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July 7th

Today's task was a scavenger hunt. It sounds simple, but it offered us another chance to explore and experience the city. The tasks such as taking a picture in front of a windmill, eating a Danish pastry, and finding an embassy which represents you took us all over the city.


After today I feel like a have a pretty strong handle on biking around this city. I'm starting to feel normal doing things such as a Copenhagen left turn, passing people, and merging with large groups of bike traffic. I've realized biking is 100% the best way to gain an understanding of the transportation culture of this city while experiencing everything it has to offer. The more I travel around on bike here in Copenhagen, I realize they seem to have added specific infrastructure to make biking the easiest and fastest way to commute.  

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