Begga and I arrived in Copenhagen the night before last. It was a long journey. We flew from Beijing to France for about 10 hours. Sadly, my TV on the airplane was broken, but Begga shared her TV and headset with me and since we had each other's company the time passed quicker than usual. We waited at the Charles de Gaule airport for about an hour before boarding another flight to take us the additional 2 hour journey to Copenhagen. I saw the tip-top of the Eiffel Tower from the airport - score! Flying above Paris was the first time I ever saw Paris. I wrote in my journal: "Flying above Paris en route to Copenhagen right now. Paris is so beautiful from above. It looks like a patchwork quilt - patches of forest and houses sparsely dispersed among solid yellow, orange, greenish, and brownish patches held together by stitches of road and river. Lovely."
Begga's Dad's employee picked us up at 10PM Copenhagen time. We were hungry so we stopped to get burgers and it was a whopping $23.50 for 2! "Welcome to Europe," Begga said. The next morning Begga and I walked from her Dad's sweet seaside apartment into the city and cruised for a bit. We grabbed some beers and some hot dogs and sat on this pier thingy where I guess it's cool for young people to hang out. It was really nice and the weather was warm. Something else I noticed was that people here are frighteningly attractive - "Are they mutants?" Below are some photos I took on our walk to the city. Behold the gorgeous architecture!
Statue of the Queen and a Church Steeple.
Statue of the Queen and a Church Steeple.
This is a fountain and a cathedral next to the seaside. There are lots and lots of beautiful Cathedrals in Copenhagen.
Some of the buildings close to Begga's Dad's apartment. Down the road to the left is the Palace.
This is a sculpture of the Little Mermaid, which is actually a tribute to Hans Christian Anderson, who is an icon here since he is Danish. I guess that there are lots of problems with people vandalizing the poor gal. Begga told me people cut of her head and stuff often. :(
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