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On 6th May, the second day of our visit, we all reached the institution
by 07:50 a.m. It was going to be our make shift school for the next
12 days – ‘Roskilde Gymnasium’, Denmark. We were given a hearty
welcome during an assembly where the Principal of the school,
played the piano and everyone else joined him for a song. Our Danish
buddy - Sofus took us around the school. The tour was followed by
an interesting activity – ‘Picture Rally’. It was like ‘Treasure Hunt’, we
all enjoyed the activity. It was time to hear some Danish words in
the Danish class, specially organized for our group. It was fun to roll
our tongues and try to speak a few words and then frame sentences in
Danish too.
On 7th May, the day started with an English class and after attending the class
we all went to see the Roskilde Cathedral which is also a UNESCO heritage site.
It was really beautiful and huge. Straight from the Cathedral, we went to the Viking
Museum which is built beside the sea. The museum had the carcasses of the ships which are believed
to have been used by the Vikings. After visiting these two places we went to the sports complex of the
school for an adventurous Wall Climbing activity. Everyone enthusiastically participated in this activity.
Although, we all were tired yet we gave our best and some of the students even made to the top of the
wall. The day ended on a happy note as everyone had enjoyed the site visits as well as the sports activity.
Our visit to Lousiana Museum, the National Museum of Denmark and the Elsinore Museum was mesmerising.
We saw implausible modern art at the museums. It was like an exciting journey. It had everything from the
Danish National Treasure, the Golden Horns, African Masks and Egyptian Mummies.

We also visited Christiania, it also known as the hippie ‘free town’. Its walls are an open canvas for murals
and graffiti. Photography is prohibited in the area, so one can understand how difficult it would have been
for all of us - the photo lovers!
Spiral Church had an amazing winding staircase that we climbed to the top. It offered extensive view over
central Copenhagen. Water bridges, canals, the harbour baths of Copenhagen, and the canal tour were

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