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| The park next to our hotel |   Rosenborg Castle |   I liked the fact that our bed was right next to the window |   At Frilandsmuseet - the Open Air Museum. The bus ride out (30 minutes) was really expensive, but the musuem itself was free. Amazingly enough, the museum dates from 1897! Most of the houses had these bed cupboard, tucked away in the living room or kitchen |   A millstone was incorporated into the entry of this home | One thing that struck me is how much smaller rooms were then, even in the houses of fairly well-to-do people |     This pond weed has roots that dangle into the water |   Sliding windows |   There's storage under all these benches |   Lots of school groups here |   This seemed particularly Danish. It wasn't all that warm, yet the teacher had all these preschoolers take their pants and shoes off and splash in the wading pool. Danes are nothing if not outdoorsy! |   This guy is a real thatcher - it's his full-time job at the museum, where the houses have mostly thatched roofs. He was very friendly, and explained everything to us |   We did speed trials of running around these rocks |     I meant to ask what these were, but forgot |   Very simple curtain - just a ring tied to both ends of a cloth | A beehive, before the square box design became popular |   Roofs made of eel-grass. The beams for the roof must have been very strong! I imagine that they absorbed a ton of water and became very heavy |     A school where lace making was taught. The glass globe was used to focus the candlelight on one person's work |   A country store | Kids love finding frogs |   Biking in Copenhagen is at least as popular, or perhaps even more so than in Amsterdam. These kid carriers were very popular | This children's playground was well designed - somebody sitting in the middle could see down all four branches, each with different activities. When we were there, a few daycare groups were visiting |   Interesting chair |   At the Kastellet - an old star-shaped fort, which is still active. The kids weren't actually supposed to be in the grass, and an armed soldier soon came buy and told them to get off. |   The structure in the front is a memorial to Danish soldiers killed in peace-keeping missions. |     Interesting fountain. It was a bit hard to recognize as a fountain, though. | The famous Little Mermaid. It's just as small and relatively inconspicous as everyone says |     At the Marmor Kirken or Marble Church |   Walking up the Round Tower. |   We managed to get a rendition of the Star Spangled Banner on July 4th. I think the kids were really impressed that this kid, about Kenny's age, was out there earning money with his violin. |   The town hall |   Cool - these picnic tables have a grill in the middle |   We rented bikes. Copenhagen is absolutely lovely for biking, with separate lanes, bike traffic lights, etc. |   This superyacht was docked close to Amalienborg Castle. | The changing of the guard at Amalienborg |   Lunch - we had a lot of hot dogs |     Found a neat playground along the waterfront |     An automated WC |     At the park Amager F�lled |           Looks like this guys is getting a ticket for busking |   We saw these people collecting cans and plastic bottles in a lot of places. Apparently there's a pretty high deposit on them. |       At the experimentarium, a science museum |     Handling dry ice at the science museum |   Trying the surfing machine - tricky! | Kenny was a lot better at it |   Kenny was a lot better than I was, and tried some tricks | And Eric got hurt... |   Peter "excavating" a fossil | They know how to do playgrounds, these Danish. This structure includes a basketball court, me |     There were some great climbing trees in the park |   At the botanical gardens |   We climbed up these stairs in the botanical gardens. The temperature must have climbed by about 20 degrees from the base to the top, it was almost unbearable. |   A tour boat ride | Some unique buildings |       The Copenhagen sand sculpture contest |   Flying back to Geneva | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||