FALL BREAK

It has been some time since i have written in my blog...sorry guys! It has been extremely crazy around here. In the past week we had fall break and birthdays and school!

Fall Break was sooo much fun. For the week we went back to Copenhagen and stayed at another Bed and Breakfast. Although ths one was above a bakery. So every morning we got fresh bread and baked goods at our bedside to enjoy and sip a hot cup of Danish coffe! Yum :) The bed and breakfast was a journey that we did not expect to get when we first arrived in Copenhagen. To start the first night that we arrived, there was no heat. When the atmosphere outside is in the 30s and all you want is a warm room to go to, well we got ice cold rooms. So that night we had to fall asleep in the cold. Just to keep warm we closed all the blinds and lit every candle available. Also my host dad started to use a toaster that was in the living room tha was for breakfast purposes! None of it helped! Once we fell asleep, half way through the night the heat kicked in. Since our heater was on full heat, we arose the next morning to a Suana like room! At that point we were begging for the cold air to come in. All sharing one shower it took us some time to ge ready to go out for our first day in copehagen. Yet one more thing happend before we left. In out room there was a giant lamp haging between the beds and the whole time we hit it everytime we had to pass. Well i got a little mad at it when i hit my head on it,...so i slapped the lamp! Well to our surprise the lamp snapped off its cord and flew to the floor. The only thing was, Benjamin (my host brother) was leaning over putting on his socks. So when the lamp snapped it came 2in from taking off his head!!

Our first day in copenhagen was sooo much fun, we spent most of the day in Tivoli. This is an old amusement park that has been known for its amazing archetecture and light displays. For lunch that day, we went to the Hard Rock Cafe Copenhagen! That was cool bc everyone spoke english there and i had to order for my host family, bc they wanted me to feel special. hahaha! The rest of the day was spent at tivoli also, then we went to dinner at my host familys grandparents home. Although the adults wanted to sit and sip coffee, all of us took the Metro back into the city and went back to Tivoli at night time.

The next morning at the bread and breakfast was another interesting one! Excited to take that morning shower, I arose to only find the water was ice cold!! We had not hot water and the owner was so sorry that he gave us a brunch that morn for all the trouble we had been through. Even once we finished there was still no hot water so i had to wash my hair in the ice cold water. It felt like i was becoming a polar bear!

The rest of the week was alot of fun including shopping, and site seeing, IKEA shopping, and food!! But one thing was the highlight of the trip! That was the concert we went to. We went to the largest stadium in Denmark and saw Aqua perform in concert!!! Before they came out we also so Medina and Banannas in Pajamas! IT was soo epic! THe concert was soo cool, there was 27,000 people in the arena and it lasted over 6 hours long. I also ran as far up to the front of the crowd and was only about 3 meters away from the stage!!!!

My trip to Copenhagen was quiet fun and i was very sad when we had to hop on that ferry back to the normal life on Bornholm!
This comming week is Halloween and even though it is not celebrated here in Denmark, we are planning to have a Halloween Party. Its time to show Denmark just how we Americans do it!!! Hope it all goes well and cant wait to share more stories.
Its sad to say that i only have 6 weeks left here in the MARK OF DANES!

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Kyle Lyon (USA2DENMARK)

OVer the Hill!

This past weekend, has been the best experience fro me by far. Being that is was my (host fathers) 50th Birthday, we were leaving the tiny island of Bornholm and hiking to the big city. Leaving Friday night at midnight we rode the night ferry for 6 hours, where we slept in our cabin for most the time. When 545 am came around all of us in our cabin were woken by some loud rumbling. I thought the ship was sinking or something tragic was occurring. Yet when i looked out the window i saw land. The ferry that was preparing to dock to the shores of Koere. Everyone woke up and began to look out the window. Now being my first time off the island since i had arrived, i was so excited to look around. And what did i see... A big mass of land full of TRASH! along with the piles of stinky garbage surrounding the ship, it was raining and once again...COLD! We deboarded the ship and got in our car that had taken the ride with us across the Baltic Sea in the cargo hull.

We began our morning with a pit stop at a bakery where they bought all types of goodies, but we couldn't enjoy them till we got to their friends house in Copenhagen. When we arrived we I got to me some friends of my host family and we enjoyed a breakfast filled of sweets, breads, butter, and coffee! The morning quickly got lost from under our feet and it was time to get going to the hotel we would be staying at. On our way we passed right through downtown Copenhagen. When we arrived at the hotel it was located way north of the city in a suburban area on the coast by the beach. To my surprise the hotel was extremely extravagant. Filled with plush seating and warm paintings. The patio had wicker chairs and giant wicker lamps hanging from the center of each chair grouping. At night the hotel was lit up by spotlights and the restaurant where lit by candle light. The porch with all the wicker furniture had heating lamps on to keep everyone warm. Also on the porch giant chandeliers that rested on the ground had candles placed inside to add a romantic feel. LOL The night came to an amazing meal which we shared with my host families relatives. Lots of SKOLS (Cheers) and thanks were given. I was taught the correct way to drink wine. When the danish celebrate special occasions it is very popular to have a different wine with every course of the meal. So we had 3 different wines. And no it wasn't like wine get drunk... it was wine to taste and enjoy. I was told how to tell a good wine from a bad and what flavors i should taste for to see how the growing season was. The immaculate dinner ended around 9o'clock but the talking and laughing didn't not end till around midnight.

During the meeting of my host families relatives, i met one that was quite interesting...Mary Anne. The thing that interested me about her was that she was a Baroness. She told me stories where she has had lunch with the Princess of Denmark and have met and gone to parties with the Prince of Germany, the Princess of Wales, and The Queen of Denmark. It was absolutely amazing to meet someone that has interacted with royalty and has experienced a very formal life style.

The weekend brought so many new learning experiences. I got to dine with a man who's is over the hill, learn how to sip wine the correct way with a Danish Baroness, and Finally begin to feel part of my new family here in Denmark.

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Kyle Lyon (USA2DENMARK)