Welcome to Denmark

After driving to Dulles, flying to Charles de Gaulle, and surviving a seven hour layover, I finally reached Copenhagen for a reunion with my best friend! No time for jet lag-there's too much to do! It was Elisabeth's mom's last night in Denmark, so we had a traditional Danish lunch for dinner with bonus not-so-Danish vegetarian options. Check out the eel Mrs. A prepared...we were not so pleased when she assulted us with it while we were cooking.

This morning, we had a family breakfast, said farewell to the madre, then Elisabeth and I took the metro to downtown Copenhagen. We spent most of our time at a swimming area built into the harbor, where the water was 18 degrees Celcius, so cold! During our exploration of the city, we ran into interesting things like a "Skills Show," where craftsmen and chefs impressed show goers as a (not so good) Danish rapper performed. We walked through a beautiful park hidden behind a museum and made our way through the crowded streets along the canal en route back to the metro station. I would also like to add that Elisabeth's Danish is coming along fabulously.

Before and after our Copenhagen trip, we made some preparations for our "cycling holiday," as Elisabeth has taken to calling it. We bought a tire repair kit and found these gems of helmets at the bike store, made to look like hats (and actually saw a woman wearing one of the three styles today).