Sunday, July 10th
12:44pm Texas, 7:44pm Fano
It’s almost dinner time here at the summerhouse. As Brooke so eloquently described, “It smells like hot butter in here.” We’re having burgers tonight; such Americans we are. Today was so wonderful. We went and rented bicycles after breakfast, and this afternoon we rode them into Nordby to see the parade and shop around. The town is so adorable. It looks just like a post card. Every building is hundreds of years old and the streets are made of cobblestone.
Actually I got interrupted before, but now it’s Tuesday and we’re back in town at the creperi. If you’ve never had a crepe the Danish way, you’re missing out. Thin, sweet dough filled with whatever you want. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, but my sisters do! Brooke got a Nutella crepe and Julianne got a banana coconut and chocolate crepe. They have more hearty ones too, with garlic or olives or meat if you want. It feels very European to sit outdoors sipping a latte and just enjoying existing. Mette described one of the differences between here and the states by saying here, there is just a different pulse. The pace and the vibe are just more relaxed, more content. That doesn’t mean people don’t rush around or stress out, but it’s more with an understanding that the world is not going to end if they don’t.
Tomorrow we go to Copenhagen for a night, which will be a nice change. It’s beautiful and quiet here, but I’m looking forward to seeing a bigger city. My mind is totally blown at how slowly time is moving. In general I think that’s a good thing. Who knows when I’ll be back to Europe, so I want to enjoy it as much as I can. But at the same time I miss a lot of things and people back home. I was used to seeing a certain someone every single now and now I can’t see him at all, so that’s kind of hard. Ok it’s really hard :/
Either way, I am having an amazing time here, and it’s only just started. We have so much to see still! More updates from Copenhagen soon!
