Copenhagen and Sweden

Copenhagen is a beautiful city- ever corner you turn there is a huge church or copper statue or some remnant of a castle.  Our three days there was mostly spent gawking at architecture (and enjoying some local beers, Carlsberg and Tuborg).  I'm not going to lie- it was cold.  Very cold.  The ponds and waterfront are still frozen enough for the swans to walk on without falling in.  Luckilly we had some warm clothes to borrow and there are plenty of places to grab a hot coffee and a bite and warm up.

The frozen pond outside Karin's house

Karin and I picking out some Danish Sweets

 

 

 In a city as old as Copenhagen there are too many sights to see in three days but we did our best.  We saw a few castles, the little mermaid statue (the original version of the story being one of my favorites of all time), the viking exhibition at the national museum, the Jewish museum, the resistance museum, watched the changing of the guard at the royal palace, enjoyed some amazing danish food in the Nyborg neighborhood and walked around the many squares and walking streets that are everywhere throughout the city.

Our last day in Denmark we decided to take a little side trip to Sweden- we ferried across the channel from Helsingor, Denmark (home to Kronborg Castle, formally known as Elsinore and where Hamlet was set) to Helsingborg, Sweden and then took the train south along the coast and back over a bridge into Denmark.  It was an amazing day.

Kronborg Slot, Helsingor, Denmark

Helsinborg, Sweden

We didn't have nearly enough time here but look forward to coming back and seeing a bit more of Sweden and having more time to visit our family friends here.

We are now back in Amsterdam, resting for a few days and spending more time with Ruth and Brent before heading to Iceland and New York!

Love to you all,
Kaitlyn