*Rosenborg castle*Last weekend I went on a short trip to Copenhagen, Denmark. It was regal and lovely and relaxed. On the streets extremely talented musicians played violins, accordions, guitars, etc., so there was a nice soundtrack to the excursion. Copenhagen is the hometown of Hans Christian Anderson (author of The Little Mermaid and other fairy tales) and had a lot of memorable aspects: Little kids were dressed in 1 piece snowsuits (even though it was in the 40s), there were castles, harbors, lots of statues, old churches, different money (danish kroner). We were only there Friday-Sunday, and so there wasn't a lot of time to explore. But the impression of the city was a very elegant one.
*detail on a building in the main square*
*statue of Hans Christian Anderson, who was from Copenhagen and authored The Little Mermaid and other children's stories*
*part of the Tivoli gardens, which were closed for winter*
*main harbor*
*the little mermaid statue, a tribute to Hans Christian Anderson*
*beautiful church tower*
*by the canal*
*the Queen's home-- the dome is modeled after St. Peter's cathedral in Rome, and is surrounded by 4 palaces (1 of which is under construction)*
*watching the changing of the guard outside of the queen's palace*
*outside of Rosenborg palace, the original winter home of the kings*
*a crown, part of the king's treasury inside the palace*
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