tour in a few of the rooms. I enjoyed being able to walk around it for a second time. After all it is this amazing piece of history that I passed by everyday, I had more than enough reason to appreciate it more than once. I only hope that Dad and Bob enjoyed it too.
Following the castle, we began the 10 minutes walk to my house. When we got there, we met up with Charlotte and Caroline (who had yet to leave, so I got a chance to say ‘hi’ and ‘goodbye’ again). After a little tour of the house and waiting for Caroline to get all of her things together for her badminton tournament, we all piled into the car. First, we dropped Caroline off at a friend’s house, then we made our way up to the summer house.
When we arrived at the summerhouse, Dad and Bob received another quick tour of the house (it is much simpler and smaller so it didn’t take very long). We then sat down for a few minutes while Charlotte got organized and waited for one of her friends to arrive. We actually surprised Charlotte’s friend, Vibe, because Charlotte didn’t inform her who all was going to be there. It was a last minute sort of thing.
Once the introductions were completed, we all went for a walk down to the beach and the harbor area. I think it really reminded Dad and Bob of the Cape. It is always fun to see the beach too. We stopped at the harbor for lunch, where we all got some sort of fish, which was delicious (and fried and unhealthy ☺). After eating and when impending rain appeared threatening, we decided to make our way back to the house. On the way, we actually ran into one of Charlotte & Steens’ friends who have a home right on the beach (it used to be an old school house there). They kindly invited us to their home for a brief chat and a little tour of the home. They are still working on renovating it (themselves), but it was neat to see how the aspects of the schoolhouse fit into the newer design.
Following our little visit, we finally made our way to the summer house, where we learned all about the coffee maker (Dad and Bob at least know what I am talking about) and had some afternoon coffee and cake…a past time I will miss when back in the states. After another hour or so, Dad convinced Charlotte that we really should be heading back into town, and let Charlotte and her friend get on with their girls’ night. Unfortunately, we had just missed the train (which only runs once an hour – this is a local train that runs to the very northern parts of Zealand). Therefore, Charlotte and Vibe drove us back to the Hillerod station. There, Dad and Bob said goodbye, and we made our way into town. I had decided to go in as well, since I didn’t have any other plans for the evening, and there was no one at the house anyways.
On the train ride back in, Dad and Bob mentioned how much they appreciated the afternoon spent with Charlotte and Vibe. It was definitely an experience they wouldn’t have even imagined receiving in Denmark. They also thought it was interesting to experience someone’s daily activities and to observe that they are not entirely different from our lives at home. I was so happy that they had a good time.
When we got back into the city, we headed to the hotel for a brief rest and to waste some time before dinner. We then found a restaurant on Nyhavn to eat in for the evening, and then after that I simply headed back to the train station for my ride home. I finished my day with a nice warm shower and a relatively early bedtime.
All three of us then made our way through town to the castle. I think Dad and Bob were surprised by the town because it was more built up than they imagined. I think they also appreciated that the castle seemed more castle-like than the Rosenberg castle in the city, which they had visited a couple days before. We then gave ourselves about 1.5-2 hours to walk around the castle. At one point, Bob and I ran into this fun guy who must have been a historian or something because he knew A LOT about the castle. Therefore, we practically received a personal tour in a few of the rooms. I enjoyed being able to walk around it for a second time. After all it is this amazing piece of history that I passed by everyday, I had more than enough reason to appreciate it more than once. I only hope that Dad and Bob enjoyed it too.
Following the castle, we began the 10 minutes walk to my house. When we got there, we met up with Charlotte and Caroline (who had yet to leave, so I got a chance to say ‘hi’ and ‘goodbye’ again). After a little tour of the house and waiting for Caroline to get all of her things together for her badminton tournament, we all piled into the car. First, we dropped Caroline off at a friend’s house, then we made our way up to the summer house.
When we arrived at the summerhouse, Dad and Bob received another quick tour of the house (it is much simpler and smaller so it didn’t take very long). We then sat down for a few minutes while Charlotte got organized and waited for one of her friends to arrive. We actually surprised Charlotte’s friend, Vibe, because Charlotte didn’t inform her who all was going to be there. It was a last minute sort of thing.
