From May 4 - May 13 my parents were out here visiting us (a major reason for the lack of posts). After a busy week of work and a day of sailing yesterday (more of that later on hopefully), I finally have the time to blog about their visit.
Day 1 of the Visit.
I met my parents, in true Danish style, just outside baggage claim waving Danish and American flags. I haven't seen them since December so it was very nice to see them walk through the doors. They were only slightly jet-lagged as they had spent the night before in Dublin visiting friends. After purchasing some Starbucks coffee at one of the only Starbucks in the country (although I later learned a new one has opened up at a mall near me) we hit the metro for our 20 min ride home.
After a tour of the apartment and an unpacking of bags we set out to take the very excited and happy Charlie on a nice walk through the
Frederiksberg Have -- a large park a few blocks away that also houses the zoo.
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| Me and my dad in front of my apartment |
The weather was absolutely fabulous. We returned home and after a quick trip to the grocery store for some much needed appetizers/snacks, we made a lovely dinner of salmon, roasted tomatoes, salad and asparagus.
Day 2 of the Visit.
Refreshed after a good night's sleep (the first guests to try out our brand new futon) my mom and I ran around the lakes of Copenhagen (just some, not all of them). After we hit the local bakery for an array of pastries, we walked over to mass in Danish in Vestebro at
Jesu Hjerte Kirke.
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| outside the Frederiksberg library and the "sol piger" statue (meaning Sun Girls) |
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| Outside Jesu Hjerte Kirke |
Collin met us when mass was finished and we continued our walk pass the city hall (
Rådhuspladsen), down the pedestrian-friendly
Strøget and on to
Nyhavn which means "New Harbor"... the scene of all the colorful harbor buildings you normally see when you look at pictures of Copenhagen.
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| Guards marching from Amelienborg Slot to Rosenborg Slot |
Once there we boarded a boat for an hour-long
canal tour which went up and down and all around outside the center of the city in a loop that looks something like this.
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| This woman was chipping the paint of her boat before we left and when we came back...looks like it was going to be a long day for her. |
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| The Royal yacht |
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| the Little Mermaid as viewed from sea |
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| Amelienborg Slot (the Queen's residence) and Frederik's Church (Marmokirken) |
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| Church of Our Savior spire that you can walk up on the outside |
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| The old Copenhagen Stock Exchange building with the 4-dragon spire |
Dinner that night was a Cinco de Mayo celebration of grilled shrimp tacos that Collin already blogged about previously.
Stay tuned for the next installment when we visit my place of employment and cross international waters...
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