Whatever you are, be a good one.  – Abraham Lincoln

Today… my feet were on the ground in a place called Copenhagen.

The people here seem to really love their country.  Again… a unique and amazing city…. smack dab in the beautiful land of Denmark.  As I pass each person on the street… in each one of these foreign cities…. it makes me wonder deeply about the scope and the breadth of the people on this earth.  EACH and EVERY one of us have such great potential… to do.. and to BE.

But I digress. Back to Copenhagen.

Officially…  It is known as the Kingdom of Denmark.   And they seem to be very fond of their monarchy. ….  specifically…. Queen Margrethe II.  They also have a female Prime Minister.  Right off the bat….. two things in their favor.  Perhaps more aptly put… a Queendom.

And here we went again.  It was yet another great day of exploration.  We started with a taxi ride to Christiana.

For those of you who don’t know… and I didn’t……  Christiana is a hippie commune sort of place… with  about 850 residents.   A  group of “squatters”  took over a whole bunch of abandoned military barracks… back around 1971.

Since that time… it has become an assembly and bricolage of…. ‘artist community’ meets ‘homeless’ meets ‘free and peaceful spirits’.   And wouldn’t you know it? All seem to have a propensity for weed.  There are places on the infamous “Pusher Street” where people can buy hash openly.

It was interesting to see this completely unique lifestyle.  Like none other I have seen before.

From there we explored the city of Copenhagen on foot.  And that is Copen-HAY-gan.  Not Copen-HOG-en.  Once again, there is an enormous amount of history here.  Hans Christian Anderson… The Little Mermaid…. Tivoli Square… canals… palaces.  Diversity of people.  On Bicycles.

Next stop…. a canal boat ride.. with more sites.  And Paula Dean in the seat next to us.  Commentary with a southern accent.

Okay.  So this was indeed….. another WAY cool day… in a distinctive and intriguing city.

Perhaps the most exciting part of the deal….  was back on board…  and out to sea.  We were in the waters between Sweden and Denmark.  A military helicopter flew right up to us.  Like… reach out and touch someone… right next to us.  They were totally investigating the boat.  It was a tiny bit unnerving.

But away they went.  And so do we.   Once again…. to be just who we can be.

 

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.  – Hans Christian Andersen

Life is a ticket to the greatest show on earth.  –  Martin H. Fischer