Once the introductions were completed, we all went for a walk down to the beach and the harbor area. I think it really reminded Dad and Bob of the Cape. It is always fun to see the beach too. We stopped at the harbor for lunch, where we all got some sort of fish, which was delicious (and fried and unhealthy ☺). After eating and when impending rain appeared threatening, we decided to make our way back to the house. On the way, we actually ran into one of Charlotte & Steens’ friends who have a home right on the beach (it used to be an old school house there). They kindly invited us to their home for a brief chat and a little tour of the home. They are still working on renovating it (themselves), but it was neat to see how the aspects of the schoolhouse fit into the newer design.
Following our little visit, we finally made our way to the summer house, where we learned all about the coffee maker (Dad and Bob at least know what I am talking about) and had some afternoon coffee and cake…a past time I will miss when back in the states. After another hour or so, Dad convinced Charlotte that we really should be heading back into town, and let Charlotte and her friend get on with their girls’ night. Unfortunately, we had just missed the train (which only runs once an hour – this is a local train that runs to the very northern parts of Zealand). Therefore, Charlotte and Vibe drove us back to the Hillerod station. There, Dad and Bob said goodbye, and we made our way into town. I had decided to go in as well, since I didn’t have any other plans for the evening, and there was no one at the house anyways.
On the train ride back in, Dad and Bob mentioned how much they appreciated the afternoon spent with Charlotte and Vibe. It was definitely an experience they wouldn’t have even imagined receiving in Denmark. They also thought it was interesting to experience someone’s daily activities and to observe that they are not entirely different from our lives at home. I was so happy that they had a good time.
When we got back into the city, we headed to the hotel for a brief rest and to waste some time before dinner. We then found a restaurant on Nyhavn to eat in for the evening, and then after that I simply headed back to the train station for my ride home. I finished my day with a nice warm shower and a relatively early bedtime.
5.12.10 – Leadership Final, Last One!
Today marked the completion of my spring semester in Denmark. I woke up in the morning and managed to study for a brief period of time for my last final – Leadership. This was rather impressive considering I didn’t really have to study for it, if I didn’t want to. The final itself was an open-note/open-book exam, which consisted of analyzing a case study using the different models we learned throughout the semester. I also did some basic outlining for the final once I got into DIS. I went in early again since I really didn’t have anything to so at home; I also figured it would be a good way to encourage me to at least think about my exam.
The final itself was rather vague – as I mentioned it was simply a case study that we had to analyze and suggestion a correcting course of action for the leadership problem presented. I think I was able to coherently deliver my thoughts, however it is always hard to know with a test in that format. It has the capability of being rather subjective. I did manage to cover a lot of the material and crafted a rather well rounded analysis, however when I went back to read it afterwards, it definitely sounded rather vague and generalized at parts. I am simply not going to worry about it. After all turning in that exam meant that I had officially completed my junior year of college.
After my test, I then headed to meet up with Dad who at the time was poking around Magasin (the big department store in Copenhagen). We had a little trouble deciding what to do, but we eventually decided to go get coffee at Baresso and talked for a little while. It was nice to just talk about some random things for a while. We don’t always get to do that all the time. Post-recaffeination, we headed back to Dad and Bob’s hotel room, where Bob had been napping. It was a really nice hotel; it actually used to be an old warehouse and is located right on the harbor. Their room in particular had the best view looking over the harbor directly to the new opera house on the opposite shore.
At around 7:15, we began to make our way down Stroget and across town to meet up with my host family for dinner at a restaurant near Tivoli. Unfortunately, Sofie was not able to make it due to a year-end event at school, however the rest of the family was able to come. I must admit that sometimes it is a little weird introducing your host family to your real family, but in this experience and when they met my mom over travel break it seemed to go really well. We all had a really nice dinner – steak and a great salad bar (a difficulty to find in Copenhagen). We also exchanged a few gifts at dinner. Dad had gotten Charlotte and Steen a nice box of chocolates, and I was gifted with the best remembrance of Denmark I could think of: a Danish flag. It was perfect.
