The Windy City



Copenhagen Street at night



Super quick update: A lot has been going on in Copenhagen but nothing really update-worthy-ish. Lots of birthday parties, jazz festivals and adventures around the super old city. I'm finally starting to get the gist of Copenhagen's geography and I'm finding myself lost less and less everyday.

My classes have started but seeing as I only need to take 3 courses I only have class 3-4 times a week, so lots of free time to roam! The weather has been an unreal topsy-turvey of conditions, mostly windy though sometimes even getting up to 75km/hr winds!! Its pretty insane when you're trying to walk to class and you're tripping over your feet trying not to be blown away!

Valentine's day (a holiday I actually enjoy surprisingly) consisted of a bunch of my friends and I making a huge dinner with as much red and chocolate as possible and watching old school 90's romantic comedies. Such a romantic day...

Booze stand, a guy handing out free shots in a market place



Anyways this week Kali is coming from Canada!!! She'll be arriving tomorrow and then we set off for Berlin on Tuesday morning. After Berlin we're off to Paris where we're meeting our friend Mike who is going to school in Nice for the term, and then on to Portugal to catch some sun and go wine tasting lol finally!!! I'll try my hardest to update along the way!

Friends DJing at a club

Mode Mode Mode Fashionista



Big fashion show screen on Stroget



Giant lamp in the middle of the restaurant square in Malmo

It's been a crazy week. Not only has it been the kick off to the semester week long Insomnia party, but its also Copenhagen Fashion week:). I also took a little trip to Sweden which I guess I can say a few things about before diving into the wonderful world of fashion and nightlife. (Try to make this brief)

Last weekend we caught the train to Malmo, Sweden for a little tour around the city. What we didn't know was that we planned this trip on what seemed to be the coldest day of the year there with winds of up to 60km/hr. So being the troopers that we were we still braved the cold and roamed around a city very similar to Copenhagen in arcitecture, albeit smaller and less lively. It was still a very beautiful place and it was strange how different cultures can be just by crossing a boarder. We even experienced a bit of culture shock because of the immediate language and currency change that we weren't used to. After freezing every one of our body parts we decided to dip into a little old cafe called Prontos which claimed to be the home of cheesecake. Naturally we had to try this out, and true to their word, it was amazing. After shopping and mingling with locals we stopped in another restaurant where we vowed to stay for the rest of the time due to the cold weather and the fact that it seemed to be where all the locals were staying to keep warm and drink and have a good time. We were almost relieved when we evetually got back to Copenhagen because it was somehow warmer there. Sweden is definitely a place to visit in the summertime-lesson learned haha.



"Mode Umgen" talk show (the guy in the sweater is a Danish celeb?)



Copenhagen is notoriously known for its high-class, chic and stunning fashion. Every single Dane knows how to dress in the latest and most fabulous attire. Walking through the streets of the city is like walking through a massive fashion show, and it helps that the majority of danes look like runway models who wear 3 inch heeled booties/shoes on a daily basis. I have died and gone to heaven being here. Fashion week is a 4 day event where fashion shows are run all over the city, along with in-store events, contests and parties. Free sample promotions and giveaways can also be found in any shopping center you entered. Unfortunately all the shows were invite only and not available to the public, except for a few shows that happened to be performed right in the middle of the streets, with dancing and cat-walking and all that jazz. My friend Jackie and I stumbled upon a Fashion Week tv talk show that we somehow managed to push our way into and got on tv a few times. Obviously we had no clue what they were talking about but the whole time you could see us blatantly standing in the background...famous. We also were able to get on the guest list for the ELLE IAM fashion party, which turned out to still have an enterence fee that was waaay over our budget but we managed to make a few chic Danish friends and experience the lifestyle of high class partying.



Family Dinner



Insomnia week has also been quite interesting. The clubbing scene in Copenhagen is extremely high class and agian.. chic. Very different to the Canadian, almost "grunge" partying. Socializing is the main event here, and drinking. But bars and clubs are two very different things. Copenhagen bars are where you go to sit and drink, smoke and socialize with your friends as loud music plays in the background. Clubs are constant dancing.

In between all the fashion and nightlife, we have family dinners almost everynight...My two friends are amazing cooks and put anything I've ever created to shame...regard photos....Its our way of relaxing..and obviously eating.

I also booked my flights this week to go visit my sister in March in Scotland where her and her friend Skip have rented an apartment for the next few months. We're travelling over to Ireland for a few days to experience St Patricks day the way it should be experienced... on the streets of Dublin! Wee... Kali is also coming to visit in 2 weeks!! We are taking off to Berlin, Paris and who knows else where! :)

Hitting the town..like a boss



Malmo, Sweden

 

Catherine's pumpkin soup..nom nom