Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Zuiderdam MegaVoyage 2018-2019, Copenhagen, Denmark, Part 2 of 2

Our mission for today was to get the lay of the land so that on upcoming visits to Copenhagen we would be somewhat familiar with our surroundings...with preplanning prior to our arrival in Copenhagen, we got off the ship early, cleared immigration and got a taxi to the Church of our Saviour in Christianshavn district.  We had obtained our Hop on Hop off tickets online and decided to start our city tour in this area...however, arriving at the church before opening time, we altered our plan and walked around the Christianshavn.  We made our way across the harbor passed; the Glyptotek Art Museum and Christiansborg Palace -- home of the Danish Parliament and the Queen's Reception rooms, the old Stock Exchange building in Dutch Renaissance style, with its spire of entwined dragon tails. Next took the canal boat tour exploring many of Copenhagen's highlights from the canals and inner-harbor on the 1 hour canal tour. The Christianshavn and Frederiksholm canals feature picturesque old buildings and National Landmarks. During your canal cruise, we had a glimpse of Nyhavn Canal with its 500-year-old step-gabled houses, the old naval base, the new Royal Library, known as the Black Diamond, the Copenhagen Opera House, Amalienborg Palace.  The canal cruise was a great panoramic introduction to Danish capital. Next, we did a picturesque walk through the colorful canal area of Nyhavn...a charming part of Copenhagen, with brightly colored houses stretching along the canal.  We made a quick refreshment stop and made our way along the Stroeget pedestrian street, brimming with shops, boutiques and cafés, connecting City Hall Square with the King's New Square. It was our intention to go up to viewpoint at the Christiansborg Palace Tarnet/Tower...unfortunately, the elevator was out of order...next visit for sure! From this point we returned to the Church of our Saviour, a stunning baroque style church with a soaring twisted spire...this opulent Church dominates the Christianshavn skyline...The ascent of 400 steps offers a magnificent overview of the city... the last 150 steps are outside the spire and the winds were gale force at the top. We had covered a lot of territory today so we decided to return to the ship via the world-famous statue of the Little Mermaid who watches over Copenhagen Harbor at Langelinie.  The sail out was lovely as we sailed between Sweden with it’s brightly colored fields and Demark with Kronborg Slot (Castle) looming on the shore…. We had a great day in Copenhagen and look forward to our next visit. 






























































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