We flew in on Friday night but did not get until late and went straight to the hotel, luckily it was close to the station.
We got up Saturday morning ready for something, although we weren't quite sure what. We didn't know what to expect of Copenhagen, but it proved a great trip.
We started out by walking to Radhuspladsen (Radhus Square) which is the main square. We first looked at the Hans Christian Andersen statue (this is his home and he is very big here). We went into Radhus, which is the Town Hall, and it is amazingly decorated inside. They have lots of justice of the peace weddings here, they flow through continuously because the building is so amazing. We also saw the Astronomical Clock (through a curtain since they had it closed for some reason) but it was very impressive.
Greg with Hans Christian Andersen:
Sea Creature statues at Radhus:
Ceiling inside Radhus, very detailed:
Next we walked across the square and into the Hans Christian Andersen museum. It was cute, each room was set up like a different story and you could press a button and the story would be told to you. We breezed through there and then hit the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (Museum) to see the Three Graces and the Degas Ballerina, among other things. Before you ask, yes it is the same Carlsberg as the beer.
Inside the Hans Christian Andersen Museum:
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum was loaded with Rodin statues:
We love all of the Three Graces statues:
Greg with The Thinker, outside the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek:
It was time for lunch so Greg and I walked over to Ida Davidsen, which has over 150 open faced sandwiches. It had been recommended in our book and Samantha Brown went there. However, when we got there we found out they were closed on the weekend, we were very sad about this. So, we headed towards Nyhavn and had lunch at Hyttefavet. If you look at the pictures of Nyhavn (the famous canal and colorful Copenhagen buildings) you can see it, it is a yellow building with red writing. After lunch we walked around the canal a bit to get pictures of all of the colorful houses and to see the ones marked as Hans Christian Andersen's homes. We then had ice cream at Vaffelbageren, which a chocolate covered marshmallow on top.
Nyhavn:
It was time for a boat tour of Copenhagen. The boat took us by the Opera House, the new theatre for 2008, Statue of David, Elefanten / Sixtus (original flag of Denmark), Modern statues build by slaves, Little Mermaid statue, Amalienborg, Christianhaven houseboats, Vor Frelsers (cool winding spire on the top of this church), the Black Diamond, Bersen stock exchange building with the 3 dragon's tails entwined to make the spire, and back to Nyhavn.
Bronze statue of David:
Bersen building Spire:
The Black Diamond:
We then went for a bit of shopping at the Amber Museum and then walked to Kongens Have and Rosenberg Slot castle to see the crown jewels. We then walked to the Statens Museum where they were supposed to have this massive statue of dogs, but it was already gone, so we just looked at all of the other amazing sculptures that they had. We continued walking until we found another H.C. Andersen statue in Kongens Have and then on by Alexander Nevsky Kirke (an amazing Russian church). The next church we went by was St. Albans Kirke (a very small white church that was divine) and then through the castle grounds over to the river.
Kongens Have:
Some of the crown jewels at Rosenberg Slot:
Russian Church:
St. Alban's Church:
We finally made it, it was so far away, but here we are.....the Little Mermaid statue. On the boat you only get to really see the back so we wanted to see the front of it. It's amazing how small it actually is. It's was also interesting learning that the head on it has had to be replaced or just put back on more than one time, as people keep vandalizing it or stealing it (not sure why). We took pictures here and then began our walk back.
Tami with The Little Mermaid:
We went back by St. Albans but this time was able to see the Gefionspringrandet (huge Fountain/Statue) since we were on the other side now. We walked by Marmor Kirken, which is part of Amelienborg. This is the 4th largest dome in Europe and the church is made of marble, very impressive. We were going to go by Cafe Royal but of course they were closed but eventually we did stop to get coffee (for Greg) and a brownie, we were very low on sugar after all of the walking and needed a perk. We walked through the Latin Quarter back to our hotel to drop our stuff off.
We went back out and headed to Tivoli, which is an amusement park / garden with lots of restaurants, games, and rides. We ate dinner at a Chinese restaurant that was shaped like a pagoda and then rode some rides and played some games before heading back to the hotel a bit before midnight. It was a busy, long day.
Old Fashioned Tivoli Sign:
Me and Greg on a boat ride at Tivoli with the Pagoda behind us:
Lanterns in the Chinese area of Tivoli:
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