Parked the Boomer nearer town, then caught a bus. You cannot use a credit card without a post code, and they do not take cash, so driver let us travel free!

Caught "Oresundtag" a train leaving every twenty minutes that goes over the bridge and arrives Copenhagen Central station in 35 minutes . Train station just opposite Tivoli for later.

Took an open topped bus tour, seeing all the sights. Glimpsed Amalienborg, winter palace of the Danish Queen. Dome of her church largest in Denmark and built as look-a-like of St. Peter's in Rome and St. Paul's in London. Then lunch in the Radhuspladsen, before exploring the Radhus itself, built in 1905. The City Hall was interesting, but highlight for John was Jens Olsen's clock, which was wound up in 1939 and shows time, date, alignment of planets, hours of daylight, Gregorian Calendar, solar time and more. Took photo of statue of Hans Christian Anderson of children's story fame. On our tour, we saw his Little Mermaid statue off the shore, built in 1909. Denmark's most photographed tourist attraction. Odd statue - mermaids usually have no legs - this one had legs and then a tail attached below the knees!

Then we did a canal boat tour, to see the city from the water. Old ferries turned into houseboats, the opera house, national theatre and museum, old court house, Little Mermaid again, and lots more . Beautiful hot day - 29! They even had a beach - floating pontoon with sand, deck chairs, palm trees and canal swimming.

Stopped for cool drink then walked to looked at Christiania - an ongoing hippie settlement from 1971, in central city, in a huge abandoned military site. No rent or rates, now no drugs they say, although still has a Pusher Street, no maintenance. Overgrown with weeds and graffiti yet Copenhagen's second most popular tourist attraction.

Bus back to Tivoli - Europe's second oldest pleasure gardens, dating from 1843. A mixture of funfair with accompanying screams from passengers, restaurants and cafés, outdoor entertainment, marching bands and beautiful flower gardens, all lovely to see and such an amazing atmosphere.

Train back to collect Boomer after lovely dinner beside Tivoli lake.

Have to get the Danny Kaye movie, "Hans Christian Anderson," to see Copenhagen all over again.