Good Company, Good Views

This has been a pretty chill week, yet one of my favorite here so far. I was graced by a visit from the one and only Daniel Pocica from Sunday to Tuesday, which was just lovely. We revisited Rosenborg gardens, Amalienborg, Kastellet and the Little Mermaid, as well as venturing to the Botanical Gardens for the first time. And on top of a great day of sightseeing, we also hit up Sankt Peder's Bager (Saint Peter's Bakery, as we'd call it in English). Although they were out of wienerbrod (the classic Danish pastry), we nommed on some sort of cinnamon bread/coffee cake type thing that was delicious. WiFi went out in our apartment from the afternoon til after midnight, and we were seriously struggling. It's slightly embarrassing how much we rely on the Internet. But WiFi came back and all was well in the world (or in Skindergade 14, at least). On Tuesday I said goodbye to Daniel (tear tear), and took a mental health day where I napped and cooked dinner and chilled out.

Wednesday was apparently Constitution Day in Denmark, so lots of stores and restaurants were closed, but of course we still had class (DIS, what's up with that?). Luckily, the Louisiana Art Museum was still open, so a few of us ventured out there for the afternoon. After spending some time figuring out how to take the regional train there, we rode 30 minutes through the countryside and arrived in Louisiana. The museum pleasantly surprised us, as the view outside of the water and nature was gorgeous. On top of that, the Tara Donovan exhibit was the coolest modern art I've ever seen! (See the picture of the straw wall, which is literally plastic drinking straws glued together.) Sadly on Thursday we had a long day of class and a quiz to study for, so we weren't able to sightsee. But today, there's a free performance at the Opera House, so we'll head that way after lunchtime. And this weekend my floormates will all be in Berlin, so I'll be making new friends and hopefully hitting up the beach tomorrow!