We then headed to the Rosenborg Slot (Castle) commissioned by Christian IV in the early 1600s and then added to by subsequent kings.
Our entrance to the castle was on a timed ticket so we sat in the formal gardens and ate our lunch (from Netto, plain roll for me and a pizza type thing for Ian - cost £1.80)
This chap made me laugh, he looked so furtive - maybe taking photos of flowers is a crime where he comes from!
Back to the Slot for our timed entrance and I was pleased to see a sentry on duty, I always ask before taking someone's photo but when the soldier isn't allowed to speak or make eye contact it can be quite difficult, but I did get a brief nod of assent.
The Castle was very interesting but dark so not really suitable for photos, although I did take these two of Christian IV, not the most attractive of faces but given the number of pictures hanging he absolutely loved having his portrait painted.
From Rosenborg we headed back to the hotel via the Tivoli Gardens which seem to be a cross between Chelsea Flower Show and Dreamland Margate; artificial looking buildings, beautiful planting schemes and heart stopping rides. It costs £16.50 just to go in (covered by our Copenhagen Card) and goodness knows how much extra the rides cost.
After a short rest at the hotel, we headed back out again to catch our favourite river bus. The view of the swimming pool from our hotel's scenic lift.
Part of the new futuristic 6km cycle and electric scooter track.
All around the city there are bikes and scooters for rent via an app and many of the scooters are then just abandoned when they run out of power. There is a scheme whereby residents can earn money by recharging them and presumably parking them somewhere.
Unsurprisingly the views from the boat were the same but it didn't stop me taking more photos - some better, some worse.
At first we thought this lad was going to strip off for a swim like his mate, but then he hopped his way across the concrete posts.
The Maersk HQ is known as the Blue Eyes Building.
We stayed on the river bus as far up as it went, although it was very cold and overcast. On the way back we got off at Nyhaven and walked to an Italian restaurant we'd passed earlier in the day.
We stayed on the river bus as far up as it went, although it was very cold and overcast. On the way back we got off at Nyhaven and walked to an Italian restaurant we'd passed earlier in the day.
It was a nice restaurant, with friendly staff and we were hopeful of a nice meal. However Ian's ham and mushroom pizza turned up without any mushrooms and my tuna pizza was tasteless and cold and also lacked a couple of the advertised ingredients. We complained and were told that the kitchen had run out of mushrooms, rocket and chilli flakes, so I asked if they were going to reduce our bill accordingly
"Unfortunately, we can't do that, but we can offer you a complimentary glass of wine or a coffee"
So instead of knocking a bit off the food bill, they gave us wine worth £16 which we happily accepted - although would far rather have had a nice meal.