Vikings, Pølser and Sneezing Turtles

On Tuesday morning we went to the Danish National Museum to learn about the Vikings. That was not so successful since the Viking exhibition was closed for renovations.

Afterwards, Jeff went off on his own and the rest of us walked by the old king's castle, now home to the Danish Parliament building - Christansborg.







Then we headed down towards Nyhavn and had a nice Pølser, which is basically a Danish hot dog. We went shopping at Illums Bolighus, an awesome mall for design furniture and houseware. Bill and Karen presented us a spice rack with magnetic spice shakers as a housewarming gift. This store was the coolest ever, and we could have spent hours in there. Well, actually, we did.

We met Jeff again at the Tivoli Gardens, a famous amusement park in the middle of Copenhagen built 163 years ago. We played some games there, and the guys went on the roller coaster, of course.










In the evening Eric picked up Jim, Jeff, and myself. We drove to Eric and Dorthe's house, which is beautiful. We had some drinks with both of them. It was wonderful to meet Dorthe.



Eric collects conductor's hats and military hats. Jeff couldn't resist trying on a polish hat, though we haven't resolved the question if Jeff's family is really Polish ;-)



While getting ready to go out for dinner, we heard a kind of hissing sound. We thought that Gus, the cat, was kind of grumpy. It wasn't Gus though, it was Morris the turtle who just sneezed.



Eric, Jeff, Jim and I went to Nørrebro Bryghus, a great brewpub with excellent beer and food.



Thanks to Eric for taking us out - it was sooo great to see you again and meet your wife...and the sneezing turtle.