A remarkable summer break

Chapter 26

The next morning they had an even tighter schedule than the day before, they planned to see as much as Copenhagen they possibly could in one day. So they started by taking the metro to 'Christianshavn' (Christian's harbor) where they went to a church with a cool tower on top, where you could walking till the top. It was 90 meters/295 ft. tall, and the last 150 steps on the staircase was on the outside of the tower. The church was called 'vor frelsers kirke' which means 'our savior's church'.

After visiting the church they went on the metro again to go to 'Nyhavn' which is the place people often think of, when they think about Copenhagen. If you translate the name to English it would be called 'new harbor'. It is a small harbor with colorful houses on both sides of the water. When they got of the metro to go there, they had to cross 'Kongens Nytorv' which is the area right in front of The Royal Theatre. They were starting to get a little hungry so they found an ice cream shop, and bought some ice cream before sitting down near the water to eat it.

They continued on by walking to the royal palace called 'Amalienborg' which is 4 different palaces, all really close to each other. The Queen lives in one of them, while her son, the Crown Prince lives with his family in another of them. They continued on walking for a while till they reached 'Kastellet' which is a green area that is shaped as a star with a moat around. In the middle of the area was a monument for all the fallen Danish soldiers.

After walking around there for a while, they left to walk for a couple minutes to go see 'The Little Mermaid'. "Wow it actually is small" Nini said when she finally saw the small statue. "I expected it to be a lot bigger" Ricky added. "But I guess it fits with her name" he continued on, as he got her to stand as close to the edge as possible to take a picture of her with the statue, before they switched so he also was in the picture. A Chinese tourist saw them and asked if they wanted a picture with both of them, so they gave the camera to the tourists and posed for the picture. They thanked her and walked into the shade to sit down at the cafe. They also had a very small section of souvenirs, so Nini found her Copenhagen pin, which said 'København' and had The Little Mermaid and Nyhavn on.

They then reached the park 'Kongens have' (the king's garden) and the castle in the middle of the park, called 'Rosenborg'. This castle was different than the others as they were allowed inside it, as it was a museum, where you could see the Crown Jewels and the rooms in the castle. After a while Ricky asked Nini if she was hungry as well, which she were so they went out to the park, where there was a outdoor cafe, where they got some lunch.

After lunch they continued on by visiting 'Rundetårn' a huge round tower (which explains the name, as it in English is called 'The round tower'), that was build by the King Christian the 4th in 1637. The tower is 34,8 meters/114 ft tall, and it has a beautiful view over the city, and all the way to Sweden!, when you reach the top platform, after walking in circles on the spiral ramp. Apparently it was a ramp and not stairs, because they used to get to the top with horses and carriages back in the old days, but that could have been a myth. As they walked up the spiral ramp, they found out that it has a hollow core, where a 12 year old Choir boy apparently fell down at some point doing the 1880's, he somehow survived the 25 meter fall. They were able to walking into the core, since they now had added glass floor, that you can stand on and look down 25 meters which was the distance the little boy fell.

After a while they decided to look at some of the stores at 'Strøget' which is a street only for pedestrians. They even found a Disney as they walked down the street. It was a pretty small store but it was definitely filled with the Disney feeling. It was nothing compared to the one in London, so they continued on. After walking some more they reached the town hall square. The square was filled with pigeons and lots of people walking by. They even saw a newlywed couple walking out from the town hall. Their friends and family was throwing rice at the couple, which confused Ricky and Nini.

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Thank you for following the first part of the guided tour through Copenhagen, your guide was yours truly, a local. (If you ever visit Copenhagen this is definitely places I would recommend you to go).

Okay on to the serious part. Thank you so much for reading my story. As usual votes and comments will be really appreciated.