Adventures in Nørrebro

Sleep was much needed, but I still didn't feel completely rejuvenated when waking up. After yesterday's adventures, we decided it would be best to discover how to get from Tåsingegade to our classroom. After only one or two wrong turns, we did manage to make it to our destination in less than a half hour. We recognized the mistake immediately after we made a wrong turn, so I would say we were doing much better than the previous day. As we approached the city center, we were stopped by a parade of some sort, which we quickly learned was part of a Parkinson's walk. There was a dancer and a drummer in the front of the parade, and as we rode our bikes past the drummer came up and played a beat or two on the back of our tires. Even if for a note or two, we got to be part of the parade.

Getting lost seemed to be a common theme for the first few days of the trip, but we're improving. After parking our bikes in an easily recognizable square, we went window shopping and grabbed lunch. We ate at Cafe Bjørgs where I had a Thai beef salad that was mouthwateringly delicious. It had marinated beef, cashews, sliced almonds, cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, and a peanut-like dressing. It was absolutely amazing and I enjoyed every single bite.

After lunch, we met up with one of Natalie's friends and traveled to a new part of Copenhagen that we had not yet explored. We left our bikes downtown and rode the bus about 20 minutes to a couple of pedestrian streets that were recommended by the man at the bike shop. These streets in Nørrebro are where more of the locals go to hang out, so it had a cozier feel, which actually felt a lot like Burlington. There were antique and unique little stores that were the hidden gems of the streets. People were laid back, relaxed, and went with the flow, the epitome of Burlington. We did some shopping and I found a nice black dress to wear while out on the town. Most of the shops were closed by the time we got there, so we decided to come back another day to explore more and come back tonight to get a feel for the night life.

Between walking, the bus, and biking, we managed to make our way back to Tåsingegade to get ready to go out. Lindsay, Natalie, and I have turned into the three musketeers, and have been doing everything together. I'm so lucky to have made such great friends! We seem to go on the most outrageous adventures, and tonight was no exception.

We started our night by biking back to Nørrebro to have a look around. The main section that appeared to be getting the most foot traffic was near a few bars with picnic benches outside where people gathered outside to have a drink. All the tables were very crowded, and we continued walking around to see what else there was. The night appeared to be a bust until we walked by a loud group of people handing out free hotdogs to bikers. Free food, needless to say, we were intrigued. We stopped to talk to one of the women handing out hotdogs who told us about their initiative to see how functional a biking drive through would be. Bicycles and food, what could be better?

In a city like Copenhagen with a large number of bikers, it would be interesting to see how successful a bike drive thru would be or maybe the bicycle accident rate would just go up. After getting our midnight snack, we asked the woman where we might find a fun bar. Just down the block we found this awesome bar with hilarious drink descriptions. We started the night with a Passion Ballerina which was described as "Put on your dancing shoes and boogaloo. Passion sorbet, rum and sugar. Simple but tasty and effective. It's usually served in whatever glass the bartender feels like." The drinks were expensive, but we heard good things, so we decided to at least give it a try. The bartender "accidentally" blended too much of our drink and told us he would pour us the left overs once we were done. Two drinks for the price of one, this was already turning out to be a good night. Still with leftovers, the bartender poured us each two shots of the Passion Ballerina. Luckily it was a mixed drink, so there wasn't as much alcohol as it might seem. While we were still enjoying the scene, we ordered one more drink to finish our time at this bar. I got a Dark & Stormy. Content and slightly buzzed, we continued to explore the city by biking towards home.

I didn't order anymore drinks for the rest of the night, but Lindsay and Natalie powered through a few more beers and a jägerbomb at the next few bars. The last bar we ended up at was a local bar with a pool table. We hung out with a group of Danish guys that were celebrating their friend's 25th birthday. A few more beers later, we biked home as the sun was coming up. So much for an early night, we didn't get home until 5am. Luckily this time I didn't have to wake up in two hours to go to class.