In Denmark-Part 2

As I said in part 1, Copenhagen was a bustling, busy city and I'm sure it wasn't all down to the Gay festival. Of course it was the height of summer and a weekend. We found ourselves walking to the botanical gardens and it was here that we found some peace and quiet. Close by the the gardens was the royal palace of Rosenborg. I admit ignorance concerning Rosenborg. It was a large but uninspiring building who's appearance belied the fact that inside was a veritable cornucopia of treasures! Although the throne room was rather special, we particularly enjoyed the paintings that lined the stairways. Portraits of royalty (I think) on leaping horses were laugh out loud funny and well worth the entrance fee alone. I would recommend Rosenborg for a visit, we found it charming and also crowd free. The Tivoli is probably Copenhagen's second most famous landmark after the little mermaid statue. The park contains restaurants, bars and a fun fair...and lots of drunk people! I have never seen such a lot of drunk people in such a small area, even in England! When I say drunk, I mean floppy leg drunk, the kind of drunk when most of your motor skills have been put on stand-by by your brain. I don't mind admitting that we enjoyed a cold beer and some nachos there, and bloody nice it was too! But just the one. We had a nice walk round the place, it is well worth a visit even if, like us, you just go in for a walk around and a beer. We ended up having a good time in Copenhagen, ending the day with a visit to an Italian restaurant before returning to our hotel.

In Denmark is dedicated to Anne, thanks for everything!