Submitted by Samantha Jennings the 2024 Spring program in Copenhagen, Denmark…
This week marked the first opportunity that I was able to venture into another city of Denmark beyond Copenhagen! My friends and I traveled to Roskilde, Denmark where we spent the day exploring, learning about history, and shopping! We began at the Roskilde Cathedral where we saw beautiful stained glass portraits and learned about how the Protestant Reformation affected the church and Denmark as a whole. Next, we went to an open-air museum to experience how shops and general stores were run in Roskilde during the 1800s. We compared this experience with our own when we traveled to the open-air market in the city center. A selection of flowers, antiques, and unique Danish cheeses were on display for purchase and it was a beautiful day to see people outside and greeting each other. We finished the day with another one of my Copenhagen Bucket List items–the Viking Ship Museum. This museum was amazing! It was super interesting and interactive. We learned all about the vikings and their journeys as well as how their real ships were found and restored. It was so cool to imagine how the vikings sailed on these wooden ships all the way from Roskilde to Dublin, Ireland! I can’t wait to travel to Ireland next week and learn more about how vikings affected history in Dublin. Stay tuned to hear more about my Irish experiences next week! (Submitted on April 11,2024)