The Adventure Continues –Copenhagen, Denmark

Once the class was over in Stockholm, I flew to Copenhagen, Denmark, to spend a few days with my friend, Louise, before the next class.  Our first excursion was to the Botanical Garden.  This flowering tree – which neither of us could identify – was a glory of white flowers which look kind of like dogwood, except that the leaves did not.

Louisa.

Flowers in the Botanical Garden.

Small Stream in the Botanical Garden.

This bird looks like a magpie to me.  Louise was not sure of its name – either in Danish or English.

Bird in the Botanical Garden.

The next day, we went to an old cemetery near Louise’s apartment.  It was quite park-like, except for the occasional headstone.  There were loads of lovely flowers there, too.

 The headstones were remarkably well preserved considering their apparent age.

Neither of us could figure out the letters of the final word on this tombstone, so it’s not one of the weird Scandinavian letters…

Our third day of sight-seeing was spent at a park where the royal family used – and may still – hunt.  We did not stop to eat at this restaurant as we had brought a picnic with us.

 

Nor did we take a carriage ride as it seemed like the price (overheard) was $100 for an hour’s ride.

But we did see deer, including a fawn which cannot be seen because of the tall grasses.  I was surprised that some of the deer are white!

The next day I started class and was staying at a hotel about 3 block’s walk from the hotel where the class was being held.  The walk along the canal was quite pleasant.  Our first class day was a Saturday, so loads of people were taking advantage of the sun and the water, although it looked quite cold to me.

This lovely boat (barge?) was moored along the esplanade.

Boat Moored Along the Canal.

Boat Living Room.

There was even a kayaker practicing rolling his kayak.  Note that he’s quite bundled up, which is what made me think the water was cold…

Kayaker Practicing Rolling his Kayak.

My flight home the day after the class was around 6:30 pm, so Louise met me at my hotel and we took a boat trip around the canals.  I had already packed my camera, so there are no pictures from that – nor from Tivoli which we visited one evening.  We did see the Little Mermaid, who, disappointingly had her back to us, looking towards the land, not the sea.  We also walked around the area where the jazz festival was being held and hear some wonderful music although we did not stop to listen.  Flight home was uneventful.