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Some nice purchases at the Disney Store and glad you were finally able to find some adult t-shirts. That round tower is crazy and I hate those winding spiral staircases! Reminds me of Blarney Castle in Ireland, which were so narrow.
Really? I loved that staircase... much better than steps!
I believe I have some classic pictures of the kids 'using' the privy in the tower!
Oh my goodness, I dread to think!
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I thought it was a lot easier to get to the top of the tower with the wide curving path, compared to the tight, tiny stairs in some similar structures.
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Crazy that there is a sculpture under water. Was it put there on purpose? Great purchases from the Disney Store. The Round Tower has a very interesting history!
Crazy that there is a sculpture under water. Was it put there on purpose? Great purchases from the Disney Store. The Round Tower has a very interesting history!
I really don't know. I was assuming that perhaps it was out of the water when it was put there and then the water level came up?
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Thursday 16 June – part eight: are we going to make it to the top?
Just when we thought we were completely done and at the top of the Rundetarn or round tower it turned out that we had some steps to climb. We were both beat, and took a breather and had some water, then tackled the final climb, and of course, ironically, it was no more than about 20 steps and we managed it absolutely fine.
We were both very glad to reach the top, and for the first time all day, it was fresh up there, and we started to feel chilled. Although it was cloudy, and we’d been warned before we went ashore that it could be cold, we’d found it to be extremely humid all day.
As there was an ice cream stall at the top, we both got Wolfers, which the wrappers seemed to indicate they had pineapple in…
They did, along with nuts and honeycomb, and my goodness, it was a filling ice cream and just what we needed.
We wandered around and got lots of photos up there…
… then it was time to head back down again…
We headed out again, making our way through the city. It seems as if everywhere you turn, there are lovely buildings, and of course bicycles.
On the way, I found a souvenir shop, and was able to get the fridge magnets I wanted.
We also found this place, complete with a cow and a donkey!
We found ourselves in Kongens Nytorv or New King’s Square, which was originally laid out to link the medieval parts of the city with newer districts. Today it’s Copenhagen’s biggest square, home to many fine buildings, although it’s also being affected by massive works which are for the construction of the Metro (they already have one, so I assume they are expanding it ) which continues until 2019. I think once that’s done, judging by the artists’ impressions we saw, it will really be something, and will be the new heart of the city.
We were heading for Nyhavn, just a little further on. It’s lined on both sides with colourful houses, as you’ll see from the photos. It’s a 300 metres long canal known as the New Harbour and was dug by soldiers in the late 17th century. It was intended to allow ships loaded with merchandise to sail right into the centre of Copenhagen. Hans Christian Anderson lived here once upon a time (sorry, I couldn’t resist! ), but when he did, the area was a lot more seedy, and north of the canal, it was known as a red light district.
The huge anchor you see in these photos once belonged to Fyeri, a 19th century frigate and is used to commemorate Danish sailors who lost their lives in World War II.
I loved this sign, but sadly we didn’t have a chance to try it out…
We loved Nyhavn! Best of all they had a waffle place that had waffles exactly like the ones I'd loved so much in Belgium!! I was sorry I agreed to share one!
We loved Nyhavn! Best of all they had a waffle place that had waffles exactly like the ones I'd loved so much in Belgium!! I was sorry I agreed to share one!
Something to look out for when we hopefully get back there!
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That round tower is crazy and I hate those winding spiral staircases! 
Reminds me of Blarney Castle in Ireland, which were so narrow.
Wow! That privy is something!!
Very interesting story about Peter the Great and Catherine.
it turned out that we had some steps to climb. 
) which continues until 2019. 
I think once that’s done, judging by the artists’ impressions we saw, it will really be something, and will be the new heart of the city. 
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