I met her downtown and first we went to Rosenborg Palace, the summer residence of the old monarchies like Christian IV and Frederik III etc. But, on the way we came across the guards who stand watch around the castle (I'm not sure of their schedule but I think they just march around the grounds).
Couldn't get within 1.5 meters of them! I saw someone at Amalienborg (where the Royal Family currently lives) try to and the guard slammed his gun down and I almost gave the tourist a heart attack.
Lisa and me in the garden/grassy area in front of the palace.
Not really sure what the significance of this is...the tree looked and felt real but wasn't. We made that conclusion upon seeing that it was based in cement.
Finally, Rosenborg Palace! Also, where the crown jewels are held!
Before entering, I enlightened Lisa with my bastion knowledge and explained to her the pointed shape of this one. I'm sure she was forever grateful :)
First, we entered Christian IV's bedroom and one of the security people let us in on some down-low info....I'm looking through the peephole Christian used to when checking to see who was outside the bedroom.
And I'd like to talk to whoever designed the tile work in this room! I'm standing by the mantle on my left where they did a big no-no...tiles going opposite directions, yikes! Not too pleasing to the eye.
A busy-dressed Lindsey in a BUSY tiled bathroom!
Jeg spiller guitar ikke saerligt godt. That means 'I don't play the guitar very well' in Danish. Check out how detailed this thing is!
We thought this was pretty high-class for the 1600s-1700s...if you look at it this way, you see a woman...
...and from this direction--a man!
Again, things are so detailed here...this is a clock with tiny little figures around it. It was behind glass so a bit hard to get all the detail.
I think this is a sewing machine, it reminded me of my Grandma's old one she showed me how to use when I was younger.
The mirror room! This was quite entertaining as you can imagine.
A chandelier made out of Amber; amber is huge around here with at least two museums I've seen around town.
This is where the King and Queen would sit with...
Lions protecting them.
I think these ships are soooo cool! If I could bring a big ship in a bottle home, I would.
These little figures were lined up so nicely...made me want to play chess with them!
Ooooo man, check out their keg supply. They must have been quite the entertainers!
The wine room with some bottles dating back to 1615.
And so begins the Crown Jewel collection, starting with the Imperial Sword.
Even their dogs were high class!
This little book was so cute! I had to laugh, there were three older ladies who looked at this after us and I overheard one of them tell another that it must have been an album to put grandchildren's pictures in. Nice thought, but I'm pretty sure photography didn't come along for another 200 years! haha
Here's the Dane's favorite King's crown, King Christian IV.
And, up close:
An awesome septor!
I believe this is Frederik III's and his wife's crown. Frederik III was Christian IV's son.
Mom! Check out that emerald! I know you like emerald and all, but this was a little out of my budget for your souvenir. haha
One of three similar stationary sets, the drawer opens to hold the quills.
And, back outside we saw soon to be swan parents! It was cute, she was rearranging the nest while he stood guard.
This is a cool passage way leading from one street to the main pedestrian one, Stroget.
Where we saw something being filmed...not sure what though, it involved a couple of friends and a couch on a busy street, that's all I got!
And, what's a day without ice cream?! Especially when they made their own waffles and waffle cones!
Here is Gammel Torv, it's the oldest square in Copenhagen and only a half-block from my school. Every weekend and every weekday (since it's been nice out) for that matter tons of people gather here and drink. There were some 16-year olds next to us who were downing quite a few and wrestling around on the horribly dirty cobblestone. The legal drinking age here is 16 by the way. I was quite disgusted in that anyone would want to set anything more than their feet on these cobblestones as tons of people come around collecting bottles to turn in and get money back for and not only do they dump out the extra beer all over the cobblestone but just the other day Garrett and I saw a nanny tell the little boy she was watching to just pull his pants down to relieve himself in the middle of the square like it was no big deal! It's not the first time I've seen someone relieve themselves in the middle of a busy area. Danes are NOT modest, and even if I were here for another 4 months, I don't think I would get used to that.
After 9 hours of walking around the city, eating ice cream and checking out this cool hygglie cafe we were spent, so we walked back through the City Hall plaza and saw one of the cool rides in Tivoli in action!
It was so nice having Lisa here because she pointed out things to share with everyone that I never really took into consideration....like out nightclub/power plant we have here in Albertslund.
It was a lot of fun hanging out with Lisa during the day, and what a nice day it was! Even the Danes say that this spring has been one of the best yet as we've had a few weeks of pure sunshine! Check out this picture I took a few days ago, everything is in bloom including these extremely purple lilacs! I looooovvvveee the smell of lilac! Tivoli's in the background here. Unfortunately, this shot was snapped minutes before I had to go the library/museum for the next 3 hours to do research for a paper I should really start writing soon :)
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Hey Lindsey: Nice update and two of my favorites....Emeralds and Ice Cream....and what, the Emeralds aren't on your budget....maybe after you get your job and are making the big bucks! Can't wait to have you home....we're ready to celebrate with you! See you in 5 days!! Love ya lots! MOM
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