I visited the Danish Design Museum which was a big disappointment - half about fashion and half about this random display of empty containers saying various things like "sustainable innovation", "renewable energy" and "time for family and friends". I think the idea was that you're encouraging the virtues you want to see in future products by buying these empty containers (yes, you could buy them). 
I went to the "Oldest Cake Shop in Copenhagen" and paid a large amount of money for a substandard hot chocolate and a piece of cake made mostly of cream. Tasty, but sickening after a while.
Today I went to Elsinor Castle (the Hamlet Castle), which was beautiful, and nice to get out of the city for a change. The whole castle (officially named Kronberg) was in the shape of a giant crown.
One of their old globes showed "New Holland". Obviously they hadn't discovered the best bits yet...
That's Sweden, across the harbour. They used to collect "Sound Dues" (toll) here from the ships that passed, firing on them if they didn't pay with these cannons - difficult to avoid because the passage is so narrow. The Danish flag with the tails is only allowed to be used by the Royal Family.
Tomorrow I have a spare day before my hostel booking in Stockholm, so I'm probably heading to Malmo in Sweden for a night. Word on the street is that Sweden is even more expensive than Denmark - oh dear.
4 comments:
Hi V,My faves are the chandelier and the Globe but where is the obligatory one? No.....???
What obligatory one is that?
The little mermaid on the harbour..the bronze statue that is the symbol of Copenhagen
I didn't manage to get there due to geographical embarrassment on my first attempt, and hostel stupidity on my second. Everyone says it's crap anyway :)
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