Day 11 - Copenhagen, Denmark

So we thought the ship was going to be docked in Copenhagen literally right across from where we were to pick up our e-bikes but not the case and so we started the day with a 5km walk warm up. Picked up the bikes and headed out…Little Mermaid statue, lots of castles (Amalienborg, Christiansborg and Rosenborg Castle), Frederik's Church, Nyhavn (described as a 17th-century waterfront, canal and entertainment district, lined by brightly coloured 17th and early 18th century townhouses and bars, cafes and restaurants ) - very cute. But what stood out for me were two stops we made: the first, Copenhill and the second, Christiania. So Copenhill is an artificial ski slope on the roof of an ultra-modern energy plant, used also for hiking & climbing. If you look carefully, you can see the t-bars. Paul took a close up of the climbing wall for Brae & Lindsay - the climbing wall is the tallest in the world at 85 meters tall with a width of 10 meters. Christiania is is an intentional community and commune in the Christianshavn neighbourhood and has been famous for many years thanks to the permanent stalls along Pusher Street—or 'The Green Light District', as it was once known—that sold all types of cannabis (illegal elsewhere in Denmark). A bit shady perhaps as there were ‘storefronts’ clearly selling hash, cannabis, etc but pretty cool community. After touring around on bikes for several hours, we dropped them off and walked back to the ship. I had forgotten to turn my May my Run app on until we got to Copenhill, hence the large gap. Copenhagen is a beautiful city, the capital and most populous city of Denmark, but very expensive. We lucked out having found a delicious kebab place (homemade wraps) for about $12cdn, but our Canadian friends were miffed at paying the equivalent of about $75cdn for a bowl of potato soup and some bread. Met the gang for before dinner drinks and to share stories about our individual adventures of the day. Lots of stories and laughter over dinner but we headed back to the room before 10 cuz we were exhausted.Læs mere