Ready on day one - to party

I (Will Conrad) arrived in Copenhagen at noon (3 am Seattle time), having slept about three of the twelve hours of flying time. I was too excited to sleep. So, I mostly watched glee reruns, or sat with my new sleep mask on not sleeping, or watching my giant plane fly over the map.

I picked up my giant backpack at the arrivals and walked through the nothing to declare part of customs. That's where most other people were walking, and I figure, why wait in a line if I don't have to, so I just walked on through. To my pleasant surprise, Jess was there watching me walk through the entrance. I didn't immediately recognize her b/c she had her phone in front of her face (presumably to take pictures) and I was mostly dazed. The first thing I saw were her yellow gloves and pink scarf and then through the fog came recognition and happiness!

After that, we immediately started adventuring. It was Jess' mission to keep me awake until ~8 or so to help get my sleep schedule on track. Here's a brief list of the things we did in my sleep-induced haze on my first day:

• Ate some delicious Smorgasbord (pronounced Smorsbard according to Jess. UPDATE - apparently it's Smorrebrod, not Smorgasbord. Turns out these are different things. Still learning, even though I'm technically on vacation) on Amagerabrogade. The egg one was the best, very deicate. Not as big a fan of the ground beef or the roast beef. Jess says the herring is good. We'll have to see about that.
• Took the canal tour severely under-dressed. Favorite fun fact, the little mermaid statue has lost her head three times. Or possibly, the first canal was dug by prisoners in the mid-1600s.
• Checked out the amber museum primarily to warm up. Decided that green amber, while cool and surprising, looks gross.
• Walked up and down the strogade (the longest pedestrian blvd in Europe). Successfully bought a scarf after giving up looking for a scarf.
• Ate some delicious pastries and drank Latte #4 at Lacagahus.

Eventually, we reached 8 pm, and I could sleep. Hooray!