Copenhagen Day Six

We have already gotten most of our sightseeing in town done by now, so we decided to venture out into the suburbs. We noticed Frederiksberg was on the metro line, and I remember reading about another palace there. The map also showed the original Carlsberg brewery was there and a MALL! Why not finish the trip out with a afternoon of shopping; makes me happy! Therefore it makes Karl happy...happy wife=happy life. Castle, beer, shopping!

We arrive at the grounds of 'Frederiksberg Slot' and enjoy all the green.

 I had taken pictures with the older girls in mind, but this one is for you Elli... DUCK!

Then the castle came into view...

"I don't remember it being yellow in the book Karl." Oh yeah, the guide book has black and white pictures. 

We journey up the slope to the top to adventure around inside. We comment on the lack of ornateness in this castle as we look for the entrance to tour the inside. All signs indicate there is no inside tours as it is an active military academy. HMMM The map said it is Frederiksberg Slot, and the guidebook said there were Coat of Arms to see and the National Gallery. HMMMM. Light bulb... We are at FrederiksbErg, my guidebook mentions FrediksbOrg. Rookie error I guess, but we are not in the correct town. I knew the castle wasnt yellow!!!! Oh well, next stop it is. 

Ok, side bar...look what a lot of the city parks have in them... An inground trampoline for the kids! 

Luckily for us non beer drinkers, there is a world renowned brewery for us to tour. But hey, Karl needs to tour Carlsberg, right?

 J. C. named his brewery after his son, Carl. His son took over the passion for beer making, revolutionized the beer making process and made it into the international name it is today.

 The museum at the brewery holds the Guiness Record (since 1968) for the largest collection of bottles of beers. (and maybe the dustiest)

...22,250 bottles of beer on the wall, 22,250 bottles of beer. Take one down and pass it around, 22, 249 bottle of beer on the wall...

Admission fees include two glasses of beer. Luckily sodas are happily substituted. 

After a nice relaxing tour of the brewery, we headed off to the mall. Walking up the street, I noticed a kids store's window. It attracted me and I wanted to go shopping. But the shop was closed, well it was only suppose to open 15 minutes ago, carry on. Onto the mall... that is also CLOSED! This is the conversation that I had next.

Me: "why are all the shops closed today?"
Dane: "today is a holiday!"
Me: "Easter?"
Dane: "yes"
Me: "so all the shops are closed Thursday, Friday, Saturday AND Sunday?"
Dane: "yes, and Monday too!"

What?!?! I guess that is it for us today. We hit up one of the three things we planned.

 The only things that are open today (and through the weekend) are eating establishments. We even saw grocery stores closed. I heard another Dane refer to this time as the Easter Period. 

Luckily, Karl and I saw our glass has half full. 1. We can go back to the hotel and just relax. 2. Luckily, this 'Easter Period' only overlaps one day of our vacation. 

On yet another side note, Karl and I looked at lots of art work and statues this week. Mostly all portray people nude. No matter the activity they are posed nude. I even said to Karl at one point, we have seen women taking care of kids/babies but they are never portrayed nursing even though nudity is not avoided. Well, be careful what you wish for...

This domed ceiling was pretty neat though since it is a mosaic.

Well, folks, that is all. Our trip has come to a close. Off to a day of traveling across the big blue. 

Our final thoughts.

Though, many of our 'planned' adventures have come up short, we had a great time. I think more than anything we liked the opportunity to just be us; the TWO of us. My favorite part was seeing all the buildings and observing a different culture; the clothes, eating habits, public priorities, etc. Karl's favorite part was exploring the palaces. Now, I can start dreaming up a plan for our 20th anniversary.