The harbor cruise is a great way to get acquainted with the city’s layout.  Some highlights include the Opera House and the Black Diamond, Copenhagen’s public library.  
My favorite spot was cruising through Nyhavn where the houseboats and original waterside buildings still stand.  Following the cruise, Lindsey, lauren and I climbed the church tower of Our Savior’s Church, a massive spiral tower which has the adventurous walk on the outside of the tower on their way to the top.  While the girls delighted in seeing the city from on high, I simply touched the last step with my foot and immediately turned around to go back down.   
Following the church climb, we made our way to the Danish National Museum and saw some really cool old stuff.  This free museum is chock full of ancient goods including mummies found in old coffins and Runestones, memorials to deceased men with colored runic writing (like hieroglyphics) dating from the 6-7th century. While we first thought Denmark was land of Vikings, we now know that Vikings were much farther north and Copenhagen remains a thoroughly “modern” city having been radically impacted by Christian IV in the 1600s.  

Following the church climb, we made our way to the Danish National Museum and saw some really cool old stuff.  This free museum is chock full of ancient goods including mummies found in old coffins and Runestones, memorials to deceased men with colored runic writing (like hieroglyphics) dating from the 6-7th century. While we first thought Denmark was land of Vikings, we now know that Vikings were much farther north and Copenhagen remains a thoroughly “modern” city having been radically impacted by Christian IV in the 1600s.  

For dinner, we met up with the rest of the Postma gang and enjoyed a meal at an Italian restaurant.  We were surprised to learn that the Danish don’t “share meals” and we each had to order a meal from the regular menu.  Good thing we weren’t spending more than 2 days in the fabulous town.