Tour of Christiana November 1st Copenhagen, Denmark

After visiting the memorial the bus took us to Christiana a part of Copenhagen that is occupied from people all over the world. It was formerly an army barracks. It is a sort of commune with a common law. What it is most known for is Pusher Street where hashish is openly sold in stands.

The Bus

The Bus that took us around that day was quite unusual.

Inside the Bus

This is a good picture of the bus looking down the isle.

A Pensive Howard and Norma

Howard Lotsof and Norma Alexander look at the sites of Copenhagen out of the window. Norma Alexander commented that she wondered why everyone was looking at them as we went through the streets. When she got out of the bus and looked at it she knew why. Was this Joergen’s joke on all of us!

Jolly Conversation

Alan Joyce (Methadone Alliance) turns to Joergen in the front of the bus. Behind them are the streets of Copenhagen.

The Gate of Christiania

The main gate where we walked through. No cars are allowed. Before we were taken on a tour we were instructed on the common law.

The Main Street
(The Prærien)

The Main Street with stores and homes to the right and left.

Junk Free

A big problem that everyone had was the history of Christiana. In the 1970’s hard drugs started to be sold along Pusher Street and to keep the police from raiding them they hired a motorcycle gang to beat up all the junkies and kick them out. It was done in 24 hours. Nice people Huh! Now they are at risk of being closed down. Perhaps could this be karma at work!

No Pictures on Pusher Street

Well this is explanatory!


The Wares of Pusher Street

Two booths along Pusher Street. Really they wanted us to try samples but we just had to decline, you know bad for the image.

The Arc of Peace
(Fiedens Arc)

The Arc is actually the biggest half-timbered house in Northern Europe, and used to be the head-quarters of Bådsmandsstræde Kaserne (The Barrack of Bådsmandsstræde).

The Machinery Hall

The Machinery Hall in 1989 was taken down at the old factory NKT at Frederiksberg, each piece of wood numbered, and rebuild here as a base for renovation team, garage for tractors etc.

The Monkey Cave

A place with a most unusual name showing a Christiania living room (cafe).

The Green Hall

At the end of Pusher Street lies The Green Hall that is the Hardware-store and solid fuel Supply of Christiania – a huge wooden military building with an impressive roof construction, (previously used as a riding ground) and beside that you will meet the first of many small cosy wagon-village (as time has passed more do-it-yourself- build houses than wagons).

The Moonfisher

The cafe Moonfisher arranged in an old machine-hall where you can get tea, lemonade and sandwiches.

The Future Forrest

The Future Forrest planted by energetic and persistent christiania citizens in 1977 on the ruin of an old factory-building.

Homes in a Row

The residential house area.

The Lion House

The Christiana version of an apartment building.


Spiseloppe

The restaurant where we had dinner. And some dinner it was. The dinner started with a light wine to toast and we all did, followed by another white wine and shrimp, then dark wine and filet mignon and ending with a yummy moose. This was better than the NIDA Constituents Conference that is held at a retreat. In fact we suggest that CSAT hire BF to manage their meetings because everything was done on time and with style.

As if this was not enough everyone went back to BF for socializing. What an exciting day!

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