Danes don’t have Thanksgiving. They also don’t really understand it. Hence the fact that we had class on Thanksgiving. The one good thing about Danes not having Thanksgiving is that there was no stigma against the fact that I started listening to Christmas music November 1.
Thanksgiving morning, I woke up somewhat depressed that I would not be with my family for this day. However, all I had to do was look outside and realize that Copenhagen had turned into a snow globe overnight! It was covered in snow and the snow only came down more and more as the day went by (and is not supposed to let up for about a week!!!). So I went to class and then went on a walk with Bethea and Nick to enjoy the day!
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| Nyhavn Canal |
We walked through the snow and down the fully decorated streets. Bethea and I were excited and acting like we had never seen snow, while it was just another day in the life for Nick (who goes to school in Maine). But all the streets are draped in garland and hearts (no, I cannot explain the hearts..) and now SNOW! We walked to Nyhavn Canal, which is the main tourist attraction for the city and enjoyed the Christmas market that had been put in place. We then remembered that the Little Mermaid was back from her trip to China for the World Fair.
The Little Mermaid is a statue that stands about 4 feet tall and is somehow the symbol of Copenhagen. She is really nothing special but her name is hyped up all around the city. So of course we wanted to go see her and take pictures with her.
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| The Little Mermaid |
On the way back, we stopped in a small café and had hot chocolate. It was honestly the perfect end to the perfect start to our day! We then came back and rested/ warmed for a while before we went to have Thanksgiving dinner.
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| Thanksgiving Table |
Katy’s, our friend from Georgetown, family was in town and had rented an apartment and was kind enough to invite a bunch of us over Thanksgiving dinner. It was so sweet of them to invite us and so great to have a family to celebrate the holiday with, even if it wasn’t my own. Sadly, Denmark is not big on turkey (you cannot even get sliced turkey for sandwiches), so we had chicken. But the chicken really tasted just like turkey and was absolutely delicious. The dinner was fabulous and tons of fun! The McConnells were so nice to take Jessica, Susanna, Bethea, Lance, and I in for the night.
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| The group- minus Katy's family. |
This morning (Friday), we did not have class. Go figure- they gave us class on Thanksgiving but not the Friday after Thanksgiving? Anyway, I woke up and decided to put my iPod in and go for a walk around Copenhagen. So I bundled up (smartwool socks, uggs, long underwear, jeans, long sleeved-shirt, pullover jacket, scarf, gloves, and my big puffy jacket. I have it down to an art.) and walked around the city listening to Christmas music. My favorite destination was a beautiful cemetery with tons of evergreen trees that had not been snowplowed or touched. It truly was a winter wonderland! The best part was that right when I walked in, “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” by George Strait came on my iPod. I couldn’t even make that up. Magical. I blissfully wondered around listening to Christmas music and could not stop thinking that I was in a fairy tale. It was such a fabulous morning!
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