After dinner, I said goodnight to Dad and Bob and headed home with my host family. Once we arrived back at the house, I gave them my gift for them – the vase that I had bought them a couple of days before. They really seemed to like it a lot, which I was very happy about. Unfortunately, I also had to say ‘goodbye’ to Steen that night because he was leaving early the next morning for a golfing weekend in Sweden and would not be back prior to my departure for the states. It was really odd to say goodbye. First because, I wasn’t really the one leaving, at least not at that moment. Second because, this was the point I began to realize just how quickly my four months in Denmark had flown by.
The final itself was rather vague – as I mentioned it was simply a case study that we had to analyze and suggestion a correcting course of action for the leadership problem presented. I think I was able to coherently deliver my thoughts, however it is always hard to know with a test in that format. It has the capability of being rather subjective. I did manage to cover a lot of the material and crafted a rather well rounded analysis, however when I went back to read it afterwards, it definitely sounded rather vague and generalized at parts. I am simply not going to worry about it. After all turning in that exam meant that I had officially completed my junior year of college.
After my test, I then headed to meet up with Dad who at the time was poking around Magasin (the big department store in Copenhagen). We had a little trouble deciding what to do, but we eventually decided to go get coffee at Baresso and talked for a little while. It was nice to just talk about some random things for a while. We don’t always get to do that all the time. Post-recaffeination, we headed back to Dad and Bob’s hotel room, where Bob had been napping. It was a really nice hotel; it actually used to be an old warehouse and is located right on the harbor. Their room in particular had the best view looking over the harbor directly to the new opera house on the opposite shore.
At around 7:15, we began to make our way down Stroget and across town to meet up with my host family for dinner at a restaurant near Tivoli. Unfortunately, Sofie was not able to make it due to a year-end event at school, however the rest of the family was able to come. I must admit that sometimes it is a little weird introducing your host family to your real family, but in this experience and when they met my mom over travel break it seemed to go really well. We all had a really nice dinner – steak and a great salad bar (a difficulty to find in Copenhagen). We also exchanged a few gifts at dinner. Dad had gotten Charlotte and Steen a nice box of chocolates, and I was gifted with the best remembrance of Denmark I could think of: a Danish flag. It was perfect.
After dinner, I said goodnight to Dad and Bob and headed home with my host family. Once we arrived back at the house, I gave them my gift for them – the vase that I had bought them a couple of days before. They really seemed to like it a lot, which I was very happy about. Unfortunately, I also had to say ‘goodbye’ to Steen that night because he was leaving early the next morning for a golfing weekend in Sweden and would not be back prior to my departure for the states. It was really odd to say goodbye. First because, I wasn’t really the one leaving, at least not at that moment. Second because, this was the point I began to realize just how quickly my four months in Denmark had flown by.
5.11.10 – History Final
My history final wasn’t until noon, however there was no way that I could sleep in just thinking about it. Additionally, I knew I wasn’t going to be able to study at all at the house because I would be too anxious. Therefore, I headed into town where I did manage to get a little more studying done on the train ride in as well as once I got to DIS. My final itself wasn’t too bad; although the worst part about it was that I felt it was rather repetitive at parts. For example, I think there was one question, which was repeated three times just in different ways. Oh well. Overall, I feel good about it, although I am slightly anxious to get it back.
After my final, I simply went to meet up with Dad and Bob for the afternoon. We had a mission to find a nice gift that I could give to my host family. I had a basic concept in mind but not really a clear picture of what exactly I wanted. We ended up going to a really well known home furnishings department store located in the center of Stroget. With Dad’s help I managed to pick out a very pretty vase to give to them. I am very happy with it. My check out was rather interesting though. First, I got a new employee at the cash register who was having a little difficulties because he had to go down stairs and find a packaged version of my purchase. Then when I asked him to gift wrap it, he had some major issues with the paper length. At that point another more experienced cashier stepped in and finished it up. Then she ended up following us out because apparently, I could get my tax back if I filled out a form, although after I did that and took it to a desk on the third floor, I was told I couldn’t get the tax back because it was a gift, which was staying in Denmark. Overall, it ended up being more complicated than necessary. I was very happy with my purchase though, so it was worth it.
After that ordeal, we continued walking around a little bit until we ended up in “the most charming square in Copenhagen”. We were thinking of having dinner there, however we didn’t really like the menu choices, but since it was still early Dad and Bob sat down for a drink. In the meantime, I headed back to DIS to get my backpack and met back up with them in the square. It was nice just to sit outside for a little bit and relax.
