Exploring Copenhagen

First off I forgot to finish my notes about our first night in Copenhagen. We arrived at our B&B which turned out to be an excellent pick even though I pretty much just went online and picked whatever one was available for my dates. We are staying in the front part of a Danish couple's beautiful apartment. We are in a large room with a private bath. It is closed off from the rest of their place so we have our own space but they are only a knock away whenever I have a question. We went out for a quick bite to eat and found a bank to change our money into Danish Kronners. Then we got picked up by Ben's friend,Thomas. (They met while studying abroad in Australia.). We went to a BBQ with Thomas, his wife Susan, and their two younger children. There was so much to enjoy about this BBQ. First off, Thomas and Susan are both incredibly friendly people and it was a pleasure to chat. I also really enjoyed seeing how friendly the teens were. They would come up and shake hands with every single adult and say hi. The children start learning English in the third grade so Owen was talking to many of the children. They were all so friendly and incredible at speaking English. It was just such a wonderful way to start off our visit to Copenhagen.

The most appropriate way to start a morning in Copenhagen would of course be with espresso and a Danish. They were so good Owen had to go back in for another.

Next we started to walk off our breakfast. One of our first stops was to see the changing of the guards. While it was not on the scale of Buckingham Palace, it was better in some ways because there were no crowds and we could practically stand along the guards as they paraded around. This entertained us for close to an hour.

We continued to walk around Copenhagen and enjoy popular and less popular sights. The little mermaid was crowded and we both enjoyed the genetically modified mermaid further up the path. At this point we hoped to ride the free city bikes around but they only had one size and it was too big for Owen to safely maneuver through the heavily used bicycle lanes. So we moved onto plan B and hoped on one of the many boats for a harbor cruise.

While on the Harbor Cruise we noticed a sand art display so we walked over to take a closer look. This was AMAZING. There were dozens of sculptures - with each one more incredible than the one before. At the end they had a huge area for children to build sand castles of their own. So I enjoyed a coffee while Owen played in the sand.

We finished off our day with a visit to Tivoli. This is a unique amusement park/ garden/ eatery place. It is hard to explain unless you have been there. But we loved it. The rides are fun and sometimes a little too thrilling. The restaurant choices are endless and delicious and there are areas of gardens and paths that are so magical you would think fairies live there.