We spent two nights in Copenhagen before riding across the Oresund Bridge to Sweden for a week of touring the country. After a really easy train ride from the airport, we checked into our amazing hotel, The Copenhagen Island Hotel, about midnight. It was only one stop on the S-trains to Copenhagen Central Station from the heart of the tourist area and next to an "American" style mall with a great food court for a cheap breakfast or lunch...and great Dane watching.After a couple of challenges - neither our UK or US credit cards would work in the machines - we were able to get a "10 klip" transit card for riding on the S-trains as well as the subway, a great bargain and an easy way to go.
We didn't have much time in Copenhagen and wanted to high the highlights. We started by walking through the main shopping district toward Nyhavn. Definitely a place to see. Beautiful architecture there and along the way. When we got there we discovered that we had lucked into part of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.
After a couple of beers and some music we bought tickets and toured the canals by boat. A great introduction to the city, especially if you only have a a few hours. You get to see some of the oldes
t and newest archiecture of the city and get a real feel for the layout and key areas.The next day we were up early and among the first visitors of the day at
Rosenborg Slot. Dating from the 17th century, the Slot's treasury houses the Danish Crown 
Jewels while the Slot itself has some amazing collections. The one that really blew me away was the "glass cabinet" on the third floor...a room filled floor to ceiling with antique Venetian glass. Even in Venice I never saw anything like this.
Afterwards we headed to the Rundetaarn (Round Tower), unlike the usual sprial staircase this is a spiral ramp. It made for an easy walk and with a really wide space on the top, a great view of the city.Then it was time to grab a quick bite and jump a train for our next stop - Lund in Sweden.
