On Thursday we stayed in Copenhagen to knock out some of the big sights we hadn't managed to get around to get. We wandered toward the big dome of Marmokirke (the marble church) through a part of town we hadn't seen yet, passing this little sidewalk cafe on the way. Many of the restaurants in Copenhagen provide blankets for outdoor seating. Great idea!
The church was closed for a funeral, but there was a little cafe across the street where we stopped for food. It was 10:45 and he didn't open until 11:00, but he made us a sandwich anyway.
The sandwiches were huge and fantastic and cost $7.50 each. See! Copenhagen is NOT expensive. Or at least it doesn't have to be.
We went to see Amalienborg Palace while we waited for the funeral to be over. This is where the royal family lives today. There are four of these identical buildings surrounding a large courtyard. Just an FYI you can't sit on the steps out front because the soldiers with the big furry hats will yell at you.
The part of the palace you can tour has rooms set up as the studies of all the most recent kings and queens. It was pretty interesting. There was also a large group of teens touring the palace at the same time so we were not super thrilled with that. In general we felt that Danes were very nice and well-behaved - even the children! - but not the teens. I guess teenagers suck everywhere.
Ben refuses to smile in pictures because it looks "fake." Staring straight ahead emotionlessly is much more natural.
Finally we went to check out this church. The dome is huge and visible from all over the city, but sadly it is not actually that cool inside. The whole church is pretty much just that domed part.
We stopped to get some coffee and these guys came by to do the daily changing of the guard at Amalienborg Palace.
Then we walked over to the Danish Design Museum. Unfortunately the electricity was out in half the building so it was an abbreviated visit, which was actually fine because my feet were absolutely killing me by this point. We saw some cool furniture and stuff, though.
Then we took the bus over to the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, a museum primarily composed of ancient sculptures from the collection of the heir to the Carlsberg beer fortune. There were a LOT of sculptures. There was also a big Man Ray exhibit but we decided we think Man Ray is irritating.
Lots of cats! Go Egypt!
There's a gorgeous interior courtyard at the Glyptotek so we sat there for a while and ate a snack.
And then we went back to the apartment to rest up for dinner, which deserves a whole post of its own.
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