Denmark, the Iowa of Europe?

This morning, Jess and I took the subway to the Kastellet and for a ~8 km run. On our way back, Jess and I came to a startling realization. Is Denmark the Iowa of Europe? Here's some evidence:

• Copenhagen is one of the top pork producers of Europe.
• It's flat.
• There's tons of windmills.

Then again, Iowa doesn't have the Kestellet.

Or this thing we went to yesterday - the round tower. This thing is pretty cool. It's an observatory (the oldest one still operating in Europe). Instead of having stairs on the inside, it has a slowly curving brick ramp. Presumably this was for horses to pull up the telescope and other heavy parts of the observatory. You can see Jess on a window of the ramp pictured below.

In the late nineteenth century, there used to be a bike race to the top of the tower. I thought that was pretty cool, especially because you could win a medal with an impression of a penny-farthing (pictured below). Apparently, it took about three minutes to make it to the top on one of those old-timey bikes. I think I could do that with the advantage of modern technology! Also, Jess and I saw some little kids sledding down the ramp on a skate-board. Definitely a fun idea.

Also, had my first pastry today from the bakery around the corner from Jess' apartment. I wish I could remember what it was called, but I am having a heck of a time remembering / recognizing Danish words because of my utter lack of familiarity with the language. It was delicious. Phyllo-dough like concoction with cream filling and layer of chocolate frosting. Jess got a danish. They call them something else here. I can't remember what, but they deserve a different name as they're 10x more delicious.