In order to escape in August 2003 of the heat in Germany of over 37° C, we booked completely at short notice a journey to
Copenhagen. Unfortunately all direct flights from our local airport were already booked out to Copenhagen, so we had to take the detour over Frankfurt. Nevertheless we were fast with the aircrafts of Eurowings and Lufthansa at our destination. 
After some looking around we finally found the train station in the airport of Copenhagen, of where it went into about 15 minutes to the main train station of Copenhagen, which lies in the middle in the city.
Already in range of vision of the station lay our hotel, the pre-booked Radisson SAS Royal, build in 1960 of the famous designer Arne Jacobson. It is one of the few multistoried buildings in the city centre of Copenhagen. From our room in the 4th floor we could look directly
into the garden of the Tivoli!
In the evening we decided to eat in our hotel on the 20the floor at the gourmet restaurant Alberto K., where both meals and view were fantastic. Subsequently, we wanted to walk a bit and went to the entrance of the Tivoli, which was still open and busy. We continued to go on the main shopping street Strøget (= line). 27° C outside temperatures prevailed this Friday evening. On the enormous city hall free area and on the Strøget was mediterranean flair. Road musicians, magicians and a multiplicity of humans were on the road. It was more than impressive!
On the next day we could watch the scenery on the Strøget at daylight: on 1.8 kilometers lined up in the pedestrian precinct old-established shops, fashion shops, department stores, cafés and taverns, frequently accommodated in affectionately restored houses. The numerous street cafés were fully occupied. At the end of the Strø we admired the hotel d'Angeleterre, one the oldest Grandhotels in the world. On the opposite Kongens Nytorv Place took place a small flea market.
From the place leads the road Nyhavnf, one "the" attractions of Copenhagen! Old fishery and trading offices line up, likewise affectionately restored, in nearly everyone a tavern accommodated with view of the small historical pass channel. Road and street cafés were visited. Because of the jetty were some historical fishing boats, which are used partly also as restaurants. From the beginning of the channel also a majority of the trip boats started to harbour round trips, which were fully booked out in the fantastic weather.
Our destination however was - naturally - the Small Sea Virgin. Thus we went to the north, past the enormous ferries to Norway and Bornholm, further along the port promenade, which is decorated by a life-large copy of Michelangelo's David, along the Churchill Park until we saw finally the small, 1913 made bronze. We had thoroughly underestimated the long way there in the heat. The statue is rather inconspicuous actually and by a quantity of bus tourists besieged, who undertook all possible settings, in order to be photographed with the figure.
We however went back to the shady Churchill Park, where we made a rest in front of the English St. Alban's Church. From there we went far to the castle Amalienborg, the seat of the Queen of Denmark. Around the octagonal Amalienborg Castle place groups itself the Rococo palace. The poor guards stood in the glowing heat with their bear skin caps and historical uniforms. By chance we still could watch "small guard change", which is held whenever the Queen is not present. In the castle one can visit the Glücksburg museum with dwellings of the Queen Louise, which is furnished in the typically overloden and dusty victorian style.
From there we continued to the Marble Church, which impressed by the enormous dome of 46 m height. We made ourselves again on the long way back to our hotel. In a side street of the Strøget we saw the well-known "museum Erotica" and payed it a quite amusing attendance.
In the evening we attendance a further gourmet restaurant, the Michelin Star highly-decorated "Era Ora" in Christianshavn, where we drove by taxi. In an old, inconspicuous house this noble Italian has been established. Because of the beautiful weather we had the opportunity to sit in the inner court of the restaurant where us where told that there was just a set menue. Now well, a price was however not told. Two hours and 14 courses laster the bill was presented to us: equivalent 300 Euro for the meal and a bottle of wine! That was impudently, stars counted or not.
After this disillusioning experience we decided to visit the next day the 1843 opened Tivoli. The Tivoli is the probably oldest entertainment park of the world and enjoyed on this sunny warm Sunday noon many visitors. The park is a mixture of fair and restaurant mile with historical aspects as for example the Chinese tower and is Denmarks most often visited attraction. We visited all attractions and went afterwards to the 1907 built Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish parliament as well as many Ministries and the highest court.
After a long foot march, among other things over a balance bridge, we reached then the quarter Christianshavn and there
the "free city of Christiania", built in 1971 on parts of the city wall Nyyværk. Christiania created by illegal house occupiern and alternative living people is today an alternative town with approx.. 850 steady inhabitants, who parted from the State of Denmark and also pay no taxes. Christiania is tolerated by the state, it is insisted only on a connection of all buildings to the sewage system. Christianitter hold among other things the point of view that cannabis products are to be legalized. In the "Pusher street" hashish plates are sold openly. The whole area made an uncultivated, very alternative impression. Nevertheless it gave a lot of tourists. We use the visit to a walk over the historical town wall, which gave a romantic view over the Stadsgraven to the water side. An oasis in a large city!.
In order to use the remainder of the daily, we took a taxi to the botanical garden, whose greenhouses reminded me immediately of these in London Kew gardens. The entrance was surprisingly free to the garden and we used the time for a wonderful walk. Because we still had time, we crossed a road and were in front of the entrance to the castle Rosenborg, one of "the" attractions of Copenhagen from that 17the century. 
Here the Danish crown juwels are kept, and the castle with its three floors is to be visited completely and more than impressive. In the highest floor is among other things the throne hall of the Kings. Directly behind the castle is the beautiful park with age-old trees.
In the evening we had reserved a table in the Grandhotel d'Angleterre, which was very beautiful. Unfortunately was the meal not accordingly...
We used our last day in Copenhagen forn an attendance of the zoo, which did not please me however. The zoo is in a park and by split by a broad road. Both parts are connected through a pedestrian tunnel under this road, whereby the southern zoo part already made a
better impression. In the northern dominated still for my taste too much concrete. Following the zoo visit we went directly next door to the castle Frederiksberg, which is however not to be visited. 
The park however is opened and very extensive for the public. Here we talked with an elderly local men, who talked very well German.
Unfortunately in the afternoon we had to leave for the airport, where it went this time via Munich back home.
Conclusion: Copenhagen is a very beautiful city with numerous objects of interest, which are nearly all comfortably in walking distance from the city center. Admission fees for objects of interest and cost of living are however high. The city lies only one flying hour from Germany and presented itself to us in radiating sunshine from the best side.
