Wonderful Copenhagen

From Hamburg, we took the train from to Copenhagen and it was an excellent way to see some different parts of Germany and then Denmark.

Overall, we had a fab time in Copenhagen and would thoroughly recommend it for a visit. In particular: Copenhagen's beautiful- there are lots of parks and gardens; it is surrounded by water, so we felt right at home; and the weather was perfect for the whole time. We were also lucky enough to have Kate, an old friend from Dunedin-days to show us some of the sights.

Some highlights of Copenhagen:

• We took a wonderful canal tour and saw some of the city from the water


• The Brilliant National Museum- a wonderful collection of objects from pre-history through to the present day. You could easily spend the whole day (and it's free!)
  
• Christiania- a little subversive 'town' within Copenhagen. The community has been in existance for around 30 years and grew out of squatters taking over an abandoned military area. We are told that the residents refuse to pay city taxes and that no-one owns property within the community. I love the rebellious spirit!


• Of course, a trip to Copenhagen wouldn't be complete with a visit to the Little Mermaid...
  
• Copenhagen is thoroughly a cycle-city. We loved seeing the cycles everywhere- they seem to rule the road here!

Copenhagen is, however, breathtaking expensive. It's just as well we're getting tax cuts when we get home- Copenhagen has made a serious dent in our pockets! Just to give you an idea- a cafe lunch set us back around $80Nz and cheap-and-cheerful Asian for 3 with 3 soft drinks came in at about $120NZ. Ouch! Even the supermarket is mindbogglingly expensive- a bag of rice was about $4nz....

Anyway, we had a great time and I want to say a particularly big thanks for Kate for her kind sightseeing- we really appreciated having a 'local' to show us around and it was also great to be able to speak English!!! Thanks also to Lilian who hosted us for Risk- Marty is still gloating over his victory :)