Our first full day in Copenhagen was frought with trying to figure out how to use the kiosks to get train tickets,  reading non-scaled maps for determining walking distances, and understanding the language, tho many English speaking Danish-kins are eager to help. (Is "Danish-kins" even a word?)    We started our morning with a visit to a local bakery inside the huge next door mall and a sit down coffee inside Starbucks.

Ron and I quickly grasped the monetary exchange rates but the girls had difficulty with the math.  One Danish Krone equals 15 cents....or 7 to 1...pretty easy.  But things are expensive enough.  A burger at Burger King runs about $12.  Gasoline is about $7/gallon.  A sit down meal costs above $20 (for even a beef burger and fries!).

We thoroughly enjoyed the canal ride and open air water taxi, hop on/hop off and seeing the city from gorgeously blue water.   Nudism is quite acceptable here, which created a few embarrassing moments for those of us not accustomed to seeing that.  Even nude sunbathers at water taxi stops did not appear concerned with boat loads of tourists with cameras!  This was one of those times when this half blind codger's eye condition came in handy!  Ha Ha!  Some of that stuff you DON'T WANT TO SEE!!  😅😅

Tivoli Gardens has vastly improved since my first trip to Copenhagen in May of 1968, but that was 48 years ago!  Hard to believe it's been that long!  But it's every bit as beautiful as I remember...and more.  It's certainly moderniźed with more exotic rides, restaurants.   The entertainment is much the same.  In fact, the Pantomime Theatre still has the same act that it has always had since it opened!  Makes me want to go home and dig out my old Kodachrome slides and check it out!

We came in late because we enjoyed the night lights of Tivoli so much.  We did leave just before the Laser Light show at 10:45 as we didn't want to fight hordes of people for a taxi!

Today we are taking the train and Bus 86 to see the Little Mermaid, Copenhagen's iconic statue.  But first, a sweet roll and Starbucks was more important. 

Later, as we stood looking down at the Little Mermaid, I struck up a conversation  with a lady who seemed very knowledgeable and  interesting to talk to.  She was a codger, like me.