Denmark - the home of a great surname!

I started in Denmark heading to the capital city of Copenhagen, home of the best ice creams (outside New Zealand and Italy) and Lego.  In my opinion the best thing about Denmark is that everyone can spell my surname ANDERSEN correctly and the ANDERSON version is not common here; finally a country who can spell.  There was a statue of the amazing fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen in the town square and I drove passed a big lake that was his inspiration for the book the ugly duckling  I also visited the statue of the Little Mermaid sitting in harbour all alone.  His version is not quite as happy for Ariel as the Disney one. Copenhagen is such an easy city to get around and everyone rides their bikes as it is very flat. In fact Denmark is very flat with with the highest mountain in the country being only 170m high.  The colourful buildings of Nyhavn where the old harbour was is full with tourists and the smell of having just finished walking around the Mount... Copenhagen Cones, although in Copenhagen I think they are probably just called boring old waffle cones. I went and checked out the Lego store with amazing creations such as the Sydney opera house and a dragon running through the shop. I couldn't resist the smells of the waffle cones and 

treated myself to a delicious waffle cone ice cream for brunch, it was so delicious!

The Danes are very good recyclers and when you buy a drink you get charged a plastic rental fess (easiest way to explain it) and they have a machine that you pop your cup into when you finish and get your money back.  

Outside Christianborg Palace (their parliament) there is a rather upsetting statue of a polar bear at the end of a spear and it is there to draw attention to global warming and our choices that are affecting the animals such as polar bears. It’s quite sad and startling to look at.

Tivoli is the place to check out at night, the world’s second oldest amusement park with rides, side shows and little theatres performing ballets and jazz concerts.  The place had an amazing buzz to it.  I went crazy going on all the rides and decided it was a good idea to go on the giant drop until I was half way up and realised I didn't really want to do it after all. By then it was a bit late and all that was left to do was to scream at the top of my lungs.  At the end of the night they finished with a light display over the lake and dancing fountains. What a magical way to end a fantastic day.