Our first stop of the day was the Little Mermaid--a requirement when you go to Copenhagen. Over the years, she has lost one head and one arm and has been spray painted more than once, but she always recovers...
...houses reminiscent of Amsterdam...
...the Opera House...
...and Restaurant Norma, the most expensive restaurant in the world...
When we stopped for coffee, our waitress, Ane, told us how hard it is to find affordable housing in the city. She was excited to have found an apartment outside the city which she will share with two friends...
After our $82 lunch (!), mine a fabulous chicken caesar salad...
Rick stopped to charge his phone en route to the...
...new Copenhagen University Library, an architectural wonder...
...looking down...
...and looking up!
Next was a hike to a Rick Steves' recommendation, the Christiana Commune, capitol of hippiedom since the 60's...
It's a pretty wild place where you can purchase assorted illegal drugs from masked sellers and the graffiti goes beyond the everyday, like these...
Next, we headed for Tivoli Garden, the amusement park upon which Walt Disney based Disneyland...
...peacocks...
...and rides...
...and even a Ben & Jerry's stand!
Also at Tivoli Garden was the very ritzy Nimb Hotel.
And the Nimb Bar, supposedly the 4th best bar in the world, although I don't know how they decided that. It was a very classy place where Rick had a beer and we shared the salted almonds and enjoyed the atmosphere, crackling fire included.
That night we found a Turkish restaurant called Ankora, and had a yummy buffet with many salads, lovely tender lamb and chicken dishes and perfectly cooked rice pilafs. A very long day....
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