The first day I met up with my friend Rachelle Adams who is doing a postdoc at the University of Copenhagen. I got to spend the morning with the whole family, had a wonderful brunch together, followed by walking through some of the old city.
Here is sweet Lubo and Milena (now 7!).
Rachelle and me.
And Lubo's parents, en route from Bulgaria to North Dakota, where they are about to take Milena for three weeks! Rachelle and Lubo have lived in Copenhagen for four years - exactly as long as we've been in Panama. I was totally impressed with Milena's Danish - she is completely fluent, and was a great translator.
Turns out Friday was the last day of the school term, celebrated by graduating seniors throughout the city by wearing white hats, driving around the city in large open trucks, consuming large amounts of beer, and screaming at the top of their lungs! A custom I was amused to see everyone seems to smile on.
Denmark, I did not know, is the home of Lego. I entered into this understated on the outside, but very impressive on the inside, Lego store, with life-sized Lego figurines, and every Lego part imaginable.
Copenhagen is also a big biking city. I was really impressed by the great bike lanes everywhere, the small special stoplights at every intersection just for bike traffic, and how comfortably kids ride with their parents (seems so much nicer than being strapped into the back seat of a car).
Other random Copenhagen shots below - the camera on my cell phone not quite doing any of it justice. A beautiful city!
