Copenhagen, Denmark – 06/26

(Michelle) Copenhagen was so expensive, that we spent 4 hours there and decided to leave. The only thing we really saw there was Christiania. In the early 70s, some people interested in an alternative living arrangement eventually got the government to agree. There is about 1000 people living in this graffiti filled "ghetto". They allegedly have their own political structure and school system separate from Denmark as a country and Copenhagen as a city (although it is right in the middle of Copenhagen). As you can see from the picture, they do not consider themselves part of the EU. The main thing we saw walking through it was a lot of dodgy looking people, many of which were selling drug related items. Actual drugs used to be sold openly (though illegally) here but not since the 2004 crackdown. TJ and I tried to figure out how this society works, but we were unable to come up with an answer and we didn’t have time to ask any of the locals. I am curious though, because they have maintained it for some time now and I would like to see how this system works. Does it work better than the system as we know it?

(TJ) 2 Burgers and 2 cokes……that will be $30 please. Yeah, no need to go to Copenhagen unless you are a millionaire or the dollar suddenly spikes 200%.