As expected, our travels left us somewhat jet lagged and our Sunday started a bit late. Everyone felt pretty good
We are staying in the Inner City of Copenhagen which gives us the advantage of being able to walk to a large number of interesting attractions and historic sites. The disadvantage is that the Inner City can get a little noisy at night.
CreeperPuppy noted the action when he popped awake last night at 4am. Mom had heard it at 3am but grabbed some earplugs and was back to sleep. The rest of us slept through the Saturday night revelry. We are hoping tonight and Monday nights are quieter. Fingers crossed.
The parents chose to give these younger Adventurers more autonomy in their packing. This, so far, has resulted in vision impairment for Suaram (no contact lenses) being cold for CreeperPuppy (missing jacket) and no toothbrush for CreeperKitty. To be fair, Tiffany forgot her deodorant so who’s to judge. Guess our shopping now has a focus.
Our primary objective for the day was to acclimate to the time zone. A secondary objective was to get out and walk around. We were glad that we did.
In the nearby Rådhuspladsen, there was a Thai Festival which offered a number of food and entertainment options. It was very lively and fun to experience a taste of Asia in the shadow of a European city hall.
There are plenty of plazas and open areas in the Inner City which have kiosks and bar/restaurants serving tourists and shoppers. Here is one tempting English-language invitation in the middle of a shopping zone.
We also visited the Rosenborg Castle which was the home of King Christian IV in the 17th century. Four Danish monarchs lived in this castle until it ceased use in the mid 19th century. It is now a museum and the Crown Jewels are kept in a vault in the basement. We are all charmed by the name of many of Denmark’s Kings – Frederik – so we made CreeperPuppy take a picture with the throne and the silver plated marble lions that protected the King
This 2kg crown has been used by every Danish king since Christian V and appears on the currency. Today, the crown is only used once in each regent’s life, and that is when the regent has died. It is placed on the coffin of the deceased king.
Remarkably, there are about 30 royal castles here in Denmark. Tomorrow, we plan to visit one which has been used by the royal family for state visits and other ceremonies. Or maybe we’ll do two.
We’ve started off with quite the international experience – Japanese for dinner and then Tiffany and Brian visited an English pub with an Irish bartender. Thanks Copenhagen for a great day!
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