Very enjoyable time last night at Tivoli. It is an amazing amusement park, built over the road from City Hall, right in the centre of Copenhagen. The equivalent area in Melbourne would extend over the square bordered by Bourke, Swanston, Queen and Lonsdale St's. Lots of restaurants (we ate Japanese), wonderful lakes and gardens, and rides and amusements of all sorts. Had a young couple who heard us talking come over for a chat - just married, she from Adelaide, he from England, and had just moved to London.
This morning we visited Copenhagen City Hall. Amazingly, you can wander freely through the whole complex - the office areas included. It is a very large and beautiful building, draped inside and out, in Danish symbolism. The famous Danish world clock is on working display - time (although it cannot account for daylight saving), day, month, year, world time zones etc, etc. One of its cogs will take over 25,000 years to complete one revolution!!!!!
Took our last stroll along part of the Stroget and had a coffee, bumping in to other Australians we met yesterday-we have met quite a few sailing on our cruise. A bit of drizzle as we headed to our ship and had the fastest check in yet - matched the Elites!!!! Beautiful ship in just its second season, but huge and we are still working it out. First time ever, emergency drill was indoors.
Big plus tonight for Pat as the Show for late diners was before dinner, not after. Entertaining English Cruise Director but a couple of Ashes jokes as one would expect. Ship is full with over 3500 passengers (1400+ USA, , then, Australian, with about 570). Good magician for first show.
Only four turned up for dinner on our table, ourselves and a Sri Lankan, 30 year, aussie couple from Perth - good company and good food, but getting a wine package arranged was a work of art!!
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