When then made our way over to Nyhavn to locate a place for dinner. It became a little more difficult than we initially thought. I think Dad and Bob were starting to realize how hard it could be to find green vegetables in Copenhagen. It tends to be more difficult when you are seeking them out too. Eventually we located a place that we were all happy with and managed to have a very nice dinner. I was particularly excited because it was my first time eating at one of the restaurants in Nyhavn, and I simply felt it was something I needed to accomplish during my time in Copenhagen.
Following dinner, I made my way to the metro (this was becoming quite routine at this point) to head home. I did have my last final to study for the following day, so I wanted to make sure I had some time to do that. As well as attempt to get some sleep. Although with everything going on that task has been a difficult, regardless of how exhausted I have been.
After my final, I simply went to meet up with Dad and Bob for the afternoon. We had a mission to find a nice gift that I could give to my host family. I had a basic concept in mind but not really a clear picture of what exactly I wanted. We ended up going to a really well known home furnishings department store located in the center of Stroget. With Dad’s help I managed to pick out a very pretty vase to give to them. I am very happy with it. My check out was rather interesting though. First, I got a new employee at the cash register who was having a little difficulties because he had to go down stairs and find a packaged version of my purchase. Then when I asked him to gift wrap it, he had some major issues with the paper length. At that point another more experienced cashier stepped in and finished it up. Then she ended up following us out because apparently, I could get my tax back if I filled out a form, although after I did that and took it to a desk on the third floor, I was told I couldn’t get the tax back because it was a gift, which was staying in Denmark. Overall, it ended up being more complicated than necessary. I was very happy with my purchase though, so it was worth it.
After that ordeal, we continued walking around a little bit until we ended up in “the most charming square in Copenhagen”. We were thinking of having dinner there, however we didn’t really like the menu choices, but since it was still early Dad and Bob sat down for a drink. In the meantime, I headed back to DIS to get my backpack and met back up with them in the square. It was nice just to sit outside for a little bit and relax.
When then made our way over to Nyhavn to locate a place for dinner. It became a little more difficult than we initially thought. I think Dad and Bob were starting to realize how hard it could be to find green vegetables in Copenhagen. It tends to be more difficult when you are seeking them out too. Eventually we located a place that we were all happy with and managed to have a very nice dinner. I was particularly excited because it was my first time eating at one of the restaurants in Nyhavn, and I simply felt it was something I needed to accomplish during my time in Copenhagen.
Following dinner, I made my way to the metro (this was becoming quite routine at this point) to head home. I did have my last final to study for the following day, so I wanted to make sure I had some time to do that. As well as attempt to get some sleep. Although with everything going on that task has been a difficult, regardless of how exhausted I have been.
5.10.10 – ScanJour
This morning I had to get up early to head into Copenhagen to give my group presentation. We all had decided to get there a little early so that we would be all ready to go when our teacher and ScanJour representative arrived. We were all ready to go (after some interesting tactics to get the PowerPoint projected) when Leif arrived, unfortunately, he then informed us that a representative from ScanJour could not make it to our presentation. It was rather disappointing because I was looking forward to getting some immediate feedback from them, especially since our report was a little different from I think what they envisioned at their ideal plan. It did make for a more relaxing presentation, and our professor was able to make comments and questions throughout. Overall, the presentation went very well. Leif informed us afterwards that besides some minor things we did a very nice job on the paper and the presentations, and he saw no reason why we shouldn’t receive an ‘A’ for our project. This was very exciting news because in total this project was worth about 70% of our total grade.
Since we were done with our presentation by 9:30, I decided to spend the rest of the morning studying for my history final. I did make a little more progress on my study guide outline, however I was a little distracted.
At around noon, I then made would be my last trip to the British Embassy. I had yet to hear anything in terms of my Administrative Review and was curious if I could garner any sort of idea for a timetable or if I was going to hear about it at all. It was a rather unproductive trip, but in hindsight I guess it was good to at least ask. So as not to keep you guessing, I never received my visa for London in Denmark. Therefore, I will be expediting it once I get home. Fortunately, I have practically all my documents prepared and feel well briefed on the whole process, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to get put together when I get home.
