In the morning we took a bus tour. Denmark is relatively small, but Copenhagen is rather prominent in the Baltic, being home to over one million people. It has 850 years of history and still has a monarchy, although it’s the parliament that makes the laws. We saw the courtyard at the Amalianborg Palace, the Gefion Fountain, Copenhagen’s largest monument, the huge modern opera house (built with money donated by an American), as well as the Nyhavn area, wth it’s brightly coloured houses (once home to Hans Christian Andersen). The buildings are uniformly high and the streets are narrow, but the city is quite attractive. The architecture is impressive, and the city is very much alive with pedestrians, cyclists, boats in the canals and tour buses.
Copenhagen is a very clean city too. The power plant (which has a sloping roof for a ski hill) burns garbage to produce electricity. Apparently they don’t produce enough to keep the plant going, so they buy garbage from other places!
In the afternoon we took a shuttle bus back into the heart of town to get a feel for the city and to take photographs. I’m sure there would be lots to do here if one had more time. According to one survey, Copenhagen residents are the most happy people in the world. With a beautiful city, as well as free health care and education, who could blame them!
Copenhagen is a very clean city too. The power plant (which has a sloping roof for a ski hill) burns garbage to produce electricity. Apparently they don’t produce enough to keep the plant going, so they buy garbage from other places!
In the afternoon we took a shuttle bus back into the heart of town to get a feel for the city and to take photographs. I’m sure there would be lots to do here if one had more time. According to one survey, Copenhagen residents are the most happy people in the world. With a beautiful city, as well as free health care and education, who could blame them!
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