Rick and Marie's Travels: Scandinavia—Copenhagen, a longish stroll

Copenhagen, October 5th

Today was another free and easy one. Hung out in our suite and watched locals and tourists enjoy the sunshine on the pier/square below our window. Since our head colds had diminished a bit we decided to make a loop around the center of the city, staying away from the crowds. We managed that without any difficulty. Even with a wide loop we only managed 4 miles; everything on the map looks as if it's farther than it is.

So here are some pictures of our lazy Saturday, as if we're locals.

We only entered the museum in search of a toilet.

It's the white door on far right.

Museum of Natural History door handle.

We enjoyed the Botanical Garden.

This placard refers to the above tree.

Torvelallerne Food Market was busy, but it was too nice to sit
inside, and besides, a flea market was in full swing as well.
Lots to eat and ogle.

Click to enlarge for detail.

At both the beginning and end of the day it was fun seeing families enjoying the play structures in St. Annae's Street meridian outside our hotel.

After our walk around the city center and spending a few hours at our hotel watching the world go by (again), we headed back over the kissing bridge for a bite. We decided on pasta and a glass of wine. What is fun about Broens Food Court is that the seating is open and you never know who you'll end up sitting next to and striking up a conversation with. Tonight was no different. We had a lovely conversation with two Mexican couples who spent two weeks visiting Helsinki and Estonia before taking a ferry over to Stockholm and eventually making their way to Copenhagen.

So, besides sharing a pretty good (for street food) bolognese and rigatoni meal we had a great conversation and enjoyed really good music playing throughout Broen's Food Court.