Bars, Beer and Carlsberg

Caramelized Carlsberg beer...yum?? Sitting in the Carlsberg Bar

Copenhagen is constantly buzzing. There is always something going on here or something to do and theres an endless list of things to do for entertainment. Naturally the most exciting one is partying, something of which the Danes seem to understand perfectly. Friday my friends and I decided to venture out of our international bubble and mingle in the real danish bars..in the meat packing district of Copenhagen. As sketchy as the name is its actually a small area of the city with several very popular danish clubs which are jammed packed with people. European clubbing is soo much better than it is in Canada (sorry). There were people as young as 15  and as old as 70 hanging around and drinking away having an awesome time. People also know how to dance here, so obviously when life gives you lemons....I started a dance off. We ended up staying until 4am (which is early).

Copenhagen's Christmas beer (given out every

year for free in the streets of Copenhagen one day a year

near christmastime- its almost a national holiday)

Today a bunch of us went and visited the Carlsberg factory. Carlsberg is Denmarks home beer, orginally brewed here and known all over. I wish I could inform you more about it but I learned nothing today during the tour as I was naturally more fascinated by the props and displays then the actual information (really you shouldn't be surprised). After the tour we all got to sit down in the bar and sample the different beers, we also ate lunch here and other beer-bar things. By then it was getting dark so we had to leave.

In Denmark it tends to get dark very early, around 4:00pm. It's also quite gloomy in the winter time and many danes tend to dread the winter because of the horrid weather. Its been about 2 degrees here for the last week, cloudy and sometimes with fog. The summer however is bright and cheery and it doesn't get dark until 10pm!! I can't wait for summer time now. We're planning a trip to Spain soon so we can get some sun back into our lives. But Copenhagen is still a beautiful place despite the gloom. I suppose it gives it character.

In 2 weeks I will be going to Amsterdam with a bunch of my friends, just after (and slightly during) the University of Copenhagens "Insomnia Tour". This is similiar to our Frost/Frosh week where we go to seven different bars in seven nights. But those with bracelets get free shots at all the bars and instead of leaving at 2am (when Canadian bars close) we stay there all night, european style. Challenge accepted!!!

 Jackie my little Austrailian snookie-like friend. Loving the old universal beer collection display...the stacks went on forever

                                                             Aussie biddies in the bar

Me and Rosalind (fellow Canadian), and lovely side profile of finnish lad Mikko, in the meat packing district