Skeppsholmen

As it is another warm day, it is very pleasant to be low down in the water. There is a lot to be seen but turning one's neck to look at all the sights pointed out by the guide is very tiresome. So I just concentrate on enjoying the views from one side.

A large variety of craft are anchored along the shore of Skeppsholmen.

Opera House

A short walk leads us the waterfront with views across to the opera house on Holmen.

There is a huge queue in the café for both toilets and ice-cream. I hardly have time to queue for the latter but our guide has bought one for Christine and refuses to accept payment. She seems to have formed a genuine rapport with her first batch of disabled clients!

Changing of the Guard at Amalienborg Castle

The city is heaving with people and traffic. It is very hot. We finally stop by a large coach park and get out. When we are all together, our guide leads us to Amalienborg Castle. The Queen is in residence and the changing of the guard takes place at noon. A crowd has started to gather near the statue of Frederik V and we have to push our way through some reluctant tourists in order for Christine to get to a place from where she can view the ceremony.

Klampenborg

We continue along the coast towards Klampenborg. Our guide tells us that once this coastal strip was a fishing village with lots of thatched houses but now it has become overwhelmed by large expensive modern houses. The area is now so expensive that many people opt to live over the border in Sweden and commute daily across the Øresundsbron bridge.