To start off the day, I went to a nearby grocery store and bought a liter of yogurt and a bottle of juice and ate breakfast in the hostel. Then I walked to the closest metro station station and bought a one-day pass. I rode the metro to the main part of the city and then the S-train to København C, the train station I arrived from Göteborg at. So today was already off to a better start since I had no trouble with transportation! The city map I picked up from the tourist information center had a walking tour outlined that I roughly followed. Immediately outside of København C, there is Tivoli Gardens which is one of the world's oldest amusement parks. Since I just went to Liseberg with Hannah I figured I could skip it, but it was fun seeing all the different rides going from across the street. I walked through downtown until I found the Nationalmuseet (National Museum). I ended up spending a couple hours here cause of the fascinating exhibits about Denmark's history from several million years ago up until now. After I saw everything there was to see, I walked to Christiansborg Palace which is home to Denmark's parliament. I stumbled upon Strøget, which is Copenhagen's main shopping street and listened to a street musician (an Australian blues artist) while I ate a hotdog from one of the many stands around the city. I passed by Round Tower, which was built in 1642 as an astronomical observatory, on my way to Rosenborg Slot (Rosenborg Castle) where I walked around the Kongens Have (King's Gardens) and sat on a bench for awhile enjoying the scenery. People were out enjoying the sun, playing football and kube, a game where you have to knock down your opponent's blocks by throwing sticks from across the field. I briefly visited the Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery) and then rode a bus up to the Little Mermaid statue. It's one of the biggest tourist attractions in Copenhagen but to be honest I didn't know about it until I read my guidebook. When I got there, it was swarmed with Asian tourists and it really isn't that great to begin with so I made it a quick visit and then started walking back along the water towards town. Copenhagen is an amazing city for biking and nearly everyone rides their bike around. The city provides free bikes at various places in downtown so I grabbed one of those and I was off! I went past the Opera House, Gefion Fountain and Amalienborg Palace (home to the royal family) and then crossed the bridge to the 'Freetown' of Christiania. It originally used to be an army barracks but when a group of hippies and political activists moved in during the 70's they converted the little walled city into an alternative community. The walls surrounding it are completely covered with graffiti art and inside is an experience completely different from the rest of Copenhagen. I came upon a place called Nemoland, which is a bar and concert stage, and it was crowded with people. Just outside of it is a little market area where they were selling clothes and food. Apparently the government is cracking down more on the sale of soft drugs in Christiania but all along the street there were still stands openly selling hash and weed. I had a couple falafel pitas from a food cart and walked around the area until I found a spot on a hill overlooking the concert stage where there were tons of young people gathering. There just happened to be a very popular local band called When Saints Go Machine playing a free concert tonight and suddenly I was experiencing a part of the culture that most tourists don't see! I struck up a conversation with a cute girl named Mia, who is studying law at a university in Copenhagen, and I asked her all about Denmark and what it was like to live here. Her friend Ann joined us too and the three of us watched the concert (which was amazing!) and then we went and grabbed some food and a beer back in the downtown area. We talked until midnight and then they helped me find my way back to the metro station. Since I'm in Copenhagen until Tuesday, we made plans to meet up tomorrow and they promised to show me some more parts of the city that tourists usually don't see. Mia and Ann are so great and I can't wait to spend more time with them! We said goodbye and I returned to my hostel for the night. So it was an incredible day and more than made up for the not-so-stellar yesterday. Copenhagen is turning out to be one of my favorite cities yet!