It was sweater weather last evening! This morning we drifted in through fog. Apparently there was a partial eclipse of the harvest moon overnight but we missed it. At this latitude there wouldn’t have been much to see.
Room service arrived at 7 a.m. as we’re booked for an early tour of the city then a canal cruise. I hope we will see some of the picturesque sights!
Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” sits in Copenhagen harbour. Our tour guide told the story how her head was stolen in the 1960s and had to be replaced. And then another time, her arm went missing.
The King granted a poor woman as much land as she could plow in 1 night. This is her statue on her point of land next to the Anglican Church. (Actually she and her 4 boys ploughed all night. The boys are represented by 4 bulls.) Artists 🙄
This cool thermometer is on the side of City Hall’s building. The gold part is a girl riding a bicycle.
Tivoli Gardens is a park and amusement area inside the city.
It was supposed to be in the mid 70s today, but with the fog never really lifting it was cool. Mark gave me his jacket. 🥰
It’s 1:30 and we’re back from our tour. It was great … good tour guide both on the bus and canal boat. Too bad it wasn’t sunny … but “winter” starts at the end of September here (apparently.) No snow to speak of but gloomy, foggy, rain and no sunshine. Still, it appears to be a very liveable city. Bicycles are more popular mode of transportation than cars! There’s an entire LANE devoted to bicyclists and 1 for cars. Also, an underground electric unattended train goes round the city. Hop on every 20 minutes!
The buildings and statues are marvelous.
Just a few pictures of the canals around Copenhagen.
Tonight, we have dinner in the island dining room with a group we hadn’t met before. Well, let me correct that as two of the ladies were staying at the Wilde in London … we had met them there. That was really funny. Anyway, we shared stories about the day, and they are some of the highroller gamblers on the ship.
Now, back in our cabin we are going to enjoy a movie and a relaxing evening. We have just heard from the captain that in the port that would take us to Paris, they have a strike, and we will not have our berth for the ship! Darn. No trip to Paris! Instead, princess is going to take us to the isle of Portland. We will see you tomorrow what side trips will be available there. A bit disappointed not to see Paris, but oh well, I guess it wasn’t meant to be.
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