Third Day in Copenhagen

Sara and I spent all day today on a walking tour of Copenhagen. I am glad that before I came over to vacation with Sara I did a lot of waking to train for the Camino. She is walking me ragged. The Camino will be easy after I spend two weeks walking with Sara all over Copenhagen, Krakow and Stockholm.

We started the day off with a three hour guided walking tour of the Copenhagen City center.

Mark, Miriam and Sara

Mariam is from the Faeroe Islands. She married a Danish man and they have two young sons. She not only narrated the historical sites on the tour but she also gave us many insights into modern life as a young Dane in Copenhagen.

The City of Copenhagen was founded by Bishop Absalon.

Bishop Absalon

Bishop Absalon was struck by lightening and survived. His friends and enemies determined that only someone with very powerful juju could survive a lightening strike so they agreed to be baptized and submit to his rule.

Changing of the guard at Amalienborg Palace.

The Queen of Denmark, Queen Christiana, a truly remarkable woman, lives in this palace. She translated The Lord of the Rings books into Danish. That is a pretty big deal!

Frederik’s Church or The Marble Church

This is a beautiful church adjacent to the Palace. The dome inside was awe inspiring. I assume the architect was trained in Rome.

That was the end of the guided walking tour. After the tour Sara and I had lunch at an outdoor food court where we got Mexican food at The California Kitchen.

We then walked to Christianna. This is a hippy dippy place where people buy and smoke pot in public. Reminds me of downtown Denver. This place has a sinister thuggish feel to it and Sara and I walked through it and left as fast as our feet would carry us. Take my advice and scratch Christianna off your list of sites to see in Copenhagen.

Sara in Christianna

Our final stop was The Church of Our Savior. As you can see this Lutheran Church has a staircase that allows you to climb to the to the top of the spire. I thought I was going to have a heart attack but I followed Sara to the top and we were rewarded with a great view of Copenhagen.

Church of Our Savior

View from the top of the spire of The Church of Our Savior Lutheran Church

The interior of this Church was not as awe inspiring as The Marble Church but it was very beautiful in a more reserved Lutheran way.

This is the intricately carved wooden pipe organ at The Church of Our Savior.

Sara and I have decided to try one of the delicious Spanish restaurants in our neighborhood for dinner.

I hope everyone is having a restful Labor Day Holiday.