"Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen" ~~~~~

Denmark's capital, Copenhagen has 1.5 million inhabitants, more than a quarter 

of the population of the entire country. 

The now 100 year old bronze statue of the Little Mermaid by Danish artist Edvard Eriksen, dates from 1913 and is the most photographed lady in Copenhagen. 

Author Hans Christian Anderson's tragic little heroine gazes wistfully out to sea looking for her beloved prince.

If you, like me, have never visited Copenhagen (Bob had been before), you 
might also be surprised at the size of the famous Little Mermaid statue, 
expecting it to be much larger.
She is just 1.25 metres high and weighs around 175kg.
Of course I already have MY prince so am not gazing out to sea or 
anywhere else thank goodness!

More statues…….under cloudy skies, but it didn't rain.

Around the city……a rather cloudy day, the only one in the Baltic.

The busy, colorful waterfront area of Nyhaven…………..

I love this cutely dressed teacher, and her group of students with matching backpacks, waiting for their tour boat…. 

….then scurrying to their seats, very orderly and quietly I noticed.

Plenty of restaurants in the city, including French and Italian, international dining!

Copenhagen's largest shopping area is centered around Stroget in the heart of the city.

Stroget is one of Europe's longest pedestrian streets with a wealth of shops - 

budget-friendly chains to top designers.

             

We sauntered through some back streets where I noticed many attractive small 

shops, details of which I'll share another time.

After a day spent in this beautiful city of Copenhagen, the Queen Victoria let go her 
lines and proceeded out through the harbor breakwaters setting a northerly course 
toward Kristiansand, Norway.