Sorry for my recent lack of blogging...

Here is a quick summary of what we have been up to over the past few days:

September:
1: we visit our first castle, Egeskov castle. Along with its beautiful gardens and exhibits (car, motorcycle, farm, and emergency service vehicle collections), we also toured the castle itself. It was magnificent! The same day we visited an adorable port town and did a driveby of another castle on our way home.

2: we drove to Jegindo. A small fishing village in Northern Jutland where my great grandmother grew up. We visited her house (which used to be the town bakery) and ended up meeting the woman who now lives there. Megan and I ended up buying some artwork there for our new home (now we just have to figure out how to get it there).

3: we visited another small fishing village and enjoyed some fresh smoked salmon and some frisch-frickadella (a sort of fish meatball). When we arrived back home we went on a long walk with Ruth. She brought us to a area where some iron age homes had been built to show kids how people of those times lived. It was really fun to see the thatched roofs and fences that they had built.

4: Ruth took the day off work and we all piled in the car and visited her home town, but first we went to the docks to meet the queen as she arrived in Odense for a visit. We then drove to Ruth's hometown. This particular town is known for its doors (which megan and I plan on making a collage of when we return-hint the numerous pics of doors). We wandered through the picturesque streets and stopped in for hot chocolates and pastries in one of the bakeries. On this day we also visited the lock at the coast and drove past the uncrowned prince's castle.

5: we left our wonderful hosts in Odense (thank you again so much for everything Jorgen and Ruth and Albert and Leva!) and took the train to Copenhagen to visit Andreas, Mai, and Jonna. When we arrived, Andreas informed us we would be going to the town square to watch the football game (Portugal vs Denmark). We bundled up, grabbed some beer and headed out. It was the most fun I have ever had at a sporting event! Megan and I yelled along with the rest of them! After the game we ended the night at a pub to celebrate.

6: Andrea, Mai, and Jonna gave us a tour of Copenhagen. The city was so beautiful and full of beautiful architecture. We also enjoyed a canal tour of Copenhagen, which allowed us to see the city in a different view. After lunch we ventured to a sectioned off part of the city called Christiania. This part of the city is an old army barrack that has been adopted by hippies (for lack of a better word). The people here have devoted their lives to living peacefully, but consider themselves completely separate from the rest of Europe and society itself. Police are basically forbid from entering and pot is openly dealt and smoked on the street. You are also not allowed to take pictures past a certain point, so you will not see any in my photo album. It is definitely an interesting place.

7: on this day megan and I were alone in what we called the 'fairy tale apartment' (Mai and Andreas' apartment) while Andreas and Mai were at work. When they returned home we went to Tivoli. Tivoli is the oldest amusement part in the world and is very majestic and colorful place. We luckily were there at night, so we got to enjoy the numerous light displays and shops.

8: On this day, Megan and I were completely alone because both Andreas and Mai were away on business. We decided to venture into the city on our own and walk around to the many cute shops. We later met up with Jonna and visited the little mermaid, the royal castle, and the huge church that sits right outside the castle.

9: we took the train to Boosted to visit one of Megan's friends, Christoph. He showed us an amazing pizza place and my new favorite ice cream shop.

10: we decided to take a day trip from Boosted to Hamburg. We wandered around the city seeing the various sites for a few hours before returning to Boosted. (we also revisited the best ice cream shop ever...twice)

11: Christoph showed us a bit of Boosted including the volunteer fire department he is part of. We then traveled to Kiel where we walked along the coast.

12: today we are traveling to Berlin for 5 days. There, we will be visiting the Humbolt Museum (which holds the original fossil of Archaeopteryx-the first intermediate that helped to prove Charles Darwin's theory of evolution), a concentration camp, and the rest that the city has offer.

So for now that should catch everyone up and I will try to stay more on top of all of the blogging. Also, as a side note, we will not be attending Octoberfest due to scheduling difficulties. Instead we will be going straight from Berlin to Amsterdam.

As far as pictures go, I would like to clear the confusion and note that all of the pictures taken so far are in the given link below in the 'Denmark pictures' post. From now on I will be posting all of my photos in albums for each country via snapfish and I will give you a new address each time I start a new album. These albums will continue to be added to, so continue to use the same links to view more pictures as they are posted for each country.

Love you and miss you all!

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