There's a site called airbnb were people can post their place to rent while they're away. I highly recommend it if you're in group. We rented a very cute apartment.
The owners met in design school.
We all loved there "closet". Very space efficient.
The kitchen.
And the view out the back door.
Danish is similar enough to Swedish that we were able to read some signs and menues. However, we couldn't understand a word they said. Danish sounds like they are swallowing most of the vowels and they still have a strong accent when they speak in English so it was often hard to understand them.
We mostly just walked around Copenhagen. The first night we got there, unknown to us, it was a holiday so a lot of things were closed. It's a good idea to check for strange holidays before you arrive in a country.
First up was Rosenborg Castle.
The Danish Royal Guard.
A lion eating a horse in the Rosenborg Castle garden.
The Rosenborg Castle garden.
More of the garden. Unfortunately, there were still no leaves on the trees.
Statue of Dowager Queen Caroline Amalie, also in the garden.
Near the garden.
Frederik's Church, more commonly known as the Marble Church.
It was very pretty. It was supposed to be entirely made of marble but budget cuts caused it to only be partly made of marble.
Amalienborg, the winter home of the Danish royal family.
The guards outside seemed to work in pairs. These two were having a conversation while they walked back and forth.
The opera house, seen from Amalienborg.
The fountain by Amalienborg. Apparently, Amalienborg was originally for noble families but was bought by the royal family after their palace burnt down.
Typical looking apartments.
A word about meals. First, Copenhagen is fairly expensive (not as bad as Norway though.) Also, if you go to an actual Danish restaurant you won't get a lot of food. This plate was shared between the three of us for lunch and then you make your own sandwich. And finally, they charge for water. We even tried asking for tap water (if you ask for water they normally give you bottled.) We all thought this was very strange because Denmark has very good tap water.
The Little Mermaid Statue.
A very neat lamp.
Nyhavn, the old waterfront.
This bright building is a movie theatre.
Also worth checking out is the lego store.
It was rather quiet some days since it was the weekend. The architecture is very nice in Copenhagen.
Another cute house.
There were a lot of pictures so part two will come tomorrow.
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