Today we visited Copenhagen’s open-air museum, a museum dedicated to the Scandinavia’s historic building traditions. The AC was broken on the bus, so the ride there was blazing hot. At the museum we saw several very old houses transplanted from their original site to the museum. After a morning lecture on sketching we were charged with the task of sketching anything and everything of interest to us at the museum. My sketching skills were definitely rusty to begin with, but as the day wore on they seemed to improve.
My favorite building of the day was a house built with a seaweed roof. The roof looked outrageous, almost like a giant sheep dog sitting on top of a house. Despite its comical appearance, the roof preformed well. Somehow it managed to keep out the water, though I am not convinced that it does not just act like a giant sponge and breed all sorts of bugs and fungus inside of it.
I had heard rumors that the other bus had air conditioning, so I made sure to get on that bus on the way home. The rumors were true and the ride back was much more comfortable. Copenhagen weather has been much warmer that I had anticipated, but I am not complaining. I much prefer hot summers to damp, rainy ones.
After the Open Air Museum, DIS hosted a welcome party in the courtyard. There were hot dogs, drinks, and lots of people. After the party, I walked around exploring Copenhagen with a group of people for a few hours. I am still amazed at how late it stays light outside.
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