Denmark

Denmark is awesome. The weather here is exactly what we were hoping, finally a break from the heat! It had been raining on and off, and the temperature staying around 18. With no air conditioner in the car, the cool is very nice.

Kolping is a nice little place, we found a nice cabin and were finally able to cook something in an oven! We had a little look around, although it turns out nothing is open on Sundays there, so we got some groceries, cooked, read and slept. It was nice to be inside and have it cold and rainy outside, I finally got to wear trackies again. 

We headed to Copenhagen in the morning, about a 2 hour drive. It was pretty nice, and we got to drive across a 20km long bridge. It was cool! 

We grabbed some lunch on the road and then made our way into the city. It was awesome, there were bikes everywhere, gorgeous buildings and the beautiful Tivoli amusement park in the heart of the city. Our afternoon was spent wandering around, looking through shops and admiring the city center. 

In the late afternoon, we made our way back to the small town of Koge, where we were staying. We had a good look around the main town square and along the harbor, having dinner down by the water. It was a nice fishing town, with stone streets and small restaurants and cafe’s. 

We spent another day in Copenhagen, this time having a look at a few more of the sites.
The National Museum was really interesting, and we learnt the history of Denmark from right back in the Stone Age. There was also a Viking exhibit happening, which was really cool. 

Next we went and had a look around the island of Slotsholmen, which houses Christiansborg Palace (Danish Parliament and Supreme Courts) as well as many other important museums and ministries. From there we walked to Amalienborg Palace, which is where the current Danish Royal family live. It was a really cool place, the building is divided into for sections that each sit on a corner of the square, with a big statue in the middle. It’s not quite as grand as Buckingham Palace, but I think they do alright. 

From here we walked up into a park and along the water to find the famous statue The Little Mermaid. Which, I have to admit, was a pretty cool statue. However I struggle to undestand how it has become Denmark’s biggest attraction, it’s cool, but there are plenty of cool statues all around the rest of the park too. 

After spending some time trying to work out where we were and where we needed to go, we jumped on the metro. We had heard that the Copenhagen metro was really cool, and it’s true. It was incredibly futuristic inside, and the train seemed to travel pretty fast. There were even secure stands to put your bike in.

We left Koge in the morning and headed back to Kolping. It was nice to be able to look around the small city with everything open this time. We ate lunch in an outdoor cafe in the town square and had a look around the shops.
It was nice to be able to cook another proper full meal, we didn’t realise how much we had missed steak and veggies!