We made it to Danhostel after our big day of Fredriksburg slot, cemetery, and Forbidden Giants hunt later in the evening. There were NO restaurants near and nothing in the hotel. We were not and ate what groceries were left for dinner.
Ryan's account:
Our first impressions of Denmark were that we now understand Utah a lot more. People in Denmark look like they are from Utah. A lot of the style of the houses in Utah growing up seemed cribbed from Denmark. Utah was settled by a large contingency of Danes, so its fun to see the influence of the old world on the new world. Denmark feels familiar and foreign at the same time. I have Danish ancestors and it was great to visit another countries that my ancestors were trying to get away from!
We arrived at the hostel in Copenhagen late. Its often hard to find family friendly places to eat at in Europe that are open and convenient. When we travel we are always running so the kids dined on shelf stable sausages, fruit, etc. Dinner. We always go through a lot of peanut butter and Nutella sandwiches too.
* We visited the National Museum, which was well done. The children's museum portion was a hit with the kids, and the objects from the viking era were enjoyable to look at.
* We had to go see the Copenhagen Cathedral. As far as European Cathedrals go, the building wasn't that fancy, but the original Christus is there along with depictions of the 12 Apostles. For more of the background on these statues and their importance to the LDS people, my Sister-in-law sent me this blog post: http://cannundrum.blogspot.com/…/church-of-our-lady-copenha…
I especially enjoyed the depictions of the apostles with key items representing their ministry or death.
* Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is a pretty great art museum. It had an impressive collection of art with a focus on roman statues and 19th Century French Impressionists. On top you could get good views of the city. The museum is free on Tuesdays, but would be worth it even if you had to pay to get in.
* We had to visit the mermaid Statue. It was kind of out of the way and was being mobbed by tourists like us wanting to take photos. Cheyn likes how the fins are turning into feet.
* On the way out we stopped by the Copenhagen Temple that was about 10-15 minutes away from the city center.
I especially enjoyed the depictions of the apostles with key items representing their ministry or death.
* Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is a pretty great art museum. It had an impressive collection of art with a focus on roman statues and 19th Century French Impressionists. On top you could get good views of the city. The museum is free on Tuesdays, but would be worth it even if you had to pay to get in.
* We had to visit the mermaid Statue. It was kind of out of the way and was being mobbed by tourists like us wanting to take photos. Cheyn likes how the fins are turning into feet.
* On the way out we stopped by the Copenhagen Temple that was about 10-15 minutes away from the city center.
The city had hordes of bikes. When you are cruising around in a min van, things become more stressful because you are watching out for bikers coming from behind you as well as cars. It was a great bike city in the summer, but we kind of feel bad for folks in the winter.
National Museum of Denmark
Our first stop was at the Museum, which we really enjoyed. Ryan had a job interview via phone and so the kids and I hung out in the children's section. When Ryan joined us we explored the rest and were pleasantly impressed with their Egyptian section.
Church of our Lady
The Church of our Lady houses the original Christus statue by Bertel Thorvaldsen. After viewing the statue, President Spencer W. Kimball stated that "the man who created these statues was surely inspired of the Lord." On another occasion in September 1950, Elder Richards (then a member of the Sunday School general superintendency) and his wife visited the Church of Our Lady while in Copenhagen. While there, they had an "awe-inspiring experience" while gazing at the Christus and "the idea was planted that a copy of this statue needed to be on Temple Square." It would be a few more years until that inspiration would unfold in reality. Statues of the twelve apostles line the sides of the cathedral. Here is a picture of Peter holding the keys to the priesthood.
Our Viking
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
We got to see great pieces of art including a nice French collection with Manet, Monet, Cézanne, Gauguin and Rodin. It also housed Edgar Degas' Little Dancer. We thought this sculpture of the woman with lots of babies was "interesting".
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| Roof of Glypotek with a view of Tivoli Amusement park |
On our way out, we stopped for me to run along the canal to take these iconic pictures of Copenhagen. It was like 4 pm on a Wednesday and it felt like spring break, with boats of topless girls and drunk guys cruising along the canal. I was able to cut those out of the picture.
We then found the Temple smack in the city. It was very unique and cool to see.
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