I am having THE hardest time getting caught up on my blog! I really want to make sure I keep this going because I plan to one day turn it into a book for our daughters to have. I need to get my butt in gear and get this thing back on track!
So to finally finish up our spring trip from LAST year. (god I'm so behind)
After leaving Amsterdam, we flew to Copenhagen. I figured it was a small country and therefore wouldn't be much to see so we only chose to stay for 3 days. Boy was I wrong. I wish I had done more research before booking the flights. There were many (many many) more things we would have like to have seen... (and very family friendly) but just didn't have the time.
We stayed in an awesome apartment that was totally a typical Netherland home. I loved it. Simple, loads of natural light, and it just felt cozy. We were still dealing with wicked cold weather. The river in front of our apartment was nearly frozen solid. But, of course, we are not the kind of family to hide from our adventures just because of a little cold...off we went in search of fun things to see.
One of my (and the girls') favorite stops was at Rosenborg Castle. I'm a sucker for castles. Love 'em. The castle was wonderful, but the best was seeing the crown jewels. Oh man, do I love sparkly things and to see the size of some of the stones on those pieces, my jaw did some serious dropping. Ah, the royal life. ;)
Another huge favorite of mine was seeing the famous Nyhavn street with its gorgeously colorful houses and shops. The ships pull right up (and at that time, they were maneuvering around huge chunks of ice in the water...told you it was cold).
So, we did have a couple of hiccups in an otherwise seamless three day trip. #1: it was Sara's 6th birthday, and I found that one of the ONLY Disney Stores in all of Europe was right there in lil' ol' Copenhagen. Sara couldn't wait to pick out a gift! So off we went in search of the store....and what do we find?? Yep, it's closed. Easter holidays. Well, you can guess what happened next....crocodile tears galore (for both kids) I felt awful. It was a Friday! It should have been open!!!! BUT! Our last day there, the store did open! And $75 later we had two VERY happy kiddos. ;) Small miracles and all that.
That leaves us with #2: oh, what a day this was. There is a famous statue called "the Little Mermaid." Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson. We had some friends that met up with us in Copenhagen and that day we had lunch, hung out, went to a museum, etc. But the girls really (really) wanted to see this statue. It was cold...and windy...oh so windy. Heads down, off we went. We could not find the stupid thing!!!! We must have walked for over and hour and a half. Everyone was miserable. Our friends gave up and headed back. We pressed on...sure that we were close. And then! Yes! There is was! A giant mermaid...with nothing covering her, at all. Wait, what?? This is it? Oh god. The girls didn't seem to pay much attention.
But, then...we found out, this isn't the one. WHAT? &^$%. We ducked into a restaurant to thaw out...girls sipping hot cocoa and mommy and daddy warming our tummies with wine. We called a taxi from the restaurant because there was no way we were walking back to our apartment. Lucky for us, the taxi driver was nice (and spoke good English) and he drove us to see the real statue. What a let down. The girls didn't even like it. It certainly wasn't created by Disney. Ah well, it was one hell of an adventure.
So to finally finish up our spring trip from LAST year. (god I'm so behind)
After leaving Amsterdam, we flew to Copenhagen. I figured it was a small country and therefore wouldn't be much to see so we only chose to stay for 3 days. Boy was I wrong. I wish I had done more research before booking the flights. There were many (many many) more things we would have like to have seen... (and very family friendly) but just didn't have the time.
We stayed in an awesome apartment that was totally a typical Netherland home. I loved it. Simple, loads of natural light, and it just felt cozy. We were still dealing with wicked cold weather. The river in front of our apartment was nearly frozen solid. But, of course, we are not the kind of family to hide from our adventures just because of a little cold...off we went in search of fun things to see.
views from our apartment
One of my (and the girls') favorite stops was at Rosenborg Castle. I'm a sucker for castles. Love 'em. The castle was wonderful, but the best was seeing the crown jewels. Oh man, do I love sparkly things and to see the size of some of the stones on those pieces, my jaw did some serious dropping. Ah, the royal life. ;)
Another huge favorite of mine was seeing the famous Nyhavn street with its gorgeously colorful houses and shops. The ships pull right up (and at that time, they were maneuvering around huge chunks of ice in the water...told you it was cold).
So, we did have a couple of hiccups in an otherwise seamless three day trip. #1: it was Sara's 6th birthday, and I found that one of the ONLY Disney Stores in all of Europe was right there in lil' ol' Copenhagen. Sara couldn't wait to pick out a gift! So off we went in search of the store....and what do we find?? Yep, it's closed. Easter holidays. Well, you can guess what happened next....crocodile tears galore (for both kids) I felt awful. It was a Friday! It should have been open!!!! BUT! Our last day there, the store did open! And $75 later we had two VERY happy kiddos. ;) Small miracles and all that.
That leaves us with #2: oh, what a day this was. There is a famous statue called "the Little Mermaid." Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson. We had some friends that met up with us in Copenhagen and that day we had lunch, hung out, went to a museum, etc. But the girls really (really) wanted to see this statue. It was cold...and windy...oh so windy. Heads down, off we went. We could not find the stupid thing!!!! We must have walked for over and hour and a half. Everyone was miserable. Our friends gave up and headed back. We pressed on...sure that we were close. And then! Yes! There is was! A giant mermaid...with nothing covering her, at all. Wait, what?? This is it? Oh god. The girls didn't seem to pay much attention.
But, then...we found out, this isn't the one. WHAT? &^$%. We ducked into a restaurant to thaw out...girls sipping hot cocoa and mommy and daddy warming our tummies with wine. We called a taxi from the restaurant because there was no way we were walking back to our apartment. Lucky for us, the taxi driver was nice (and spoke good English) and he drove us to see the real statue. What a let down. The girls didn't even like it. It certainly wasn't created by Disney. Ah well, it was one hell of an adventure.
Another highlight was the day it snowed. It was incredible. Huge, fat flakes floating from the sky. I thought our girls were going to go crazy...they ran around with their tongues hanging out trying to catch the flakes.
All in all I really liked Copenhagen and I'm sad that we couldn't get around to see the other must visit sites, museums and gardens. Just means we have to go back, right??? :D
A few parting pix:
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