On my second day in Copenhagen, Dorthe made sure I had a real Danish breakfast pastry as part of my complete breakfast=) Then she showed me around old town Copenhagen. We first saw the change of guard ceremony a the Danish Royal Residence, Amalienborg, complete with marching, a band, and of course the big furry hats. Then we headed up the Round Tower, an old astronomy observatory, to get a great 360 view of Copenhagen (it was a cold, clear, sunny day). Then spent...

I'm in Copenhagen now, staying with my friend Dorthe. It took me a few more hours to get there, since the wind was so strong in Amsterdam that the planes were actually being rocked back and forth!! Dorthe waited for me the whole time though, she's such a sweetheart. It's really great seeing her again, but a little weird adjusting to seeing her outside of Africa. Dorthe took me to see Christiania, this wierd hippy village, and then the universtiy where...

I'm here! The first stop on my trip, Amsterdam. After a full day of traveling I finally arrived at my hostel and just crashed.=) By the time I got up and ready it was already 11am, so off to a late start today. I just got back from the Van Gogh Museum and loved it! (and without any napping either....Andrea and Maura=P) It's raining quite a bit so I'll probably just stick to the museums, they have tons. Next I'm off to the Anne Frank House. Best wi...