Set in the heart of Copenhagen's busy shopping precinct is a 17th century tower with working observatory (though only for amateur astronomers nowadays). Climbing the spiral path to the top of The Round Tower (so named for obvious reasons) is an easy enough walk and we are rewarded with 360° views of the city on this glorious morning. We can even see all the way to Sweden! We spot all the places we visited yesterday and even have a hazy view of the Oresund Bridge to Malmo. I point out Frederiksberg Palace and Ronberg Castle to Samara but it's high up here and she'd need to move close to the edge. This kind of height definitely does NOT take her to her happy place! Still, it's a very nice place to soak it all up. Fun fact: the Round Tower is actually hollow, as discovered by a choir boy in 1880 when he fell into the core of the building while playing hide and seek. There is a thick glass panel over the hole today but you can still take a peak to the bottom. Samara didn't look down here either. Incidentally, the choir boy survived to seek (but perhaps not hide) another day.
We wandered aimlessly but fondly around the streets until we were almost mowed down by more than a dozen of the Queen's guard on their way to Ronberg Castle. We followed them for a while, along with a hundred other people, marching in time and giggling, like a hundred other people. We left them after a few blocks to wander aimlessly but fondly around the city squares once again.
Copenhagen is a stylish and historical city, mingled with new vibrancy. It has a strong cycle culture with bikes having right of way over every other mode of transport. It is supposed to be one of the happiest cities in the word and i don't doubt it with its long summer days, innate fitness and athleticism and high quality of living. Samara says it's very green, pretty and well maintained and I agree.
So ... that's it for this adventure!! We fly home tomorrow after 6 weeks away to reacquaint ourselves with home life, family, friends, pets... and work. Thanks for joining us on our Neat Nordic Navigation 💜💜💜Read more