Last day in Denmark

We are having a great time in Denmark.  It seemed to be a 2 day city-break tacked onto our Swedish holiday, and I had wondered if we should have just stayed in Sweden, and not complicated things by adding a couple of nights, and another city. I am so glad we pushed on and had this last couple of days.

Time to relax!

The blue cube and other sights

Copenhagen

You see the pictures in the guide books, but don't really believe that when you arrive, it will look like this.

But it does.

 

 We are staying in the Tivoli Hotel, and I might alter the picture to show our room, but we are up on the 6th floor with fantastic views

We have had a wee swim in the basement pool.

Street art.

 Street Entertainment

Streetside!

I want to ride my bicycle

Swedish marinas and sunny days

Tidy marinas.

Ideal spot for lunch.

 A tiny village of about 18 houses. Only one row of postboxes!

 

 This ship was built in 1998 and launched in 2000 to help pass on the skills of the older boat builders and sailors to the younger generation.

The Bridge

A bit of cropping is needed here.

Picnic lunch. I think we had apple juice and a cinnamon bun from the ICA shop.
This was our trusty car for the week. Next time I would hire one with a bigger boot, but I liked the interactive cruise control, and the eco-tips while driving.  I must remember to keep the windows closed to reduce aero-drag, and I know I am slow to change up a gear especially if I don't know the town.

We also liked getting music from Shona's phone by bluetooth. 

There should be a sign on the back saying "I don't usually sit in this seat" Apologies to the family for a couple of squeaks along the kerb.....

Wallander and all that

We ate in Wallander's coffee shop where they miraculously sell "Wallander Cake" The one with the blue icing has a chocolate "W" in the cream on the top. Ellen's photos were taken from the other side on the table, so you can see the "W"

My picture of the B&B which doubles as the police station.  As this is right by the water, it is not really a good place for the police. Unless they can swim.

 

We failed to get into the cinema exhibition, but I think that was lucky.

City Hall

Another cracking day, and we decided to take in a boat-trip and a visit to city-hall.  So after some exciting bussing (routes 2 and 3) we got our tickets for the boat trip, and thought we would walk over to the cathedral while we were waiting for the boat.  Imagine our surprise when we discovered that the cathedral was actually the city hall, with tours in English every 1/2 hour. 

It seemed rude to say no.

Did you know that the Nobel Prize Winners' Dinner is held in the city hall?  In the blue hall (which is not blue) And there are 101 councillors in Stockholm?

Stockholm Skyline

The view from beside city hall, back to the old town.

This is a famous square. You can buy this picture as a postcard, or a magnet.

If it was a wet day, this place would be packed.

This is either the oldest remaining piece of transport in Stockholm, or a good model.  I think it is original. I have still not got more than a handful of words of Swedish, but the transport museum gives out audio guides which tell the story very well.  At the moment, some of the numbers are missing, so if you have mild ocd you won't like it.

Here is an old tram, from both ends.

 

Some of the models are very lifelike.  This is a driver from the 1970's, She is driving a tram.

 This guy is selling tickets on the underground. Working down there can not be healthy.

Things to do in Stockholm when it is not raining.

What a hot day in Stockholm.  We suffered a very busy T-bana train and found ourselves out at the "Globen" stop.  Not being huge sports fans, this didn't mean anything to us, but I had read that there was a sky-ride available.  We have the Stockholm card, so although you can't reserve your space in these pods, they will accept you if there is space. 

We turned up, and were given the next pod all to ourselves!  We found a price for booking a whole pod, and we saved a fortune today.  

 

And the view from the top was pretty good too!

Sorry about the panorama. Some browsers will squash it down to fit the screen and others will widen the screen.

Abba

Doors open outwards in Sweden

Just saying.  Hotel doors. Front doors. Toilet doors.

So the holiday has begun and we are off for a wee dander to Stockholm, Ystad, and Copenhagen. (Other spellings are available) 

First things first: Halfway to the airport and I remember that I didn't pack my trainers. 

So we detoured into decathalon and I bought these in under 5 minutes. 

Now back on track, we joined the end of the check-in queue and were worried when no one joined after us.  So last to to check-in, but not last to the gate, thanks to the scouts who were slower than us.

We flew with SAS to Arlanda, then took the Arlanda Express to Stockholm. I lost the ticket.
But found it again.  We were cruising at 201 kph. Not quite the fife circle!