Bob and Ann in Scandinavia 2007

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Orsteds Park

Lisa took us on a more in-depth walking tour this morning. She led us through Orsteds Park and then along some of the more scenic streets as she pointed out the more important historic buildings and gave some historic facts about Copenhagen. The two-hour tour ended near the Stork Fountain. The group split up at that point so Ann and I decided that it was time to try some Danish pastry. We went to a bakery and bought a chocolate Danish and a raisin scone. We took them to an outdoor kiosk where we sat down with coffee and a ginger drink and enjoyed our treats.

Christiana Gate

We then found the stop for the number 66 bus and rode it to Christiana, the old hippy or free-lifestyle section of Copenhagen. This area was pretty drug-intensive for many years, but today the dealing has stopped. The aptly named "Pusher Street" is the main street in the area with lots of food vendors and little shops lining it. It has become a tourist attraction. I wanted to eat lunch there in a vegetarian restaurant but the unpleasant doggie smells turned off Ann. We left after saying hello to some others in our tour group who were enjoying their morning beer.

We took the bus back to where we started and used the GPS to find lunch at Riz Raz. We had its plentiful vegetarian buffet and sweet ice tea. There was lots of good food and the tea was very refreshing.

After lunch we walked back to the hotel. When we checked in for our non-smoking room, the only one left was a suite. So now we feel guilty about complaining about our smelly room the night before and getting a room that is much better than everyone else.

At 4:45 we left the hotel and forced-marched ourselves through the pedestrian walkway down to the docks and met a bunch of our group at 5:30 for a Jazz canal cruise. We boarded a flat boat with open-air seating. The jazz combo was in front. It was a quartet of older men - a string bass, a trumpet, a banjo/singer and a bass sax/alto sax. They played old-time jazz classics - sort of Dixieland. The passengers really got into it especially after drinking their wine and beer. People along the banks of the canals liked it, too. They were waving at us and dancing to the beat. A fun time.

Because we were moved to a big room at the hotel, we invited people to our place for a Happy Hour before bedtime.

The map of our route is below. To see it in Google Earth, follow this link.