The Morning After

So now you know that I decided to stay a little longer. Just after the decision was made official, I had a wonderful morning after. I was riding in to work (I still laugh at that) & it was an absolutely beautiful morning. The weather was very crisp & quite cool (I'm already using gloves & swapped a sweater for a jacket in the morning in addition to a scarf - which is basically now a staple to my wardrobe). But despite the chill, the sun was rising & the morning was serene & picturesque. Sunrise is now just before 8 am & sunsets, which are equally amazing here, are now around 5:45pm so it coincides with my working hours on most days.

So for some reason, this morning was calling my attention & since I had just received an SMS that my morning meeting was cancelled, I wasn't in a particular hurry to get into the office. That gave me an opportunity to stop at certain points along my ride & take some pictures. At one point, a woman stopped her Christiania Bike (will explain later) alongside mine & said exactly what I was thinking "Isn't it a beautiful morning? I take this route every morning & I've never seen it as pretty as it is today." It must've been something really special because if there is anything that I've learned, it's that Danes do not randomly stop to chat w/ strangers.

So here are some pics of this 'beautiful morning'. I am sure I didn't do it any justice.

The Little Mermaid

Windmills Across the Harbor

(My Bunjee Jumping Experience was just to the left of that)

Sunrise

The Kastellet

Hans Christian Andersen was from Denmark so you have to wonder if it was looking at Swans like these that gave him his inspiration for "The Ugly Duckling"

A Christiania Bike -

This is a bicycle w/ a cart in the front to carry your children in. It is usually big enough that you will even see 5 year olds in it but it more likely that a 5 year old is already riding a 2 wheeler. This is more commonly used for transporting babies & smaller children. These bikes can run into the 3-4000 USD range.