Copenhagen, Denmark

From Bergen, Norway, we flew to Copenhagen, Denmark and spent parts of three days there. Copenhagen is a huge city that is quite different than Stockholm and Oslo. We enjoyed our tour and saw three important statues that will be shown below. We also had a very good (enclosed) bus tour, but it prevented me from taken very many photographs. The photos below do not do justice to the city, but it was the best I could do.

The palace in Copenhagen is interesting in that it has four identical buildings around the square. This is the one in which the queen lives. Because the monarchy is so old, the monarch continues to play a minor role in Danish politics.
This is the building at the palace where the crown prince lives. According to our guide, he has fallen in love with a girl from Tasmania, but it is supposed to be a secret. His mother, the queen, is 62, so it will be a while until he becomes king of Denmark.
In the background is the palace church.
Like many other palaces, the palace in Copenhagen has its guards. Here is one of them.
While at the palace we were able to see the changing of the guard. It was accompanied by this marching band. Here comes the marching band - drums and fifes.
This is a large building on the main square in Copenhagen.
Copenhagen's city hall is also on the square - here it is.
There are many beautiful squares in Copenhagen. This is one of them.
Another wonderful square!
One of the main streets in Copenhagen - the old and the new.
An older merchant street along a canal in Copenhagen.
Copenhagen's main train station. We used it to get back and forth from the airport.
The mermaid at the Copenhagen harbor. It is this statue the was the inspiration for "The Little Mermaid" written by Hans Christian Anderson.
Here she is again.
The famous "Thinker" near the Trivoli Gardens.
This statue of Christ is in the main church in Copenhagen. A copy of it can be found in the visitor's center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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