Denmark: Top of Christiandom Tower

On the day our cruise left we didn't have a lot of free time, but we still wanted to do something with our day since we were not due on the ship until 3 PM. Tine, our AirBNB hostess let us leave our suitcases in her hallway. She also let us hang onto the key since we'd be returning after the cruise. That was kind of her. 

We had a leisurely breakfast. Felt good to just relax after a couple of really busy days and a lot of traveling. Don had oatmeal. Ashley ate a croissant. It was one of our few sit down meals on the trip that did not take place on the cruise ship.

We had learned from Luis, our tour guide, there are three really good places to get a birds' eye view of Copenhagen. The free one is the top of the Christiandom Tower. They really control how few people are allowed at the top, which is nice once you are up there, but a little annoying when you are waiting without information. Here are the images from our trek to the top. 

A rare family shot

The largest space I saw in Copenhagen without a single bicycle.
It is the parking lot for the ministers and other higher ups.

The building with the dragon spire (former stock exchange)

At least one of the other major view points allows you to truly take a panoramic shot.
This one is marred by smaller openings. You get what you paid for.

Very little motorized vehicle traffic in Copenhagen (compared with other major cities).
Lots of bicycles.

Our shadow

Tivoli Gardens

Another view of the dragon spire

Our cruise ship off in the distance

Some creepy sculptures in the level between the different elevators.
As if dumped there because someone didn't know where to store it.

Good old war memorial.

Back to the AirBNB to gather our luggage and make the trek via bus 26 to train to bus 27 (later we learned we could have taken bus 26 to bus 27 and saved the stairs). Waited nearly an hour for the bus 27, even though it should have run three times an hour at that time of day. We saw it drive past our bus stop. We were grateful when the bus driver shoehorned us into his bus rather than waiting for another one. Uber and Lyft were not options as they are banned in Denmark, and I believe most of Scandinavia.