Today we spent running around Copenhagen. We started out by visiting Rosenborg Castle which is a smallish castle right in Copenhagen. It is actually not small at all but the area you are allowed into inside the building is fairly limited so it doesn’t give a great idea of size. They allow you on three floors and have it set up as a museum of what rooms were like in some cases or just displaying things in other rooms. The basement is their crown jewels tour so to speak, the treasury. This is by no means the size of the Tower of London and their crown jewels but there is certainly a fair amount of wealth in the area and even the current queen’s regalia is on display.
After Rosenborg we had lunch at an Italian restaurant. We both had lasagna which was ok if a bit plain and they served bread with olive oil and balsamic and some olives as a sort of started. I accompanied that with 2 glasses of Tuborg Classis. All in all it was a good meal if a tad plain.
From there we walked to the Danish armory and ran through that. The lower level was a selection of guns and artillery from various ages and places and the upper level was firearms and medieval weapons. They had a significantly larger sized collection than I expected and even a few really cool pieces that were very neat to see. The firearms and swords were all behind glass so I didn’t really take pictures of any of that because they don’t come out very good.
After the armory we went to Our Savior’s Church. I’ve taken quite a few pictures of it on both trips. It is the building with the staircase on the outside of the tower. The church itself was closed but the tower was open to the public still. Since the weather again turned out perfect it turned out to be a great day to do it. It was very hot getting through the inside part of the climb but at a point we exited the church proper and entered the tower it got significantly cooler. When you get out onto the main outside tower the breeze and cool air is very welcome. I am, as I’ve mentioned, not terribly fond of heights and this was another test for me. I did manage to get to the top of the stairs though I couldn’t really fit onto the last couple and had to touch the top stair with my hand. Either way I got to the top and did take a picture of the last couple steps to prove it. Due to the amount of walking and the heat, George did not go all the way up. It would be better if we chose to visit the church before visiting anything else because it was by far the most strenuous part of the day.
From the church we headed back to the apartment to get ready to visit Jesper at his house where he was preparing a cookout for us.
After a short rest we headed to Jesper’s house which was only about 5km away so it was a quick drive. Jesper’s house was very nice. More spacious looking than I would have expected and he had a very large back yard considering he is in the Copenhagen suburbs proper. He apparently has 3 cats that stayed in the basement to which my allergies were appreciative. He also has a long hair dachshund and a long hair Chihuahua both of whom were friendly though the Chihuahua was a bit skittish at first. Of course by the end of the evening she was sleeping on my lap so that I couldn’t move. Jesper made grilled shrimp and bacon wrapped scallops as a starter then moved into grilled steaks with a salad and corn on the cob on the side. He also grilled some sausages to go along. We had a bit of wine and beer as well. He’s actually a very good cook and the food was tasty and pleasant. We stayed and chatted for most of the evening until my allergies were getting the better of my eyes then headed back to the apartment for the night. Since it was really late I didn’t write this till the morning.
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