Enjoying the waterfront and the view of the opera house

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One of the many quaint balconies around town

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Cool shadows

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More awesome balconies

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This statue was actually underwater in the canals

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Out hotel, the 71 Nyhavn

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“Sunset” over the Nyhavn; the sun never really went away, but it did drop below the buildings for a bit

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A replica ship being built in Roskilde

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Oars for a Viking ship

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A ship from around 450 C.E.

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One of the Viking ships recovered and out on display in Roskilde

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Out sailing at the museum in Roskilde

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We're Sailing!

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Views of Copenhagen from the top of Vor Freslers Kirke

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Looking down from Vor Freslers Kirke tower

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The spiral stairs get pretty tight towards the top

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A fountain at Amalihavn, a public park

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“Sunset” over Nyhavn; this is about as dark as it got

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View from our room

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The chandeliers at the church in Helsigor were pretty cool

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Another chandelier

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One of the entrances to Kronberg

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Walking through one of the tunnels under a berm

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The Kronberg Castle courtyard

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One of the many tapestries on display; the level of detail was rather amazing

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There were many (modern) tapestries on display in the great hall

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Amazing detail on the tapestries

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This tapestry was woven with silk, gold and sliver threads. Pretty amazing

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One of a couple globes from the 1500s.

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Holger Danske, waiting for Denmark to be threatened so he can rise up to defend it again

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Another view of the castle courtyard; this one comes with a fee

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Looking through the old, leaded glass windows

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Sailing to Sweden

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A Swedish beach in Helsingbor

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Beer, Swedish style.

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Cheese shopping on the streets of Helsingbor

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Flowers outside the church in Helsingbor

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All that remains of the 1500s-era castle in Helsingbor

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Riding the train back into Copenhagen

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Roses were everywhere in Scandinavia, including these at Tivoli Gardens

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More roses in Tivoli Gardens

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The roses came in so many colors!

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They had other flowers, too

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Mmmmm....picnic dinner in Copenhagen

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Enjoying an ice cream on a sunny afternoon

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The underside of one of the many bridges in Copenhagen

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One of the cool manhole covers in Alesund

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