Transportation

Today was my first experience with the array of transportation options of my new city. On our group scavenger hunt around the city, we were given the opportunity to ride the Harbor Bus. This is a boat accommodates the main river/canal.


I also tried to ride a bike in a city of aggressive bikers. Of course I tried this during rush hour in a very touristy area. A few of us went to go look at a some bike shops to get a feel for the price of bikes in Copenhagen. We ended up near the central train station where you can get a city bike. These bikes are blue with a metal tourist map bolted to the handlebars. They are no the greatest bikes to ride and are only their for tourists (and stick out like a sore thumb amongst the daily commuters). It only costs 20DKK (about $4) to rent the bike and you get your money back when you return it to bike rack. As I took off leaving Luis behind since there was only one city bike, I embarked on my first bike ride. I was met with hoards of bicyclist speeding by in the bike lane. I was trying to remember the basic cycling rules of Copenhagen and the hand signals. Bikes have the right away when it comes to pedestrians. They have their own lane that is raised up from the street and lower than the sidewalk. You also must stay to the right of the lane so other may pass you. Well I made it home which was only a few busy blocks away. I was yelled at a few times in danish and some thought I didn't know the rules because I was riding a tourist bike. I think I will buy a used bike tomorrow so that I won't stick out as much.