Sightseeing in Denmark

It's been a busy 24 hours for the touring Macs!  When we woke yesterday it was still overcast and drizzly and I wondered if the clouds had got the weather forecast of sunshine, but then suddenly it all cleared up and we set off to Copenhagen with blue skies.  However without the cloud cover the temperature suddenly seemed to have dropped a few degrees!
We attempted to follow the map to find the Neto Canal Tours but in the end, an impatient Bella asked a passerby for help and we found it!  As it's not tourist season the boats are every hour, not every half an hour, but given the challenges we had finding the location we decided it was best just to wait.  It was a chilly wait and I looked forward to the heated and covered boat - however as soon as we boarded it became clear that to get any decent photos I'd have to brave the elements outside, as the perspex windows were quite scratched.  Everyone agreed to sit outside with me, but halfway through Liam and then Bella decided that being warm was more important!  It was lovely to see Copenhagen from the water.  The Danish buildings, old and new, are so beautifully designed - it is a really elegant city.  When we left the boat I was so cold that we went straight to a shop for a hot chocolate - so hot it nearly burnt my mouth but warmed me up considerably inside!
That evening after another delicious dinner (we are loving all the food in Denmark!) Thomas, Marianne, Savannah and Johannes joined us to go back into Copenhagen to visit Tivoli, the famous amusement park right in the centre of the city.  (We all took care to wear lots of warm clothes after our experience during the day! I even bought a beanie and those who know me will know how much I hate squashing my hair.  However I couldn't stand my ears freezing anymore.   Even Bella sacrificed fashion for warmth!)  It is Halloween week at Tivoli and we kept thinking of how much our friend Terry would have loved the decorations, they were quite spectacular.  While the kids went on ride after ride (who cares about a little cold wind?) the adults promenaded around the grounds, enjoyed a drink (Glühwein for me!) then settled into a little tea shop which cleverly provides sheep skin covers for the chairs and your laps, meaning none of us felt like moving on - it was very cosy!  Tivoli closes at 11 so we left and caught the train back to Roskilde.
As it was Saturday Thomas and Marianne kindly took us on a day trip out to Kronborg Slot, the fabulous castle at Elsinore - famous for Macbeth!  What a spectacular castle it was, we found it quite fascinating.  We also had a dungeon tour which was in Danish, thank goodness for our wonderful Danish guides who could translate for us!  
Our final stop was the Lousiana Gallery of Modern Art - it was an amazing gallery with a new exhibition on the Arctic.  Whew!  A lot of serious touristing being done by the Macs.  We take our touring very seriously :-)