Day 2 saw us cramming in as many activities as possible to learn everything we could about Copenhagen.
Sights of the Day
Nathan went for a run around the harbour in the morning, it was delightful and ‘almost as nice as the Ponds.’ He was delighted to hear he had accidentally done Princess Mary’s preferred running route.
We then went to ‘Juno the Bakery’, you could tell it was a pretty special bakery as the streets were completely dead but Juno managed to have a long line going down the street. To be discussed and rated further in the ‘Eats’ section.
We dashed across town from Juno to the Rosenborg Castle. This was amazingly beautiful and also had lots of historical significance for the Danes. In the absence of Rick Steves to give tours Nathan has been improvising tours with questionable ‘facts’ and off the cuff comments on what he sees. Questions are permitted but generally dismissed or ignored.
We then went on a bike tour with Alex all around Copenhagen seeing the sights. Alex started off a bit flat but got more passionate and charismatic as the tour went on, we give him a 7.5/10. We saw the ‘Little Mermaid’, Princess Mary’s house (Kirsten pictured out the front, she was home but sadly did not invite us in), the Marble church of Denmark as well as some fancy castles.
Straight after the bike ride we went across town again to the Cisternerne, a former water reservoir which has been deliberately flooded as an art statement to show the potential effects of global warming in ending humanity (but not the world). It was fine.
Then we travelled across town again to the Tivoli Gardens, these were amazing! It is a massive park done up with lights and set up as an amusement park. The lights were stunning and the park was awesome. It was very crowded and had a fairly long wait to get in, but definitely worth the wait and we certainly understand why it is the number 1 ranked tourist spot in Denmark.
Eats of the Day
‘Juno’ is by far the stand out for today, the Cardamom bun and the Almond Croissant were game changers, whilst a more standard chocolate croissant was a nice finishing touch. It was also their second birthday so we got free Glogg (sweet wine with spices) and a Ginger biscuit, had a chat with 2 Aussies that work there! Kirsten’s favourite was the Almond Croissant (10/10), with the Cardamom bun a close second (9.5/10).
For dinner we had very nice wood fired pizza (brie and potato and chilli salami), these were excellent and on another day could have easily been the best meal of the day. Unfortunately for them, they were competing with Juno and so came off second best.
Aussie Achievement of the Day
Our tour guide says that Princess Mary is now the most popular royal in Denmark, far more popular than even her husband Frederik, it is to the point that Frederik is now referred to as ‘Princess Mary’s husband’. It was a proud moment for us Aussies.
Game Changing discovery about the Little Mermaid
Apparently it was originally a tragedy, Ariel gives up her voice and tail and lives in pain for the rest of her life only for the prince to reject her and marry someone else! She then sacrifices herself to the sea. Very gloomy ending.
Walt Disney has tricked us with his movie edition! Can’t believe it.
Brewer Tour 19-20 