Oslo and Copenhagen

I wasn't able to blog last night since we were on a cruise ship and their was no wifi on the ship. For our last day in Oslo a few of us went to see the Opera House that is built to resemble a glacier. You are able to climb to the top and see a view of the city. Apparently locals love to go there to do yoga, drink a glass of wine, and hang out with good friends.

Climb to the top of the Opera House

After a brief walk around the city of Oslo we boarded an overnight ferry to Copenhagen. We had an amazing Norwegian buffet for dinner and then joined many of our fellow tour group members on the deck for wine. We ended the night in a piano bar where a few of us made friends with a few Norwegians. 

We arrived the next morning to the beautiful city of Copenhagen. After a stop to view the little Mermaid statue which is a tribute to Denmark's most famous writter Hans Christian Anderson. This afternoon we took a water taxi to New Harbor, which is ironically the oldest harbor in Copenhagen. The sun was out and the weather was warm so it was a PERFECT day to sit at a harbor view restaurant with a Carlsberg and enjoy the music of the Jazz Festival that is currently going on in Copenhagen. We did take a little excursion over to Christiania, which is basically a commune founded in 1973. The people there love to live the "free life" including a little side business of cannibus trading. It is controvisial with the government but the tourists seem to love it. We walked back along the canal to our hotel where we are enjoying the World Cup futbol match on Danish tv.

Nyhaven (New Harbor)