This is our last day in Copenhagen and we headed to Amager, an island where the soil was so good that farming flourished, however Copenhagen needed an airport so a great part of farm country is gone. We learned today that cars are highly taxed (luxury item) so you see many small cars here as the tax is only 1 1/2 times the price of the car as the larger cars pay 2-3 times more. Most cars get 45-60 mph and there is no tax on gas. Sales tax on other items is 25%. ...

Today we had many "I can see Sweden from my bus" moments as we traveled north of Copenhagen to Zealand. We visited the home of Karen Blixen (Out of Africa), saw the changing of the guard at Queen Margaret II summer home, ate open face egg and shrimp sandwiches on dark rye bread, sipped Gammel Dansk (a Danish liqueur favored with 29 herbs, spices, and flowers, which would make cough medicine taste good), walked the cobblestone streets in many small villages and sa...

Today we started our city tour by seeing the Little Mermaid, a Copenhagen icon. This small life sized bronze statue made in 1913 by Edvard Eriksen, depicts a mermaid from the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. Next we saw one of the largest monuments in Copenhagen, the imposing Gefion Fountain, given to the city by the Carlsberg (brewery) Foundation. This monument is based on the Norse Goddess Gefion who swings her whip over her sons, whom sh...

Our first day in Denmark, we were met at the airport and driven by limo to the beautiful and modern Tivoli Hotel and Congress Center. Greeted by our tour director Helena, got our room keys and given lots of "love letters" or informational things to know, we headed to our room which I love and the shower with dual shower heads and heated towel racks I want to duplicate at home. Since we are staying in the executive suites, we have access to cake and tea in the aft...