Europe 2006 - Copenhagen Part1

Back to the Europe blogging...

Copenhagen is an amazing city! My enjoyment of the city was due, in no small part, to Christine's brother Dave being a wonderful host and tour guide. Dave kicked off an amazing week by meeting us at the airport, Carlsberg in hand!

Much of the first few days in Copenhagen were spend wondering the city, and riding around on the free bikes. That's right, free bike rentals! Just pop in a coin (equal to about $4), ride the bike as long as you like, then return it and get your coin back. What a system!

One of the best part of Copenhagen is a strip by the canals where rich people eat over priced food at stunning cafes, and poor people get drunk sitting by the water. It's a wonderful example of how people of different socioeconomic classes can coexist and share a wonderful space. A scene like this would never happen in North America. Public drinking and rich mixed with poor are both severely frowned upon.