Day 6 September 13th Copenhagen



The little mermaid

the marble church

When we woke up we had turned round the north of Denmark and were approaching Copenhagen.  When we arrived I tried for internet access but it seems that Vodafone do not 



Tivoli Gardens

provide a signal in Copenhagen.  We eventually docked at about 9:30 by which time we had breakfasted and we were ready to disembark by 1000.  It was overcast but the sky looked threatening.  We had a street plan of the city and decided to follow a self-guiding walk of the main 



Christine with guards

highlights.  We found the mermaid statue which was surrounded

Nyhavn

by Japanese tourists and so we didn’t linger. We carried on to the old city and were impressed by the character and buildings to view.  We saw palaces and the multi-coloured houses of Nyhavn where Hans Christian Anderson once lived.  At about this time it began to rain and it rained steadily for the remainder of our walk.  We got lost a bit due to some large roadworks taking place but everyone speaks English and a hotel receptionist soon put us right.  As it was raining heavily we stopped at a Mcdonalds for a coffee but it was still raining when we had to leave.  We walked down the main shopping street and eventually ended up at Tivoli Gardens.

We later went on an evening canal cruise round the city and after that watched some local folk singing in the ship theatre before having supper.  I have found the internet connection for Copenhagen and will post this now with editing/additions of photographs later.



Part of the fort in Churchill Park



the bank of woodcock!



low bridge on canal tour

house where Hans Christian Anderson lived

We now have an internet connection in Riga and I am posting the pictures of the evening canal cruise.  The views from the canal gave a very different perspective of the city.  Our overall impression of Copenhagen was very positive - beautiful, well maintained and clean.  It was a pity that the weather was not drier!  Still there is plenty to consider for a return visit.



Nyhavn from canal

our home for 14 nights

Our time on the boat has so far been good although it has been a bit rocky at times but nowhere near as bad as the Scillonian gets.