Might as well catch you all up on our last few days since we are delayed a little while longer.
Friday was a relaxing day for us. We got to roam around town and see the semi-final rounds of competition. As previously mentioned, the teams in the finals were Memorial, Bishops, Dublin, and Leuven. The Canadian teams dominated the semi-final rounds of competition and competed head to head in the finals. The case was on New Balance shoes.
Before we discovered the results of the competition, it was time to get gussied up and head to the castle. The banquet was held at Koldinghus which was a castle next to our apartments, overlooking the Queen's lake. We enjoyed a fabulous buffet of many different foods and a dessert buffet of a delicious chocolate torte with ice cream and raspberry sauce. After dinner, we discovered that Bishop's was the winner of the competition. They had a great presentation, but the competition was really very close. The Dublin team won the "Most Spirited Team" as awarded by vote of the rest of the teams. Our team received gold metals and certificates of participation.
The team, with a few additions! (The most notable of which, The Queen!)
After the awards and certificates and official ceremony, it was time to party! We did a little exploring in the castle and then came downstairs to dance! The TTU team has got some moves... They were a hit on the dance floor. :)
Early the next morning, we hopped the train to Copenhagen (even Adam and Jessie, who nearly got left...). After lots of dragging suitcases up and down stairs and down streets, we arrived at our hotel, which unbeknownst to us was in the formerly red light district! Although some shops in the area were a bit risque, the area was very safe. After a brief rest, we decided to go get some lunch. Guess where we went... KFC! We know, we know... we were just glad to have something hot, cheap, and familiar. :) Then most of us spent a few hours at the National Museum (Sara was feeling a little sick so she stayed in to rest. She came out with us later that night and she is fine now). The museum was really great. We only had a couple of hours and I know we only saw a fraction of the exhibits. Places close very early in Saturday in Denmark for some reason. After a brief rest at the hotel, we headed out to eat at the Hard Rock Copenhagen. We would have liked to spend more time out in the city, but we were too cold, too wet, and too tired, so we headed back to be bright eyed and bushy tailed at 5:30am when we had to leave.
Copenhagen to London, London to Boston, now Boston to Nashville! (Hopefully!)
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