Bornholm Weekend
My goodness what a weekend it has been. I don't think I have fully recovered from the weekend that was Bornholm. So this is a quick run down of what happened. Friday night we boarded a ferry at like 10 PM. It is an overnighter, so we leave at 11:30 and get there at 6:30 AM. My gal pals Franci and Kassie, who are both from St. Lawrence University in NY, went shoppign that day to get some food and then I took a sleeping bag and a backpack. So we got on the ferry and it was a blast, because most people just went to sleep but of course we stayed up for awhile. After getting some sleep we woke up at Bornholm and got off to see the town. Well, we missed the first bus to the town where we were staying so we just ended up finding a gas station for coffee and Danishes. Finally we got on the bus and got to our hostel where the owner greeted us in a robe. We got settled and spent Saturday just walking around, getting more food in town and then walking up to this awesome castle ruin at the top of a cliff. If you want to see pictures, go to photos.yahoo.com/mitch_colgan. They rock. That night we ate at this really cool hot dog stand in town and just hung out. We were exhausted though and got to bed early. Sunday we woke up, packed and headed by bus to the town where all of the other people from our school were staying. They were on a huge bike trip, which we didn't want. But we met up with some of our friends, took some bikes of people that were too sore to bike and headed out. By the end of the day, I had biked 20 KM, or like 13 miles. I know. Ridiculous. Today my legs hurt and I am sore. But it was a ton of fun. Then to get home, we hopped on a ferry that took us to Sweden where we were supposed to meet up with a train to take us home. It was probably the windiest night of the year and the boat was a-rockin'. It was HORRIBLE. I spent most of the trip outside in the freezing wind, becasue that kept me from throwing up. Yeah. It was great. Finally I feel asleep on the floor of the boat and we made it back. Unfortunately the wind put us behind time and I missed the train home, so I had to take a bus. I finally made it home at 2:15 AM, only to have class at 10 this morning. Needless to say, I was a little tired. But it was a total blast. We were very glad we went, and it was a gorgeous part of the world. Tonight I will study my butt off for my first test, and then Thursday I am heading out on another trip with my school. Should be fun. But now I am gonna go get ready for dinner -- IT'S MEXICAN NIGHT HERE IN COPENHAGEN!! At least at our house! :)