Joey Joe Joe: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark...I STRONGLY disagree Marcellus. In fact, I bite my thumb at you sir!

And really, I think I like who I'm becoming
There's times where I might do it just to do it like it's nothing
There's times when I might blow like 50k on a vacation.

- Crew Love, Drake.

"Copenhagen better be awesome."

That was my thought as I pealed? back my blanket and opened my eyes to the pitch blackness that surrounded me at 3:30am. Agh!

I arrived in Copenhagen at 10:30am local time. It was cold! Colder than London cold. I grabbed another layer from my bag. A shirt, a jumper, a jacket. This boy from Australia is still not used to Europe cold.

I caught a bus to Central station, stored my bag in a locker and left to explore the city.  

Ah-may-zing!!!

I loved the architecture, the people, the colours, the city. The cold, the early start

they all faded away, it was insignificant to the beautiful city I had before me.

Before I could fully explore however, I needed a coffee and a danish...

Being a lover of palaces my first stop was Rosenborg Castle. It was built in the traditional dutch style of Christian IV. Construction beginning in 1605 and ending as it stands today in 1624.

The palace was amazing. So much detail everywhere you looked, it was overwhelming. I LOVED IT! Maybe that's what happens when you work in Essex but gold and bling excites me!

This joke chair was one of my favourites in the palace. Once a huest is seated in the chair an assistant opens a valve that allows water to run in from a tank. The water sprays onto the rear of the person on the chair, wetting also his socks and leaving a puddle beneath the chair. A small nozzle also drips onto a brass tray inside the chair, to represent the sound of someone weeing.

If the palace was not amazing enough already the great hall with the thrones were memorising. As soon as I entered I felt small, insignificant, yet honoured to be there. I wanted to bow, yet I knew no one was sitting on the thrones.

I thought to myself, wow, if this is what I feel like here, in a man made room, how amazing, breathtaking, awesome must God's throne room be, where Christ is seated on His right hand.
I got chills.

The King's Garden just outside the palace was really lush and beautiful!

Made me feel like a king!

The amazing thing about Copenhagen is how friendly the locals are. Every time I stopped and pulled out my map a local would stop to ask if I needed help and then give me directions. SO FRIENDLY!!! 

The Church of Our Saviour is part of old city. 

It has a spire that is 90m high and I climbed it. 

It was a beautiful view of the whole city, up high, looking down at God's creation! 

I then ventured a little further out to Christiania.

A separate state - not part of the EU - set up as a social experiment.

The town has its own society where drugs are legally bought, sold and used. It is a place where the 'down and outs' can find a simpler and judge free way of life. The area is covered with beautiful street art that makes you feel more comfortable in an area with quite a 'creepy' feel. I was quite happy to return to the safer and beautiful streets of Copenhagen.

I ended my night with a visit to the peaceful fishing village of Nyhavn. Where I strolled down the streets, visited small shops, people watched and just relaxed.

I loved this place so much I decided to eat here. I stopped for a delicious dinner of oven baked cod and baby potatoes. So scrumptious!!!

The next morning I headed out to Copenhagen's National Museum for the Viking exhibit.

It was an interactive -game based- exhibit, with wonderful artefacts too.

I proved myself to be an excellent Viking. (Not bad for a boy who refuses to sleep in hostels, maybe I'm no longer such a princess...I doubt it though, Ha Ha!)

I also took a walk around the Danish History and Stories exhibits. Was a great concise background to this city I had already fallen in love with.  

Of course for me Denmark is always connected to the marvellous Hans Christian Anderson. 

I couldn't wait any longer I had to visit the World of Hans Christian Anderson. 

Wow! Fantastic. So many interactive and bright displays. 

It was pretty much story hour.

Which I love.

Walking around listening and reading many HC Anderson classics and a few I had never heard of before. I so enjoyed my time here.

So many people walked passed me but I stayed in my little world taking my time. When I left the lady said people normally spend 15-20mins walking through not the hour and a half I did. But it was like a mini-Disney land for me. I didn't want to miss a thing.

Afterwards, I headed over to the Little Mermaid statue. Is there anything more Copenhagen.

That night I strolled around the city just soaking in the atmosphere.

The city was not very well lit but I felt so safe the whole time and so enjoy the atmosphere of the town.

That night I ate a modern twist on a 'traditional' Danish burger.

This amazing Danish burger contained: beef, bacon, cheese, red onion, white onion, tomato, lettuce, cheese sauce, cucumber, carrot, capsicum, smothered in pesto on a herb roll. Delicious!!!

Now you should all know by now I am all about food when I am away so let me share with you some more of the amazing things I tasted...

Chocolate kebab.