Copenhagen Day 2

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Today we all agreed that it would be enjoyable to walk down the shopping street & spend the day at Tivoli Gardens-

Morning coffee for mom

Yes! We did go inside-

City hall

Entrance to Tivoli Gardens-
very popular on a Saturday!

First of many rides-

This photo is not upside down- the boys were!

Re-fueling-

If you do not have a fear of heights (unlike me) & dare to look down from these swings, you can get a beautiful view of the whole city-

Fun rides but also lovely gardens with exotic birds-
I love it that the boys match the peacock!

3 boys ready to shoot up to the sky...

...all the way to the clouds!

Old- fashioned bumper cars was a family favorite ride!

Beautiful evening after a fun-filled day-

One last surprise while in Copenhagen-

Tomorrow St. Petersburg!

To Copenhagen

Friday, June 9, 2017


We have now spent nearly 3 weeks exploring the natural phenomena of the West Nordic region.  The plan for the second "half" of the trip is to tour Eastern Europe by way of Russia, Poland & the Czech Republic.
We've decided to give ourselves a 2-day respite of sorts in Copenhagen.  We have no specific itinerary here (except that I plan to wash clothes! & re-organize our luggage).

Until next time, Faroe Islands!

Arrival at the historic Admiral Hotel built in the 1780s-
It has a waterfront location near the Palace & the Opera House

Ice cream from Vaffelbageren...
yes, before lunch!

Open-faced sandwiches at a cafe with a lovely view of the canal

Iconic Copenhagen photo

Walking across the pedestrian bridge to find a park

A frisbee & green space!!!

The long grayish-brown building in the background is our hotel-

Waiting for the boats to pass through-

Amalienborg Palace

We were in need of some unplanned recreation but my main goal while here was to have FRESH clothes for everyone- It was a bit more of a challenge here vs. Iceland since there were NO instructions in English & all the machines were operated from a "master board" using tokens!

After 3 hours & some help from kind locals, we had clean, sorted & folded laundry.  Funny man Matt likes to come in at the end & take credit for helping- HA!