Yesterday we saw the changing of the Royal Danish Guard at the palace. We left the hotel around 10 after 11 and it was a 30 minute walk from the hotel. While we were walking I was trying to figure out where we were by remembering the sites from the bus tour we took the other day. That didn't work; I was so lost. We finally made it to the palace and had to wait for a while until the new guards arrived at noon. They were led in by a band and marched around the square then did their ceremony for changing. They had to walk around and releave each guard at their post. It was very interesting.
After we saw that, we went to an art museum for the afternoon. It is the best place in Northern Europe to see Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman art. The guys I was with and I stayed for about 2 hours then headed back to the hotel. Maybe in my next post I will put some pictures up of random sites.
Today we went to the University of Copenhagen to have a lecture on Norse mythology. It was a general overview and very interesting. The professor who gave the lecture kept saying how the Danish of today celebrate holidays the same way the vikings did, with pork and alcohol. One of his quotes about that was, "...and I guess that's why Muslims have a hard time integrating." It was really funny. After our lecture was over we were told we had the afternoon to ourselves. A group of us walked around "The Street" as it is called here. It is a very long street, maybe 2 miles long, lined with shops and places to eat. It is a very interesting place to walk around and look. I think a few of us are going to eat at the kabab place down the street again, we all seem to like it. Well, I hope I have more interesting things to talk about in my next post. Hope all is well for everyone back in the States!
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