FUN COPENHAGEN

OK – My last bunch photos of our trip to Copenhagen.

The first day we arrived we went for a walk and found trampolines. The girls decided they might like Copenhagan.

Here’s the Copenhagen logo on a garbage can.

We went to the Danish Design Museum and I loved it.

We rented a little boat and took our own tour of the canals and it was super fun. The boat company encourages kids to catch garbage with little nets to help the canals stay healthy. Bea and Claire really got into it. It was a challenge because I’d say the canals are already pretty pristine. Well with some skillful boat driving by Brian the girls did snag a couple pieces of garbage. As a prize they got licorice skipper’s pipes (they were out of ice creams). Ha.

As Denmark is known for it’s beautiful modern design – I dragged everyone to some really lovely shops. I didn’t end up buying anything – mostly because I couldn’t fit furniture in my suitcase. Here are the daughters (sort of) being patient outside one of those designey boutiques.

Just down from our hotel we had waffles with a mountain of whip cream on top . And they served ice cream topped with marshmallow fluff that was mixed with strawberry jam.

The next super fun thing was Tivoli. Tivoli is a 175 year old amusement park. Walt Disney made several visits before he created Disneyland and he tried to emulate it’s atmosphere. It exudes vintage charm with an overload of color and pattern and special graphic details and decorations everywhere you look. It was all decorated for Halloween and we went late in the day so we could enjoy the lights. It was magical!

I dragged everyone to another museum – The Hirschprung Collection.There were lots of portraits of everyday life (my favorite type of artwork). I especially loved the work of painter Michael Ancher.