After waking up in our incredibly small hotel room (the bed is pushed against the wall and you get a small ketchup packet sized shampoo satchel) we explored the castle of Christian IV which was a Danish king in the 1500's who lived like you'd imagine a king would. It was one of the first castles where there was actually a throne. It wasn't tooo gigantic, though there's a moat and giant park around it, and it was far larger (and much much nicer) than anyone else was living back then.
Then we visited Nyhavn, which had its own Christmas market and is just generally a very pretty area of Copenhagen. I got a waffle on a stick covered with coconut which was delicious, and Kara got some authentic Æbleskiver. We actually have an Æbleskiver pan back in Austin, but these were much better. She also had a fun experience going into a bathroom as we didn't realize it was just the men's room. So we thought it was a quaint cultural thing where there was open urinals in the "common" bathroom. Nope, turns out the women's bathroom was on the other side of the canal, so she just walked right into the men's bathroom. It explains why the other men seemed distraught she was in there.
We finished the day by visiting the famous Tivoli Gardens amusement park. It's where Walt Disney got his inspiration for Disneyland, and was decorated gorgeously for Christmas. You pay for entrance to get into the park ($18), and then you can either pay for each ride separately, or get an unlimited pass. As I love amusement park rides I went for the unlimited pass, and we got to ride the 3rd oldest roller coaster in existence, which is almost 100 years old (and REALLY fun!) They actually have a guy in the middle who stands up during the ride to apply the brakes to ensure you don't fly off the track. It's really really cool.
They also have one of the most intense and scary rides I've ever been on called Vertigo. I love rollercoaster and thrill rides, and even this had me holding on for dear life as you fly upside down at 60MPH a 100 feet in the air. I loved it!!!
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