Bridges, Battlefields, Buildings, & Bars

So much has happened since I last posted -- but to give you just a brief highlight before I go into detail of some of the more comical and interesting parts -- I've gone to the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Store Baelt Bridge, Dybbol Battlefield, a little town called Haderslev in Southern Denmark, Schleswig- Holstein Parliament in Kiel (Germany!), Nieddereger Marzipan Shop (in Lubeck, Germany), and Schiffergesellschaft (the most amazingggg restaurant!)

On Thursday I departed for my short study tour to Southern Denmark and Northern Germany.  In the beginning it seemed like it might be a quiet group seeing as everyone immediately passed out on the bus, but after our first stop at the Store Baelt Bridge the fun began!

*Fun fact 1: The island in the middle of store baelt bridge used to house "fallen women" as Jacob, our professor called them. 

We returned to the bus after lunch and got ready to embark on yet another journey.  However, we no longer wanted to sleep, and what's a better way to bond than over a deck of cards!? Never will you see so many people condensed into such a small area on a large bus.
As we played cards we made our way to the Dybbol Battlefield where we learned all about the year 1864.  After that we hit the road again to go to Haderslev where we spent the night.  After a delicious dinner we found a lovely bar that had happy hour and we settled down there for the rest of the night.
*Fun Fact 2: There is a dice game you can play at pubs in Denmark called Snooks... if you lose 2 rounds in a row you have to buy a round of beer for everyone who is playing. 
Friday we woke up and departed for Germany.  Our first stop was the Parliament building in Kiel where we spoke to some of the members of parliament.
*Fun fact 3: The elevators in the parliament building are amazing! They don't have doors at all, and they never stop moving... they function on a continuous loop, so you need to hop on and off quickly before they pass your level.

We departed Kiel and drove to Lubeck where we went to one of the oldest Marzipan shops.
The ice skating rink was flooded, so we ended up at the irish pub across the street from our hostel at around 9pm.  We stayed there until last call.  Drinking in Germany is significantly cheaper than drinking in Denmark, so of course we had to take advantage.  While there, Jacob regaled us with tales of his time in Government... most of which had to do with  drinking.
The next morning at breakfast we realized that we were missing a student, he was no where to be found, and the last someone had seen him was at 5 am while he was still out drinking.  We left the hostel with no sign of the missing student and began our tour of Lubeck.  Our tour guide, affectionately called Mr. Mustache, led the most animated tour around lubeck.  Had it been any other guide we all would have miserable walking around in the pouring rain and tornado like winds.  We ended the tour at an amazing restaurant.  Still no sign of the missing student.  Finally, 45 minutes before we were going to leave Lubeck and go back to Denmark we made contact with the missing student, who had no clue where he was.  Jacob told him to get a taxi and provided him with the address that would lead him back to us.  He made it with 2 minutes to spare.
On our trip back to Denmark we took a ferry.  Our bus just drove right up onto it, but not only that... next to us as we drove onto the ferry was a train doing the same thing!!!! Ferry is an understatement... it was more like a cruise ship, shops, restaurants, cafes... the works. 

So much happened, and I can't nearly write all of it, but if you have any questions feel free to ask! Now I can't wait for my long study tour!