Wonderful Copenhagen

This morning we took a bus tour as an introduction to Copenhagen. The street beside the ship was very busy and narrow so we had to be careful in crossing. We saw the waterfront, with its fort and opera house, and then went to the Amalienborg Palace, the home of the Danish royal family. We had a quick lunch at the pool bar, put on another layer of clothing to protect against the cold rain, then hit the streets again. We went to the Rosenberg Palace, home of King Christian IV. While not as elaborate as some of the other palaces we have seen, it had some remarkable features. For example, one reception room had grates in the floor so that the king's guests could magically hear music from the ensemble playing in the room below them. We also saw the bloody clothing retained after the king was wounded at sea. He was asked not to take part in the action but insisted on going onboard a warship. When a grenade exploded the king lost an eye. Forever after he made a point of telling his people that the had shed his blood for them. We saw the Danish Crown Jewels, and then went to Tivoli Gardens. We stopped at a little cake store called Cakenhagen and had coffee and pastry. Glenda had an almond cake and I had chocolate. We came back to the ship and enjoyed a steak dinner at the World Cafe. Music from Olga Astashenok followed, and we went to bed early to prepare for our visit to Germany tomorrow. I told Olga I will send photos of her playing when we return home.Læs mere