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After a day and night (spent in coffee shops and in front of the win
dow of the Hugo Boss store) in Luneberg, we the car to Copenhagen,
Denmark
Next to Barcelona, Copenhagen is probably the most beautiful city
I've seen in Europe. Every single building is painted, the streets are spot
less, and everyone is good-looking and speaks perfect English. It is the
capital of the Scandinavian countries. Shops, cafes, pubs, and restaurants
are on every corner; and the city has many nice rivers, bridges, and parks
as well. Did I mention that there were no ugly people, other than misin
formed tourists such as myself? It also has a free state, Christiannen,
within its territory. Basically, it is a mini-Amsterdam. In the summer, it
is full of squatters, writers, back-packers, lazy hippies, and artists. In the
winter, all we saw were "pharmacy" stands and bums. Unfortunately, no
pictures were allowed.
Be weary. Copenhagen, although beautiful, is very pricey. Don't rely
on the hostels. One is five miles out of town, and the one in the city
alleges that it opens at ten in the morning, but it was not, and it did not
open at all. So bring some coinage, or, at least a sleeping bag for the
parks in Christiannen (which has it's own lake where nudists hang out in
the summer).
After Copenhagen, I spent my last amount of money (five different
currencies at that point: Euros, Swiss Francs, French Francs, German
Marks, and Danish Kronen) on a train ticket to the Zurich airport; where
a voluptuous Italian waitress was kind enough to give me a Coke out of
mercy. After that, I put my wallet, tickets, and passport in my Doc's, put
my arms through my backpack's straps, and went to sleep on the waiting
benches. Europe rules, but my next trip will definitely be to the Orient.
Notes for travel: go to the big I (Information desk, always by the exit of
every train station and airport), and get a map of the city, and a low-down
on the hostels, hotels, restaurants, museums, etc. There is too much to
see in the world, don't get a job, car, family, or house and fade into
obscurity too soon after graduation.
Go see the world for Pete's sake!
editata Natat.Ptimdrac k; currently on hie military duty
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