Sunday, June 15, 2014

Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen

The title for this entry is a bit of a cliché but I felt this way 45 years ago and I feel it this time.

We arrived uneventfully yesterday although we were both tired as eating and sleeping had been so disrupted.   I expected to arrive at the airport and find it relatively quiet.  I have never been in such a crowded and busy airport. It was a change over day for the cruise ships and people were arriving and leaving.  It  isn’t a big airport and handling crowds was a problem.
We had bought Copenhagen Cards online and could use them to get the train into the center of the city. It was a bit of awkward with our luggage but we managed fine.  The hotel was right near the train station so we walked over.  Lois was a real trooper and we did the walk on her encouragement as I was prepared to get a taxi.  I asked at the desk where we could get traditional Danish food and they said the restaurant right across the street was the best in town.  I think Lois was a little apprehensive but we had a wonderful meal – plain food, cooked really well.  It really hit the spot after almost a day without a decent meal.  After supper we walked over to Tivoli and it still had the magic for me that it had 45 years ago – lovely gardens, trillions of little coloured lights, lots of entertainment and a multitude of restaurants.  They seem to have added a few rides or a least I didn’t remember them.

Today we did a Hop On-Hop Off tour although we didn’t hop off a lot as we wanted to get our bearings.   We also did a canal cruise. So we accomplished our objective of getting our bearings.

Just To Prove We Really are in Copenhagen

Houses Along a Canal

The weather has been absolutely perfect.  Today was 24, sunny and no humidity.





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