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I know I should be studying, but I can't help checking out Copenhagen stuff. Here are a few places I'm going to drag Nichole to as soon as we get there:

• Christiania: (aka Fristaden, Freetown) A small, independent, socialist community inside of Copenhagen. It was established in 1971 in abandoned military barracks as a protest against the Danish government. Their mission statement: "The objective of Christiania is to create a self-governing society whereby each and every individual holds themselves responsible over the wellbeing of the entire community. Our society is to be economically self-sustaining and, as such, our aspiration is to be steadfast in our conviction that psychological and physical destitution can be averted." Could you imagine this happening in New York City, or Los Angeles? They'd be run down by riot police in a matter of a day. Cool things about Christiania: Cars are not allowed. Yoga and meditation are super popular. Cop cars are kept out by large rocks blocking all road entrances. They forbid stealing, guns, bulletproof vests, and hard drugs. Cameras are also not allowed on their main street, Pusher St. To enter, you have to walk through "The Arc of Peace." It would be cool if we could hostel there.
• Museum Erotica: The first serious erotic museum in the world. It was established 25 yrs after porn was released in Denmark in 1969. It self proclaims to "illustrate some of the sex life of Homo Sapiens" in chronological order from ancient times to present. Apparently the final display is of a small room with a couch opposite a large wall of small TVs each playing a different porno video. Ha ha.
• H&M: I know, I know, I'm a fashion whore. But they originate in Sweden and apparently are way different than our shops.
• Botanisk Have: 62 acres of amazing gardens that include palm, orchid, and cacti houses. oooh.
• Tivoli Gardens: In the middle of the city, this place apparently has 110,000 lamps. Why is that interesting? I do not know. But they also have gardens, roller coasters, theater, and fireworks. ooooooh.