I have seen almost everything of my interest in Copenhagen, in 2011. But it's always one of our nicest layovers so I don't mind repeating it again and again. In fact, I used my bid points to have this flight in my roster. I must confess: I love Nordic cities!
This time, a friend came with me and it was really a nice day at Copenhagen in good company. The weather forecast predicted a cold and rainy day. Fortunately, only the first part was true.
We woke up early, took our breakfast at the hotel and started our long walk until the Mermaid's spot. I already showed pictures of her in a
previous post.
Then we visited the Kastellet, a fortress nearby.
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| Inside the Kastellet |
As we spent most of the time in the morning walking and seeing some shops before reaching the Mermaid, after leaving the Kastellet it was already lunch time! We chose a very nice restaurant in the very famous Nyhavn canal.
After lunch, our next goal was to visit the Round Tower, one of the few things left for me to do in Copenhagen. Again, while walking, we stopped in a Mall (Magasin du Nord) and I found myself playing with Lego after so many years... :)
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| Not for my age!? |
I think I should consider a visit to the Legoland in Billund!
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The Round Tower
So here we go. Round Tower (Rundetaarn) was built in 1642 (year of conclusion) and is part of the Trinitatis complex, which also includes a church and a library. The purpose of the Round Tower was to be an astronomical observatory. In fact, it's the oldest functioning observatory in Europe. Beside that purpose, being 35 meters high, it gives you an astonishing view of Copenhagen's skyline!
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| Reaching the Round Tower |
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| Round Tower - Rundetårn |
The tickets are Kr. 25.00 each. First you have to climb a spiral ramp of 209 meters in lenght which corresponds to 7½ turns inside the tower before you reach the top. It's not that hard to climb it...
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| The Church |
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| The spiral ramp |
Your deserved reward are these magnificent views...
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| Øresund Bridge - connects Copenhagen and Malmö |
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| The Dannish flag |
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| If you see the larger picture, an aircraft is climbling away! |
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| Nice terrace! |
So it was time to leave the Round Tower...
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| Spiral staircase |
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| Church's roof |
Walking down Strøget, Copenhagen's longest shopping street (and also the world's largest and oldest pedestrian street)...
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| Strøget |
The Tivoli, one year later, once more getting prepared for the Halloween...
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| Tivoli entrance |
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| Radisson Blu Royal Hotel |
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Central Station
As some of you might know, trains were also one of my childhood's passion. So why not visit the central station?
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| Facade |
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| Station's clock |
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| Railway |
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| København H |
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| Wow trains and boobs! Such a PrimaDonna |
We explored that area around the central station a little bit more and came up with the following:
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| Scandic - the first hotel where I stayed in Copenhagen! |
I swear I couldn't even remember exactly where it was located... Is it 2008 so far away?
And now... the aviation theme, of course!
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| AirFrance & KLM... |
And perhaps the two best brands in the world together: TAP Portugal + 7-Eleven! ahahaha :)
So helpful and handy those convenience stores!
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Saint George's Lake
(Sankt Jørgens Sø)
Ending our stroll in Copenhagen we approached the Scandic Hotel and found a nice place to sit and take a breath before returning to our hotel. I also didn't remember this lake at all! Incredible! In fact, Scandic is much better located than our current hotel but the rooms were not so nice - and perhaps that is the only thing I can remember...
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| Scandic Hotel |
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| The lake |
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| Swimming ducks across the lake |
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| Nice fountain... |
Then, completely exhausted, and with another early morning next day, we had to return to our hotel.
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| Lots of bycicles everywhere! |
At the hotel, we ended the day with a great dinner at the Thai restaurant "The Blue Elephant".
Next morning, at Kastrup Airport, it was time to leave Copenhagen carried by the wings of the best airline in the world...
... which is not SAS! Sorry :)
