Day 1 – Copenhagen

Day 1 of my trip across Scandinavia. – Copenhagen

First a quick stop at the Cabinn City Hotel to drop off my bags.

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The out to the city.

The entrance to Christiansborg Palace – the administrative centre of Denmark.

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Inside the Palace I had to cover my shoes.

First the reception room.

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The Royal reference library. The doors in the corner are a lift.

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The Banqueting hall.

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The Great hall

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The throne room, and the doors the royal family go through to get on to the balcony.

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Underneath the Palace are the ruins of the previous palaces. In an emergency you need to use the ladder to get back up. Also old wooden pipes joined with lead.

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A guard box, and the Palace tower.

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At the top of the tower.

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The royal smoking area.

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The stock exchange.

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The town hall.

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Nyhavn (New Harbour).

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The opera house and a submarine that went to Iraq in 2003 and broke down.

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The naval base.

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The royal yacht boarding point and another royal palace.

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Some wooden seals.

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Our Saviours church and the Royal Libary

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Around Christiansborg Palace moat.

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The Stock exchange tower is the intertwined tails or 4 dragons.

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Europe’s narrowest house.

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Tivoli is currently closed while they get ready for Halloween.

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A cat café.

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