Copenhagen was not the destination, but a much needed pit stop on a very long journey. We decided to rest and enjoy in Copenhagen for a day and then resume our journey the next day. It was Saturday and it was Halloween time in Copenhagen. What a time to come here. The atmosphere was simply amazing and we passed the most happening place in Copenhagen, Tivoli on our way to the hostel.
Tivoli
It was Halloween special today in Tivoli, which is a theme park with many rides and fun activities for people from all age groups. So, after checking in the hostel, we headed to Tivoli. What a place it was. Everywhere there were Halloween Pumpkins in different shapes and sizes and everyone was in a merry mood. There were rides, parades, games, dances, shops, food, like a typical theme park and we all had a great evening there clicking snaps with different Halloween Pumpkins, trying weird hats, getting lost in mazes, playing and losing by just a millimeter in a horse racing game, trying our hand at archery and lots more. An evening well spent and thoroughly enjoyed.
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| Finally!!! I managed to copy a pose!!! (Some things come naturally) |
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| Weird Hats (Part 1) |
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| Weird Hats (Part 2) |
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| The Horse Race I lost by an inch!!! :( |
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| Gala Time at Tivoli (Halloween) |
Bohemian Music Night
At the hostel, we usually ask the people at the reception about some cool stuff we can do in the city. Here, the guy told us about a Bohemian World Music night at a place just a few minutes from our hostel. We were very tired but thought we would just go and see how it is. When we reached the place, it was a small room with small stage, a bar and a very simple ambience. The band seemed to be a local band and was tuning and setting up the instruments. We were in a dilemma as to stay or leave, we decided that we would listen to one song and leave as we had a very long day before as well as ahead.
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| Music at its Best |
Till 30 mins, they were just setting up and there was no sign of anything about to start. There were around 30 people in the hall and everyone was enjoying their drinks and company and we were just getting more tired and frustrated and regretting our decision. Afterall, it was BOHEMIAN WORLD MUSIC!!! I know, even I had never heard about anything like this and did not know what the hell it was, was it fast music like rock or a slow opera type thing? I had absolutely no clue. I was just hoping it is something peppy and was praying that it not something slow as that was the last thing we wanted. But because of the escalation of commitment we stayed back. After an hour they started playing. A slow song with dead beats was playing and my reaction was exactly like Aishwariya Rai’s father in Hum Dil Ke Chuke Sanam,when Salman does that English jig (Nooooooo!!!!!). That’s exactly when the tempo suddenly picked up, and it did pick up. It felt so good. They were playing a fast song, a genre I had never heard, some instruments too were unseen and unheard, but the end result was something magical, yes magical is the word. I glanced through the faces of my friends and I knew they were equally mesmerized. Maybe it was the atmosphere, maybe it was the fun day at Tivoli, maybe it was just our frustration before, but the music was so good that I felt like listening to them forever.
Song after song, it was fast paced music, with a blend of old school and new school. Now, I am no music expert, but I realized one thing that day. There are somethings in life, which have no borders or limits. Here were 4 people from I don’t know which country, singing in God knows what language, but still, the music felt so peaceful, so good and so wonderful.
Music has no boundaries, limits or borders and most importantly, no language. It is just a thing from and to the heart. To communicate the language of music, all you need is a player playing with the heart and the listener listening through the heart and it is enough. That night, we all slept in peace and feeling so good after listening to such melodious music for 90 minutes.
Some things in life actually are priceless J
Music has no boundaries, limits or borders and most importantly, no language. It is just a thing from and to the heart. To communicate the language of music, all you need is a player playing with the heart and the listener listening through the heart and it is enough. That night, we all slept in peace and feeling so good after listening to such melodious music for 90 minutes.
Some things in life actually are priceless J
Rainbow Re’treat’
The next morning (Sunday) we were just roaming in Copenhagen. Sunday mornings in Europe are all the same and unlike India, they are extremely quiet. It felt good just sitting by the canal and talking and listening to music as we were all sharing our favourite songs. Then we went to a fountain and were just sitting and relaxing there too when I just saw a rainbow. The sun along with the water in the fountain had combined to form a beautiful rainbow, so near and so clear. We could also see it through the droplets of water deviating due to the breeze. It was just amazing. Never have I seen a rainbow so close, I could see all the seven colours so clearly and also could almost touch it. Nature was literally treating us J
The next morning (Sunday) we were just roaming in Copenhagen. Sunday mornings in Europe are all the same and unlike India, they are extremely quiet. It felt good just sitting by the canal and talking and listening to music as we were all sharing our favourite songs. Then we went to a fountain and were just sitting and relaxing there too when I just saw a rainbow. The sun along with the water in the fountain had combined to form a beautiful rainbow, so near and so clear. We could also see it through the droplets of water deviating due to the breeze. It was just amazing. Never have I seen a rainbow so close, I could see all the seven colours so clearly and also could almost touch it. Nature was literally treating us J
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