(all pictures are low res, for high res click here)
From
Reykjavik, we traveled to
Denmark, where we stayed at the
Hotel Mermaid in
Copenhagen. We were
a few blocks from the
Stroget
,
which is considered the longest pedestrian walkway in any major European city.
We spent a lot of time in this area shopping (yes, the bondage
Barbie's were in the window of a major
department store)
, avoided the traffic jam of
bicycles
, hung out
and checked out at some cool artwork
. Walking around the city,
we found the typical things you find in most European cities like churches
,
statues
and parliament buildings
.
Copenhagen has some really cool design aspects, like random gardens in front of
the Royal Library
and really trendy office space in front of some really old buildings
.
During our walks around the city, we ran into
Christiania which is an experimental
and self sustaining village within the city limits.
Within Christiania, you'll find
some really interesting houses
and some good
food.
While in Denmark, we took an
excursion to Kronborg Slot, the
Castle 
which was the setting for
Shakespeare's
Hamlet.
This very old castle (1500's) is pretty cool as it has a major tower
, a
chapel 
, a
creepy dungeon (known as the
casemates), an
extravagant ballroom
and interesting artwork
.
Walking outside the castle, we found another statue
and a very loud colored
lighthouse
. Oh, what would you like to
order at this cafe?
On the last day of the trip, we
headed to Tivoli Gardens
, a
famous amusement park in the middle of Copenhagen. Walking around the park
,
we took a few fun pictures
before it rained. While it was
raining, we went on the cheesy Hans
Christian Anderson story ride (video 1,
video 2) and spent a few minutes in a funhouse (video).
Overall, we had a great time in Copenhagen, but it was just a little bit too long. It will be a while before I head there again.