Copenhagen!

It was a total joy to spend several days in Copenhagen, with its amiable people, amazing food, walkable city center, easy public transportation, and beautiful, charming streets. I took a couple of walking tours to learn more about the city and Danish culture, ate way too much, and just enjoyed wandering for miles and miles (and miles and miles...my feet hurt) in circles around the city, taking pictures and just enjoying the general goodness of this place. Here are some highlights....

 This is in the utterly unique, independent hippie community of Christiania.

 Nyhavn

 "The Little Mermaid" statue, considered by many to be among the most disappointing tourist attractions in Europe, but I thought it was wistfully sweet, and all the young girls waiting to have their picture taken with it seemed happy. And a nice reminder that Copenhagen is Hans Christian Andersen ground zero.

 Some of the oldest buildings in central Copenhagen, which aren't actually that old by European standards; most of the city has burned down multiple times over the centuries.

 Coffee soft serve. YUM.

 The Mute Swan is the national bird of Denmark. I definitely saw a bunch of them cruising the canals like they owned the place, which was really funny when kayakers and boatloads of tourists were trying unsuccessfully to pass.

Danish strawberries: YUMMER.