We had a long day of sightseeing and were fortunate that it was a warm day with sunshine. We walked miles yesterday and again today. We decided to see the the most important sights with 'Hop on and Hop off" bus. I know the Little Mermaid is famous but I really don't get it - that it is a main attraction (H.C. Andersen or not). The Rosenborg Castle, National Gallery and Botanical Garden were beautiful. No wonder the Danes pay so much tax, maybe to keep these places up. The best Goose Down Comforters come from Copenhagen, a shop called Ofelia (which is a Spanish name). Copenhagen seems easy and livable, a city designed for people with green parks, streets made for pedal power ( I love watching it). This bicycle culture is fascinating because they never seem to sacrifice style in the name of comfort. The area is buzzing when people come together after work in cute warm toned cafes. There is a vibe. There you see the cycle chic with individualized helmets and bicycles with incredible baskets, flowers, baby seats. Today I saw a Father and little son riding together on two separate bikes holding hands. The biker Moms and Dads are incredible with their outfits - like a little buggy up front. The flowers sellers run out and set up as the 'after work crowd ' pick up flowers on their way home. Does anyone go straight home - because every street and niche is full of happy people. The Danes are great looking people. Lots and lots of black attire ( it is in ) and I saw the same thing in London, black and more black. Tomorrow is another busy day, starting early. We changed our plan and will go to Malmo, Sweden on a bus tomorrow and make our own tour. We plan to leave our luggage in the locked closet in the train station and take a bus to Malmo and return in time to take a night train to Strasberg, France with only one connection the next morning. If we take time to see Strasberg depends on luggage storage or if we decide to spend one night. We will not go to Bensheim after all as Dean and Christel have a packed schedule and we just can't change trains three times (difficult with luggage). So, I will not check in again for a few days but I will eventually tell you about St. Petersberg and Helsinki. The last two days certainly required some 'animo'. I will close with the comment: I think Copenhagen is truly wonderful!!
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