Day three - Copenhagen

A pleasant first day in the city of Copenhagen, so we started with a bus trip to experience the city as a whole and get our bearings. Thereafter, we wandered the streets - there’s so much to see.

First stop: the Little Mermaid

Close to the Little Mermaid statue that is one of the most iconic sights in a Copenhagen lies the Churchill Park, with the beautiful little Anglican Church dedicated to St Alban. Across the corner of the park sits the newly-renovated Danish Resistance Museum, which I cannot recommend highly enough. Focusing on a few Danes and their stories during the German invasion, the museum is a brilliant taste of life at this most difficult time. Not always easy to read or hear about, there is an extensive collection of exhibits that bring the period to life and makes visitors wonder what they would have done in that situation.

With a couple of stops along the way, most of the afternoon was spent in the extraordinary David Collection. There are two floors of representations of Islamic art and history - just too much to take in all at once. We didn’t even make it down to the bottom two floors, so will return tomorrow.

Supper was vegan, healthy and varied with a buffet at Riz Raz in the touristy heart of the city a real delight and probably another return visit to make before we leave.