Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Copenhagen Day 2


Today the sun came out and we packed heaps into our day.  We started with the city walking tour, which began at the Copenhagen Town Hall.  The building is a replica of a building in Seville, Italy.  The only changes to the building were statues of polar bears that were added to the corners of the roof.  When Greenland was part of Denmark polar bears were significant to the people.  We also visited the Copenhagen Opera House, Royal Danish Theater, Hans Christian Andersen house, Nytrov, World’s oldest royal family (an Australian girl married the prince), Nyhavn Harbour, Marble Church and the Danish Royal Palace.  We learnt about the many aspects of how Copenhagen was a trading route before becoming the capital city, the prosperity of the city due to the triangular trade, Viking warriors, Royal family, how Carlsburg beer came about, about H.C. Anderson’s life in Denmark and the proposed future of the city.  There is a lot of construction currently happening in Copenhagen from building more bridges, building of the city circuit rail track, extending the metro system and developing the extensive harbor front.  After the tour we wondered done to the Little Mermaid statue which is a tribute to H.C. Anderson and one of the main attractions of the city.  Next we headed for the Rosenborg castle where we looked at the royal gardens and castle.  By now it was late afternoon and everyone was keen for waffle ice cream, nothing like a Copenhagen Cone in Copenhagen!  We had spotted a shop earlier in the day along Old Harbour so we headed there for before sitting on the dock and enjoying our waffle and sorbet ice creams.  Finally we ended our day with a stroll through Stroget shopping mile where were brought a couple of souvenirs.  The days here are so deceiving, it feels like 2pm in the afternoon but it’s actually 8pm.  Our bodies are definitely not used to this extended daylight!  

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