I was meh about going to Copenhagen at all, but Myung really wanted to go. I’m glad we did. There is so much to see and do there. We stayed a week and didn’t even see a significant part of the main things. And that was with us going almost full bore on a 120-hour Copenhagen Card pass to practically everything and full use of the transit system. For Myung it was getting full value out of the pass. For me it was a death march at times. Not really my thing to see a place in that manner. But I must say I feel like it was a fulfilling, though tiring, experience. Myung is a machine. She went out sometimes after I petered out.
The first place almost all tourists go is Radhus Plaza, meaning City Hall Plaza. It’s a couple of blocks from the train station, and other places are fanned out from there, mostly to the east and southeast.
Dragon Fountain in Radhus Plaza
Across the street, to the right, is the famous Tivoli Garden amusement park. It is the second oldest amusement park in the world, having opened in 1843. (The oldest is Bakken, located just north of Copenhagen, in Klampenborg. It has been in operation since 1583.) I went into Tivoli Garden in 1974. I remember thinking it was pretty tired. My memory was right on, in my opinion. It’s still a poor man’s Disneyland. But hey, admission was included in our Copenhagen Card, so we went in. Myung can tell her friends she saw it. Here’s one of the facades.
Lots of interesting buildings all over town. This is very near the Radhus. I asked Gemini to identify it. It couldn’t.
Here are some other old buildings. Most of these you can enter with a ticket or the card.
17th-century Rosenborg Castle
Rosenborg Castle from another angle
The 18th-century “Marble Church”
The King’s New Square
The State Museum of Art. The building isn’t totally impressive, but it contains some of the most famous art in the world.
As you are seeing, we got our money’s worth out of that card. But honestly, my eyes glaze over after about three hours of masterworks. After a while, one needs to look off into the distance. Good time for a canal tour.
Lots of traditional Scandinavian buildings anywhere near the water.
And a coffee. Coffee at about 3 PM is becoming a habit with me. I can keep up with Myung till about 6 PM that way.
Here are some modern buildings.
Condos in Copenhagen
Ordrupgaard Art Museum
ARKEN Museum of Modern Art
Waterfront Culture Center
Copenhagen Opera House
Royal Danish Playhouse. A venue for dramatic theater
Copenhagen International School
Extension of the Royal Danish Library called The Black Diamond
Inside The Black Diamond
View out from The Black Diamond
Copenhagen is so interesting to look at, but I understand you can only look at so much of our travel photos, so I’ll quit Copenhagen. Let’s move on to Helsingor.