Saturday 1st March the 3.45am alarm sounds to remind me to get up, as we are off to Copenhagen from Stansted. Well while cheapflights still exist, it would be rude not to (thankyou Easyjet, just £50 each return).

Sadly Tivoli closes for the winter, and the Royal palace was hidden behind scaffolding, while the prehistoric section of the National Museum was also closed. But there was still much to see and explore. 

The new harbour area was attractive offering many bars and places to eat .. but a bit pricey, so we just a couple of drinks here before moving on.

This was also a great opportunity to experiment with my new Canon 10-22mm lens. As the sky was a lovely shade of grey I also tried a simple HDR technique. It certainly does give a different perspective.

 

Sadly the main city centre has become so cosmopolitan that you could just as easily be in London or Berlin. When I travel I like to sample some of the local atmosphere, but it seems to have been drown in a sea of theme bars, curry, burgers and pizza. 

During the afternoon, at one point we came across the protest march to mark the first aniversary of the  Jagtvej 69 (Youth House) evictions. Only time will tell if the continuing demostrations are successful.

By late afternoon, we were cold, wet & tired, so went to check into the hotel. Refreshed we headed out again for the evening, using the Metro to take us straight into the nicely lit centre.

We wandered past many a cafe or restaurant, but failed to locate any traditional food (except in the most expensive of establishments). Finally, we found what we were looking for.. just off the square by the RatHaus. So, 'Skipper labskovs' and 'Biksemad' were ordered, plus beer off course. The former being a Danish derivative of .... English (well Scouse) food. The second dish being a type of beef and potatoe hash dish. We retired that evening, suitably full.

The next morning we walked back into the city. We arrived at the Royal Palace in time for the ceremonial changing of the guard.  

Aside from the uniform colours, it was surprisingly like being outside a certain Royal Palace back home. Of course we also had to the little mermaid before returning home.