I then headed into town again to meet up with Dad and Bob. We once again met in Kongens Nytorv where we had a nice little lunch right in the square. This ended up being the only day of the week where the sun decided to make a presence, and since it was nice enough we sat outside at these little café tables curled up in blankets. It was great and when the sun shone – nice and warm.
For the rest of the afternoon, we walked around several galleries and stores in the area near Kongens Nytorv. There are some really nice, unique shops out that way, which I had never taken the time to look at (mainly because I am not in that area of town all that often). We then ended the afternoon by going to a coffee shop and watching all the bikers heading home at the end of the day. It was a lot of fun to just sit and talk. I have also become a huge fan of the idea of a bicycle to get around during my last couple of weeks in Copenhagen. I am going to look into the idea more thoroughly once I get home.
After coffee, I then decided to make my way home, since I still needed to study for my history test. Dad and Bob joined me on my way back to DIS to pick up my backpack, and I briefly showed them around DIS and where I had been studying for the past four months. Once home, I showered and ate dinner with my host family to rejuvenate, and then practically confined myself to my room to study. It was a more information than I thought, but not too overwhelming. Although, I am definitely glad that I decided to do some more serious studying because if by the off-chance that I got stumped on my test the following day, I would have been rather disappointed in myself.
Since we were done with our presentation by 9:30, I decided to spend the rest of the morning studying for my history final. I did make a little more progress on my study guide outline, however I was a little distracted.
At around noon, I then made would be my last trip to the British Embassy. I had yet to hear anything in terms of my Administrative Review and was curious if I could garner any sort of idea for a timetable or if I was going to hear about it at all. It was a rather unproductive trip, but in hindsight I guess it was good to at least ask. So as not to keep you guessing, I never received my visa for London in Denmark. Therefore, I will be expediting it once I get home. Fortunately, I have practically all my documents prepared and feel well briefed on the whole process, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to get put together when I get home.
I then headed into town again to meet up with Dad and Bob. We once again met in Kongens Nytorv where we had a nice little lunch right in the square. This ended up being the only day of the week where the sun decided to make a presence, and since it was nice enough we sat outside at these little café tables curled up in blankets. It was great and when the sun shone – nice and warm.
For the rest of the afternoon, we walked around several galleries and stores in the area near Kongens Nytorv. There are some really nice, unique shops out that way, which I had never taken the time to look at (mainly because I am not in that area of town all that often). We then ended the afternoon by going to a coffee shop and watching all the bikers heading home at the end of the day. It was a lot of fun to just sit and talk. I have also become a huge fan of the idea of a bicycle to get around during my last couple of weeks in Copenhagen. I am going to look into the idea more thoroughly once I get home.
After coffee, I then decided to make my way home, since I still needed to study for my history test. Dad and Bob joined me on my way back to DIS to pick up my backpack, and I briefly showed them around DIS and where I had been studying for the past four months. Once home, I showered and ate dinner with my host family to rejuvenate, and then practically confined myself to my room to study. It was a more information than I thought, but not too overwhelming. Although, I am definitely glad that I decided to do some more serious studying because if by the off-chance that I got stumped on my test the following day, I would have been rather disappointed in myself.
5.9.10 – Reading Day
This morning I woke up after a decent night sleep (which was much needed). I then had to start to get ready for my group meeting in the city – it was for a presentation, which related to the big marketing project that we turned in on Thursday. My prep time was cut a little short because my group was attempting to meet a little earlier than I expected. Therefore, I made my way into town as quickly as I could. The nice thing about living farther away though is that I still managed to get all of my slides prepared on my train ride into town. This was much needed because otherwise I would have felt bad arriving late and not having anything prepared.
We then spent the majority of our group meeting piecing together our presentation and going over some basic logistical parts of it. After getting it all into one document, Emily took the initiative to do some basic formatting changes to the PowerPoint and send the final out to us later in the evening. I then spent a little bit more time trying to do some studying for my history test – I was only somewhat productive with only a page outline to show for my diligence.
At around 5:00, I then left DIS to head over to Kongen Nytorv to meet up with Dad and Bob for dinner. We went to this cute little place called Quote, which sits right on the edge of the square. I had a really nice salad and risotto. We also shared a berry and rhubarb tart for dessert. It came out warm from the oven and served with ice cream…so good.
