Manic sightseeing mode - Friday, Saturday

Friday I had a bit of a walk around after a trying 24 hours of travel, knocking over several bikes at Copenhagen Central Station (parked, not with anyone on them) and realising I'm going to have to buy a new suitcase after having to get a taxi 300 metres because I physically couldn't get there with my luggage. Not because of weight, but because it is a useless piece of junk, mentally kicking it. The hotel staff are friendly and I am happy with my room tucked up under the roof (except it has a (locked) door between it and the next room so hoping for good neighbours.) I look out onto a sort of 6-storey courtyard with residences opposite and I noticed today that I can also see the top of the Tivoli vertical drop ride as well.

A broken night of sleep is rescued by a very good breakfast and off I go. OK, so I tend to go all out when I travel, so buying a ticket with access to 74 attractions is just asking for trouble. Saturday walked around the 'lakes' to 400 year old Rosenberg Castle and the crown jewels, two thumbs up and a yay! nice one! Then on to Amalienborg Museum (half a thumb and a meh!) that covers some of the latter generations of the royal family with rooms preserved as they had them. They loved their photographs, with most surfaces covered with them. I liked that the Queen's gothic library had brown linoleum because at the time it was very modern and exclusive. Another tickler was the assortment of golden fig leaves that they used as modesty veils on the gilded naked male table-decoration statues. Amalienborg Square, with a view of the cathedral and the new opera house opposite, was suitably impressive.

Rosenberg

After that wandered past the famous coloured buildings with thousands of people and off on a Canal tour, which was another two thumbs up and a 'wow, neato!' as we covered parts of old and new Copenhagen in a blessedly seated position.

 Most shared view of Copenhagen, chockas with people

Mast raiser - oldest wooden construction in Copenhagen - I think: the guide was a bit garbled, talking fast to say the same thing three times in Danish, English and German

On one of the bridges we passed under

After a warming shower (14 degrees tops and windy most of the day), I went to Tivoli around 8pm with the sun still shining. At the gate, the girl said, 'We have fireworks tonight!', 'When are they?' I asked. '11.45pm.' Didn't quite stay that long, but arrived back to the hotel at about 10.30 pm after a magical wander, fortified by jumper and scarf. The flowers are quite amazing and the transition through sunset to twilight and dark as the illuminations come on was lovely. Two thumbs and an air punch - not dented in any way by being shat on from a great height as I passed under a tree. Third shower for the day and bed.