Yesterday actually turned out to be a not bad day. Despite the fact that I was tired, possibly getting sick and just all around frumpy I enjoyed what we went to see...for the most part. We visited first the Woodland Cemetery with the Resurrection Chapel, the Woodland Chapel and the Holy Cross Chapel. Everything in this cemetery, buildings and grounds, were immaculate and breathtaking. E. Gunnar Asplund, the architect for the grounds has the whole area beautifully encased in very tall and slender pine trees and there are constant references to life, death and afterlife. It's really a breathtaking experience.
After the cemetery, we went to two more museums. One was an architecture museum and a modern art museum and the other was a museum dedicated to a 400 year old boat that the Swedes had conserved after salvaging it from the bottom of the sea. Essentially, the story is that the Vasa, was the biggest ship, completely unsinkable, blah blah blah. It left port and pretty much made a bee-line for the bottom of the bay.
After that, we headed for the cruise ship to board for our ride to Helsinki. It was a relatively drunken night as the "viking buffet" had all you can eat/drink. I have never consumed so much meat in a one week period. I am kind of jonesing for a salad.
This morning, we woke, and deboarded, and got on the bus. We visited the Alvar Aalto Studio and Home. This was nice to see since I had studied it before. Then, more showrooms, more chairs (my life is getting repetitive.) The problem was, that it was pouring the whole time, and as I found out, my rain coat is not exactly water resistant. I was not only drenched but the water seeping through my black coat brought the dye with it into my orange tee-shirt. It was a frumpy kind of afternoon.
I am very ready to get back to Copenhagen and get to work. This whole tour has been more of a burden than anything. I have not experienced anything the many countries I've been through had to offer and indeed feel like I never left Denmark.
If it weren't for my new magnets I would never believe I actually moved at all.
Anyway, tomorrow is the last full day. I spend tomorrow night on the boat again so I probably won't be posting.
Then wednesday it's back to Copenhagen.
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there really isnt much difference between sweden and denmark culturally. except that swedes consider denmark to be the west virginia of scanadanvia... i thought the vasa museet was pretty awesome, but then, i'm into the ship thing.
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