The adventure begins - Copenhagen, June 30

Today we're in Copenhagen, Denmark. We landed around 9AM and after a long wait for our bags we were able to re-check them and wander off into the city. We walked past the finish line for the Jr. European Triathalon tournament. We saw many young men from all over Europe running their hearts out, while their coaches and family members cheered them on in Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, and British English. We also saw a military parade pass by. It was a busy Saturday in Copenhagen!! We wandered around the city, through the shopping district, through several gardens, and past many fountains. Eventually we ended up at Tivoli Gardens. We were expecting it to be some sort of palace gardens, but it was actually an amusement park with lots of restaurants and pretty scenery. We found a restaurant that served traditional Danish food - meatballs, fried fish, prawns and caviar, and a weird mayonnaise sauce, along with several beers. We sat on the water and watched the ducks swim past and admired a replica pirate ship. WE finally finished our lunch and walked past the finish line of the triathalon right as the winner finished. We finally settled at a Sports Bar next to Central station - drank some more and played cards. I whupped James - as usual :) The Sports bar was pretty funny, because they had all this 80s American football memorabilia - like Patriots pictures and a lot of Boston stuff. Finally, we get back on the train and head back to the airport for our flight to Paris.