Day 2 – Copenhagen

Day 2 of my trip across Scandinavia. – Copenhagen

The town hall is guarded by elephant dragons.

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The lake in Øreted Park

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Peblinge Sø (lake). Formally a stream, widened as a defensive moat.

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The Danish Music museum.

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The university.

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The parliament.

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The Royal library gardens.

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Changing of the guards at the Amalienborg Palace.

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The Queens palace and the crown princes palace. (He was in.)

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The little mermaid statue.

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The tourists taking photos of the statue.

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Danish ice-cream. It’s very buttery.

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Hans Christian Andersen’s house.

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Frederik’s Church. Also know as the Marble Church (Marmorkirken). It has the largest church dome in Scandinavia.

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The Russian church.

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A cabinet in the design museum. The flight is quicker these days.

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The Gefion Fountain and the royal yacht waiting rooms.

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Kastellet (Copenhagan Citadel).

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The Danish intelligence service is based in the Citadel.

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Nyboder houses. Originally for military personnel.

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The National Gallery of Denmark

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Rosenborg Castle in the King’s gardens.

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The Round tower. Originally built as an observatory, with a spiral slope instead of stairs.

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View from the top. Spoiler: In the middle of this photo you can see the ferry I’m taking tomorrow.

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The tower at Christiansborg Palace, that I went up yesterday.

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