I told you not to leave things till the last moment
Yes, I know, things should not be left till the last moment, and this being the last day here in Copenhagen, we couldn't see all the things that we wanted to see because we ran out of time and another piece of bad luck. We decided to buy the Copenhagen card to go around the city, which for 199 kroners, gives you unlimited travel on trains and buses, and free entry to most attractions. The card is bought from most tourist centers, but not the attractions themselves, and it is best if you buy it at the airport tourist centre, the central station one, or the main tourist centre in the central square. This is where we bought the pass ourselves.
The first thing we decided to see, after a little shopping on Stroget, was the Rosenberg Slot, one of the main residences of the Queen. We trudged up there in pouring rain, and were aghast at the fact that it was closed on Monday. The walk had been exhausting, and the disappointment was severe. We then decided to keep walking till we got the Amlienborg Slot, the other residence to see one of the residence that has been turned into a museum. Just before you get to that place from the city, the beautiful Marble Church or Marmorkirken that I had talked about earlier comes up and here is one more snap of this gorgeous monument.
It was disappointing when we got to the residence. For starters, we had to pay 10 kroners to keep our bags in storage. Fair enough. Then we couldn't take photographs without paying a fee of 20 kroners. This was told to us, after we had taken a few photographs, by a kindly old lady in a very subtle whisper. This is on top of the 199 kroners that we had already paid for the Copenhagen Card. Lastly, the museum was very very small, and almost a waste of time and effort, with hardly anything of interest.
We then wanted to go to the Christinaborg Slot, which contains some ruins. A change of bus, and a drenching rain later, when we got to it, we found that it was closed. On Mondays! Arrgghh.
Our spritits sapping, we decided to do the one thing that we knew we could do. Take the bus to Tivoli in the city, and make the most of it for the rest of the day. This is what we did and that devotes its own post.