COPENHAGEN - 55 40.65N 12 35.91E

OOJAH's AWESOME ODYSSEY
Peter & Christene Tanner
Fri 12 Jun 2015 08:30
Copenhagen is sometimes known as the Amsterdam of the North because of it’s network of canals. By booking well in advance we managed to get alongside in Christianshavn Kanal right in the centre of town. 


Its a lovely city with fond memories of many night stops for Christene so I got the benefit of her knowledge. Within a couple of hours of arriving I was whisked into the Nyhaven & we were on a boat tour round the city (a busman’s holiday if you ask me but you do get an introduction to all the significant sights in one hit).



The diminutive mermaid on the waterside hardly seemed to warrant the attention it gets but I have included a picture on the basis that it has had its head stolen twice so somebody cares!




After a further days sightseeing we took a train out to the old capital Roskilde to visit the Viking Ship Museum. Five Viking ships dating from around 850 AD had been sunk in the Fjord to form a defensive barrier. They were raised about 50 years ago & have been pain stakingly stabilised & reconstructed - they have also built replicas of them using traditional methods. They sailed the replica of the big longship to Dublin & back a few years ago but how the Vikings got across the Atlantic in these craft defies belief. 




We are sticking with Oojah!

Regards to all, Peter & Christene