Lets start from the top…

City Hall

It was kind of cool to have to hotel on Hans Christan Anderson avenue, and we visted on the 150th anniversay of his passing. What history to achieve on tihs trip!

On tihs street, this statue is right at the corner of the avenue, city hall and the shopping district (see below)

It is quite a historic building and very popular and free to visit

Notice the top of the building are polar bears to represent Greenland. Yes, I have been to Greenland in this posting 🙂

even more scary were these guys, maybe they are trying to warn guys about getting married???

City Hall is VERY popular in Copenhagen as it is like Las Vegas. Anyone can come in, sign a paper and get married in the town hall. We walked in just as one was starting…

You can even rent flowers for a few minutes for a wedding!

The one thing I could not figure out is hot dogs are very popular to eat in Copenhagen and the stands are everywhere.

Shopping District

Of course there is the shopping district that most people start with the Hard Rock Cafe

From there get ready for the crowds! It is actually not too bad as it is both tourists and locals shopping.

For some reason, Gasoline Grill is the most popular hamburger place and they sell out of beef patties every day…I am not sure I see what is special compared to Burger King down the street…

Sprinkled thoughout the area are numerous historical landmarks and I believe this one used to be public phone booth!

and of course, the most popular store with the longest line is the Lego store! Don’t ask me why…

The Popular Canals

One of the recommended things to do is to explore the canals and sites best viewed from the water starting with the opera house which has a few levels actually below the water!

Next is some of the intersting and intruguing architecture styles you see in Northern Copenhagen.

as well as the naval base museum which has some great cold war artifacts.

and if you like military history, you should check out the very old WWII fort that is an island in the harbor.

You can only reach it by boat and it has some of intersting views of both the famous windmill farm as well as the very long bridge that connects Denmark and Sweden.

The most interesting are inside the fort and see many of the original equipment and how 750 soldiers survived and were based on this tiny island.

It feels like a tiny prison with very thick walls and concrete hardenned faciliites everywhere.

The Famous Mermaid

Now, if you go on a boat in Copenhagen, you must see only friendly local – The Little Mermaid

Now, you should also visit her controversial younger sister which was supposedly genetically modified, and accoridngly less popular.

and of course, nearby, is the scary Madonna. This reminds me of a horror movie for some reason.

Tivoli

Last, but not least is Tivoli which is apparantly the oldest amusement park in the world

It actually has a ton of different cuisine restaurants which makes it a fun place to have lunch or dinner.

It has a lot of shows, concerts, etc. and I think we found it looks best at night when all the lights come on.