Our second day in Copenhagen was as eventful as the first. As a result, the students have been unable to complete another day of blogs. They will chime in on their memorable moments in a future post.

For now, I’ll provide a run down of the past few days. On Monday, we took a bus to Copenhagen where we started off by checking in to our accommodations at The Cabinn. From there, we grabbed a quick lunch before taking a tour of parliament led by Haderslev’s own representative. He gave us an enthusiastic overview of a variety of topics in Danish government from the portraits of previous Prime Ministers all the way through to his thoughts on the state of the Danish Democracy (even in comparison to some popular dramatic depictions of it in TV shows). All told, he was generous with his time, allotting over 2 hours to the tour and time with us. Around this, students had free time to explore Copenhagen to enjoy its architecture, shopping, and its famous hot dogs.

On the second day, we began by checking out of our hotels and heading towards the famous Nyhavn area to admire the colorful harbor houses and hop on a boat to take us around the water. Not only did we get a sense of how expansive Copenhagen is in the hour, but we got to see The Little Mermaid statue, which is a must-see for visitors to the city, despite the fact that it is often ranked as one of the most disappointing tourist attractions in the world. We sailed on by without needing to get off or walk there at least! After we finished the boat tour, we got to witness a changing of the guard at the palace, and then basked in the wonder of the Marble Church across the street. This church took over 100 years to complete due to its enormous expense, but all of us could say it was worth the visit. For the rest of the day, students spent time with their hosts exploring the city and enjoying their last moments in it. A final dinner in an unexpectedly large foot hall in Denmark’s third-largest city, Odense, capped off the day before we arrived back in Haderslev, late and tired.

Tomorrow is our last day in Denmark, and it’s crazy to say that. We’ll enjoy the last moments with our hosts during the school day and during our final celebration in the evening. We’re almost home, but it’s not yet time to say goodbye to this country and its people.