We took a bus to Christiania, in the heart of the city. The settlement is known as Freetown Christiana and is described as an Anarchist community, which is partially autonomous. It was developed in 1971 when a group of Hippies broke down the barriers to an unused military base and began squatting there. Now, there are about 900 residents with its own rules and regulations independent of the Danish government. There is a thriving cannabis trade there and there has been some past violence, which gives Christiana some notoriety. We found it quiet, a little quaint, and filled with tourists like ourselves.
Christiania even has its own flag.
and still looks very hippyish.
In this coffee shop you could buy not only coffee but also rolled joints.
Tivoli Amusement Park.
We met Margaret, John’s sister, and her son Craig, in Copenhagen.
We had such fun interacting with this talking robot in the tourist information centre.
We traveled to Sweden from Copenhagen’s main train station.
over the Oresund Bridge.
When we were in the underground waiting for the trains a series of local scenes plays on the wall just as though you are looking out of the train window. Very clever and definitely more interesting than boring blank concrete walls.
While in Malmo, we went in search of the twisted torso building that figured in a TV series Margaret had watched.
Pretty spectacular, as was the day.
In Copenhagen we enjoyed how the check, after dinner, was delivered on these little chairs. Turns out the hotel stairs and chairs were famous so we had to investigate.
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