Finally, the long awaited pictures from the Denmark/Sweden trip. John, Matt’s cousin, and Amanda, John’s wife, were both our wonderful hosts and tour guides for the Danish part of our trip. We are very grateful for their hospitality.
Day 1 - Copenhagen
Our trip started out with sightseeing in Copenhagen after a few hour nap once we landed. One of our first sights was probably Matt’s favorite from the whole trip, The Little Mermaid. The original story isn’t quite as happy go lucky as the Disney version. This statue is not based on the Disney version.
We also walked around the Kastellet and Gefion Fountain. We stopped for dinner and then headed back home for some more much needed sleep.
Day 2 - Copenhagen
Our second day of sightseeing was spent walking around downtown Copenhagen. We started in Fredericksberg which is actually not in Copenhagen but just on the outskirts. Here we walked around a park with a summer castle and lots of wildlife. The most interesting thing to us, as parents of a toddler, was the Pacifier tree. Apparently rather than giving your pacifier to Santa or mailing it to kids in need to get a toddler to stop using theirs, Danish children bring it to this tree. We are going to have Colin send his to this tree as well.
After a bite to eat outside, we walked past Tivoli but since we aren’t big on amusement parks we decided to explore other areas.
Next we headed over to the Stroget. This was one of my favorite parts of the trip since it’s a humongous pedestrian shopping area outside! We passed by the Museum Erotica, however despite Joakim and Tara’s recommendation our day was so packed we didn’t have a chance to stop in. Next I suffered as Matt took a shot of me next to yarn for my mom. LOL
We also walked along the Nyhavn, a very picturesque part of Copenhagen. One you may recognize since it’s often the picture used when one talks about Copenhagen.
Finally we headed to Christiania a self-governing part of Copenhagen that has up until recent years sold pot out in the open. Two of the funniest observations were the sign that said “Say No to hard drugs” and the satellite dish connected to one of the buildings.
Day 4 - Copenhagen (yes, I skipped a day, that will be in the next post)
Our last morning in Copenhagen was spent walking around the graveyard near John and Amanda’s apartment. We saw the graves of H.C. Anderson (that’s what they call him in Denmark) and Kierkegaard
Next up - Castles of Denmark (aka Day 3).
June 3rd, 2007 at 10:27 am
In the picture of the Little Mermaid… You can tell she’s diggin’ on me.
June 4th, 2007 at 12:05 am
Either that or she’s overlooking you.
A Bob Seger song (Fire Lake?) mentioned “bronze beauties”. Looks like you found one. But how old is she? And what about her personality?
June 13th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Excellent pictures and what a great trip to take!
And.. LOL at Dad E. for bursting Matt’s bubble.