Europe Trip - Copenhagen, Denmark

We disembarked the ship at the Port of Copenhagen the morning of Monday, July 2.  The Port is quite caotic, with no clear directions as to which line-up you should get into to find a taxi, or to find your pre-arranged transport. Everyone was butting in and pushing to get ahead, not fun.  It took us several hours to get through the line-up and get a taxi.

However, Copenhagen is that wonderful city, just like the song.  We stayed three nights at the Copenhagen Island Hotel, which is located just outside the city centre.  It was a bit too far to walk to city centre (for Neil anyway), and because of road construction for blocks in front of the hotel, it was difficult to locate the bus.  So we often had to take taxis which ended up being very expensive because the city centre is all cut up with construction for a new underground metro line.

What we did decide to do, and it was a good decision, is purchase a two day pass to  Hop-On, Hop-Off "boat sightseeing" because Copenhagen is a city of canals.  We were lucky that the weather was sunny for this.  There was a "boat" stop right near our hotel, and the boat took us all the places we wanted to see.  We stayed on the boat the first day, without getting off, and then the second day, got off at various sights.  Here are some pictures from this boat tour:

Fredericksholm Canal

 

Christiansborg Palace

Entering Nyhavn

 

 

Very Picturesque

 

 

 

 

Opera House

 

Many of the cities we visited on this trip hand an opera house located on or near water.  Why can't Vancouver do something similar - a concert house for example on the water in False Creek?  Why does it always have to be condos!

 

Batteriet Sixtus

 

The Little Mermaid

 

The Trekroner Fortress

 

A Sandcastle competition

 

 

We managed to see a great deal by way of this bus - over a 3 - 4 hour period.  And it was very convenient.