We started out by walking over to the city hall to see the astronomical clock. The clock was the least interesting thing in this building (though it was interesting). The building itself was beautiful.
We then took the train to the Worker's Museum. This is a museum about working life throughout the history of Denmark. It was interesting. Most of the exhibits were in both Danish and English, though some were just in English. It was very accessible to children, though, including another scavenger hunt. Had it been less overrun with school trips, it would have been even better.
From here, we headed to Rosenburg Castle. We had to get some timed tickets to get in, but once inside, the visit was amazing. We even got to see the crown jewels. We had lunch at a (really good) pizza place, then we headed to Amelienborg to try to see the museum there before it closed at 4. We managed it, and it was again very well worth it. We learned about the lineage of the current royal family of Denmark. I found this museum (including decorated rooms of the palace) to be the most interesting that we visited. After visiting Amelienborg, we went over to Nyhavn, did some shopping, then the girls and I headed back to the hotel to rest a bit. Tim decided to climb the tower of the Church of Our Savior (the one with the winding golden staircase). Because of Cora's love of towers, we tried to convince her to join Tim. She declined; in hindsight, it was a bit treacherous.
After we regrouped, we had dinner at a local brew pub. The beer was good. The food was pretty disappointing. Then we slept in order to be ready for our 4am alarm for our flight.
Outside city hall:
Inside city hall:
The astronomical clock:
Inside the worker's museum:
Rosenburg Castle:
Lunch:
We ducked inside Fredrick's Church on the way to Amelienborg:
Inside Amelienborg:
Nyhavn:
Climbing the tower:
Looking down into Christiania:
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