Copenhagen, Denmark

On the evening of July 5th, I met up with contiki in Copenhagen. This is the beginning of our Scandinavian tour; and, after two days, I'm already exhausted! Plus, I have a plethora of photos, most of which I can't remember what they are of. Here's a quick run down of the little that I remember from Copenhagen:

Night one -- walking tour around Copenhagen of some main sites like the Roundtower, the University, a government building (?), the old weathervane, pass by of Tivoli Gardens. Afterward, we walked down to the pier and sat across from the science museum, the Experimentarium.

Palace where Danish queen, prince & princess live

Day two -- walked to the palace where the queen, prince & princess live. Met up with our bus for a drive to the Little Mermaid. Quick bus tour around Copenhagen pointing out the different sites we could visit -- Tivoli Gardens, Glyptotek Museum, National Museum. At the end of the bus tour, many continued on the bus for a tour of Carlsberg Brewery. However, the other half of us ventured out to see the museums and just walk around Copenhagen.

Tomb guarding statue on left. Reproduction painted on right

1/3rd of the wall of Edgar Degas sculpture studies

Glyptotek Museum -- a must see. The most impressive collection that I've seen of Assyrian, Sumerian and Etruscan artifacts. Also houses Egyptian artifacts and mummies as well as rooms of Etruscan, Greek, and Roman busts. While we were there, there was a special sculpture exhibition with an entire room of August Rodin sculptures. In the French paintings area, there are many models that Edgar Degas sculpted along with the final Little Dancer sculpture. (75 DKK, 11 Euro, Sundays free)

Woman buried around the year 0 in Denmark

National Museum (free) -- great exhibit on the prehistory of Denmark, starting with Neanderthals. Exhibits include artifacts of bone, iron, and copper tools. There are peat bog mummies. There's even a ship that was preserved in a peat bog. Basically, this museum covers Danish history through today, with different exhibits on each floor. It also contains a couple exhibits of cultures and art around the world.

Day three -- we've spent the entire day driving to Norway. Just about to have supper. Slept off and on the bus but could doze off at any moment.