We started this morning off by snacking on an incredible strawberry tart we picked up from a local bakery the night before. It was so beautiful, all we could think about was eating it…and we forgot to photograph it! (hangs head in shame)
We did spy a Google Street View car outside the hostel, which was kind of cool:
We then hopped on the metro and headed toward the National Aquarium of Denmark, which boasts of being Northern Europe’s largest aquarium.
But first we stopped for coffee and lunch at a fun little place called Next Door Cafe. I had a latte and a yummy black bean and tomato sandwich:
Then off to the Aquarium! It was well setup, with great exhibits, healthy looking animals, and loads of good information about each species and the oceans. My daughter and I could’ve easily spent two whole days here! It was a little like the Monterrey Bay Aquarium, though I don’t think it was quite as large.
Here is the outside of the Aquarium, which our son said reminded him of “Star Labs” from DC Comics:
Here are a few photos from inside the Aquarium:
They had piranhas!! And arapaimas!! And evil looking catfish!
Other cool stuff we saw were schools of tetras:
Pufferfish:
I forget what this horned fish was called:
Then we saw what I thought looked like prehistoric fish…reading the info about it, it turns out I was right. They’re sturgeon, and haven’t changed much since scientists know they were around 245 million years ago!
We also saw a school of herring, fitting for a Denmark Aquarium:
And adorable sea otters!
Next we headed for the Royal Palace, called Amalienborg. We’d had so much fun at the Aquarium that we were too late to go inside, but we did get to see the square and the lovely palaces surrounding it. The flag atop the main palace means the Royal Family is in residence!
Here are photos from on the way to Amalienborg:
And here are photos from outside the Royal Palaces!
Here are random photos from our trek to our dinner spot this evening:
We ate dinner at a place with great atmosphere, called Mamma Rosa. My dinner was soooooo good! I chose the red tuna, with veggies and amazing mashed potatoes.
Here was our dinner spot, along with the cute otter we had to bring with us from the Aquarium:
We saw this place down the street…sound appetizing??
The kids picked up ice cream on the way back to our hostel (can’t imagine how they could eat it, as it was CHILLY!).
Here’s the place they got ice cream from:
We are headed to Hamburg, Germany early tomorrow for a brief one-night stopover on our way to Prague. We’re packing our backpacks tonight so we can just get up and leave in the morning. We are very glad we decided to travel lightly with only a backpack each (plus my camera bag, lol!) as it is making our travel easier overall. Good night, everyone!
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