Downtown Copenhagen - Day 2

Kim & Friends at Brunch

Copenhagen Shopping Street

Kim in Nyhavn (New Harbour) - built in 1670

Boats on Ice in Nyhavn Harbour

Seagulls wandering on the ice

Here comes our Ferry - amid chunks of ice!

Kim & I on the ferry houseboat (log fire at left of photo)

The moored Ferry Houseboat

Sunset from the Houseboat

We walked out our front door at 9.30am and didn't return until 7pm. My daughter sure knows how to wear her mother out! We walked miles & miles and it was freezing - even the locals are saying the last two winters have been colder than usual. See the chunks of ice in the harbour while we waited for the ferry for us to cross over to another part of town. Even the seagulls were walking on the ice. Thankfully the jacket & clothes I packed were perfect and although my face was cold, the rest of my body was nice & toasty.

I met 3 of Kim's friends at an Indian restaurant for dinner last night, then met another 3 at brunch today. No wonder she is enjoying her life here, as her friends are all delightful. After brunch we wandered along the main shopping street before arriving at Nyhavn - the seaport built in 1670 for ships from the Baltic sea to unload their fish catch or do other trading. Next door to where we had afternoon tea was where the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen lived for many years. We then took a ferry over to visit one of Kim's friend's who bought a ferry at auction a few years ago. The ferry had been in service for 50 years and it was about to be replaced. He parked it a ferry ride across from the city, and proceeded to rebuild it as his home. On the main deck is his kitchen, bathroom, lounge, dining, and downstairs is his workshop, bedroom & laundry. He had baked bread for us, which he served with cheese and a glass of red wine, which we devoured as we watched the sun set over the city. Beautiful. Then it was a dash for the bus & train so that we could get home before I fell asleep! I revived somewhat with a hot shower, and then Kim made us a platter for dinner. We did intend to play scrabble tonight, but I am not sure that I will last too long. Tomorrow we plan to visit Hamlet's Castle - Shakespeare wrote Hamlet (King of Denmark) there. I just hope I can wake up in the morning ....