After dinner, I simply decided to head home because I wanted to get a good night sleep since I had my presentation at 8:30 the next morning. Unfortunately, I didn’t get as much sleep as intended because once I got home, I noticed Emily had sent us the final presentation. Since I cannot leave anything alone when it comes to presentations, I took the liberty to reformat the pages to make it appear a little more put together and interesting. I think it turned out well, and I think my group appreciated it in the long run.
We then spent the majority of our group meeting piecing together our presentation and going over some basic logistical parts of it. After getting it all into one document, Emily took the initiative to do some basic formatting changes to the PowerPoint and send the final out to us later in the evening. I then spent a little bit more time trying to do some studying for my history test – I was only somewhat productive with only a page outline to show for my diligence.
At around 5:00, I then left DIS to head over to Kongen Nytorv to meet up with Dad and Bob for dinner. We went to this cute little place called Quote, which sits right on the edge of the square. I had a really nice salad and risotto. We also shared a berry and rhubarb tart for dessert. It came out warm from the oven and served with ice cream…so good.
After dinner, I simply decided to head home because I wanted to get a good night sleep since I had my presentation at 8:30 the next morning. Unfortunately, I didn’t get as much sleep as intended because once I got home, I noticed Emily had sent us the final presentation. Since I cannot leave anything alone when it comes to presentations, I took the liberty to reformat the pages to make it appear a little more put together and interesting. I think it turned out well, and I think my group appreciated it in the long run.
5.8.10 – LegoLand
I had to get up early, early in the morning to head into the city this morning. This is mainly because I was meeting up with a group of DIS students at 7:30am in the city to head to LEGOLAND! The worst part was that my bus doesn’t run that early in the mornings so I had to walk to the station to get into town.Once in town, I grabbed some breakfast at the 7-Eleven, where I met up with several other students also seeking the same morning fix. On the bus, I then got a chance to eat and then proceeded to fall asleep to catch some sleep that I had missed out on the night before. Just so you know, LegoLand is in Western Denmark and about three hours from Copenhagen, so we did have quite the journey just to get out there.
Like the night before, when we got there, we received out ticket to the park and were on our own for the rest of the day. The first stop, MiniLand! This is the area of the park where they have a variety of reconstructions of different monuments or towns all made out of Legos. They had Denmark attractions like Nyhavn and Amalienborg as well as other areas from around Europe like Amsterdam. They also mixed in some American things (like a NASA center and a Hollywood set) and an Asian section (which was rather random). It was really cool regardless just to know that the whole thing was made out of Lego bricks. They also only used the basic colors.
After seeing MiniLand, my friends Xue and Nanette, and I began making our way back to the area with more rides. We ended up going on practically everything we could – a miniature railroad, several small roller coasters (where we got some awesome on ride pictures), and a few other random ones. None of the rides were too overwhelming. The park, I found, is mainly geared to families and younger children, however this didn’t stop us from having fun. We also went to a 4-D show, which was sort of interesting. I don’t understand what make it so different from 3-D though; it looked rather similar. After the show we headed to one last ride, which was really interesting. The best way to describe it was that it was like a simulator, and you got to individually program your ride before you got on. It was really interesting. By the time we were done with the ride, we didn’t have much time left, so we made our way back to the entrance and stopped at the LegoShop along the way. I was a little disappointed because I was hoping they would have some the buildings for sale, however most of the sets were simply regular Lego series.
We then made our way back out to the bus to start our journey back to Copenhagen. En route, we stopped for a normal DIS dinner – decent food and a lot of it – and then back on the bus. I was rather proud of myself because with the remaining two hours on the bus, I managed to look over my history notes, which I had dragged along with me. It wasn’t serious studying but it was good to at least get a look and overview at all my notes again.
WE arrived back in the city around 9:00pm. Since it wasn’t too late, I decided to give Dad a call to see if I could meet up with them. Coincidentally, they were no farther than about a block from where I got off the bus. I then headed over to meet them and say “hello”. They had yet to eat, so I decided to sit with them during their dinner and simply talk for a little bit. After dinner, we walked along Stroget for a little ways before I headed down to the metro to make my way home. It was a goofy time to spend with them, but it was really nice at the same time, especially since I had missed them the day before.
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