Coolest place ever

Went biking the other day looking for a part of town that the frisbee dudes I met suggested I check out called Christiania (aka freetown). Apparently, this community was settled on a former military base by some squatters in the '70s as a result of an affordable housing crisis. It is currently a semi-autonomous state, governed by a mixture of collective-agreement decision making and anarchy. I even heard a rumour that it's not a part of the EU. Apparently up until 2004 (when the centre-right government started 'cracking down') hash and weed were sold freely on the streets, though the residents have chosen to make harder drugs illegal. I thought it was fairly funny when I entered the town and saw a sign which read 'Say NO to hard drugs' with a picture of a marijuana leaf next to it.

Unfortunately, they do not allow pictures to be taken, but I think a description could be fairly helpful. Imagine if the Swiss Family Robinson were to rescue a group of hippies who's ship went down just off the coast. A few years later, a group of gypsies travelling with a performing troupe come across the site and decide to settle down. The whole place is covered in what is actually very well planned-out and tasteful graffiti.
For those of you who know them, picture Meg during her trip to Kenya, and Liam on a cool fall day after a week-long concert, and you'll get a pretty good idea of what an average resident looks like. Never have I seen so many people wearing so many natural fabrics. The entire economy of the place is mostly small bakeries, a bike shop, cafes, bars, carpentry, restaurants, and night clubs. While I was there, an improvised band was playing which featured a didgeridoo. Very neat.

Was also pretty interesting that I had no idea about any of the history of the place (found out later by asking around) before I went there. I plan to return with my housemates tomorrow night; they've promised to take me to one of the cafes they like.