Destination: Copenhagen, Denmark
It was a bad start to the trip. First, we forgot to check which terminal we are flying from because we were so used to flying out from Skavasta, which apparently only has one terminal. We were already behind time and we went to the wrong terminal. Eventually we had to walk all the way to the right terminal. Second, our flight was delayed by half an hour due to some snow storm in Copenhagen the previous night and the snow on the ground could not be cleared in time. Third, because of the freaking delay, we had to wait and I lost my GLOVES. I guess I left it at the seats and forgot about it when I left. Now, you must be thinking-what's the link between the flight delay and losing my gloves? If the flight hadn't been delayed, we wouldn't have sat at those benches and I wouldn't have taken out my gloves to play with them. hahaha...
Upon arrival at the Copenhagen airport, everything was CHOP! There isn't any security or immigration to clear at all. That's the best thing about the EU. Travel within the EU countries is free of immigration checks :) We quickly checked out the tickets to the city and *phew off we were in the City in 20 minutes.
First destination: Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. It's the most famous amusement park in Denmark but sadly, we didn't manage to get in because it's closed for winter. If we had been there in Summer, it would be bubbling with tourists and Danish alike! There's the famous G-Fall there which I am really tempted to try! But all I could do was to watch it from afar. :(
Tivoli Gardens
Another Artistic Shot which we never fail to attempt
Settled into the hostel asap and off we go to get our lunch!! We had typical Danish lunch-they call it Smod-Bread. It's a special type of brown wheat bread and you can choose the filling you want-chicken, pork, fish, beef etc.. The food all these Europeans eat are always cold and I think Asians will never like it but fortunately, Kim & me are westernized already so we both gave THUMBS up for the food.... However, the cafe we went to didn't have proper seats for its patrons so ended up both of us sit along benches on the road to have our meal. The ironic thing is we were sitting in front of their Tower of Freedom yet we didn't realise it until the very next day.!Tower of Freedom
As it was Good Friday the next day, the city was rather dead. Most of the shops were closed except for the supermarkets and tourist attractions. We couldn't shop much either but anyway, I doubt we will buy much stuff from Copenhagen. The items sold are more or less similar to Stockholm but much more pricey..Initially, we wanted to rent a bicycle and cycle round the city because it was pretty flat on the whole but all the rental shops were CLOSED! So we ended up doing a designated walking tour proposed by the tourist office... It wasn't too bad... We completed the tour in 5 hours instead of the stipulated 3 hours. hahaha.. I have to explain why. It wasn't because we lost our way but both of us are addicted to taking photos and we wasted a lot of time on that. Plus, Kim's fav is to do jumpshots which apparently requires more than one attempt to capture a good one. :)
Major sights on our tour included the Carlsberg Brewery Museum, Round Tower, Amalienborg Palace, Rosemborg Palace & Gardens, Little Mermaid, City Hall, National Theatre, their university, Nyhavn Harbour, Stroget Shopping Street.
I won't go into every single detail of the places because that will take me a long time but just share some funny stories here and there.
The round tower is seriously much lower compared to the Stockholm one. But it's cool in the sense it's spiral walkway up the tower all the way. haha.. Along the way, Kim and i started making spastic shots like pretending to dance, hiding in the holes between the walls, doing emo photo shots... All just for fun.... The view wasn't too bad but I have to say Stockholm has a more scenic view... Catch the photos...
The Dead City
Kim says I look like an Eskimo?
Spastic "refuse to take photo" shot
Dancing ?
Let the photos do the talking.....View of the City...
I like this photo! Finally we had the inspiration for a different pose!!
In the Round tower, we came across an exhibition about Christianity and some of the art pieces were apparently done by physically challenged kids... Amazing... I don't know the term coined for such art works. Anyone can suggest?I like the words a lot... Meaningful..
It reads-Love your neighbour as you love yourself :)
It reads-Love your neighbour as you love yourself :)
In Rosemborg Gardens....
Nyhavn Harbour
The story of the Nyhavn Harbour is as follow... The Danish were a powerful force in Europe in the 16th century, often engaged in wars with the Swedes. The Nyhavn harbour was the busiest port in Denmark and it used to be a red-light district since sailors dominated the harbour and if you ain't a sailor, you don't have much of a say at the place. It was populated with cafes, night-clubs and the famous fairytale author, Hans Christian Anderson used to have an apartment there. If you guys don't know who's H.C Anderson, FYI, he's the author of the little matchstick girl.... I don't know what's the exact title of that book either... whaahhaa... The harbour was dug out by Swedish POWs to be operated as a trading port but today, its function has ceased.
Candid shot.. the person who took this photo wasn't very impressed by our pose.. haha
I associate this shot as happiness.... 
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