Copenhagen, Denmark (MSC Baltic Cruise)

"Copenhagen is the premier capital of Northern Europe and the centre of the most dynamic region in Europe, the Oresund Region. The city is one of Europe's oldest capitals with a royal touch - the monarchy in Denmark is the oldest in the world! Discover Copenhagen through the walls of the Black Diamond, but also pay attention to all those historical architectural pearls such as the Royal Castle Amalienborg and the Church of Our Savior. Visit Louisiana, Arken, and Glyptotek - they are considered the best art museums in Europe; take a walk towards the Gefion Fountain, Copenhagen's own Trevi Fountain, or maybe visit Tivoli, the classy amusement park, located in the middle of the city. These are truly exciting, cool, and very enjoyable places to visit."

Our first stop was Copenhagen!  We had about 10 hours in the city which was plenty of time to see what we wanted to see (the Little Mermaid statue, Amalienborg Palace, and Gefion Fountain), although there were TONS of other stuff to see/do as well!

After a late breakfast on-board we disembarked and headed to Langelinie to see the famous Little Mermaid statue.  On the way, we walked through the Kastellet, one of the best preserved star fortress in Northern Europe!

Our daughter really loved seeing the Little Mermaid statue!  It is the city's icon and was inspired by Hans Christian Anderson (and also one of the most photographed statues in the world!).  Fun fact, she was decapitated twice but because the original mold still exists her body parts are able to be replaced....

Our next stop was the Gefion Fountain near St. Alban's Church...

Then, we stopped for one of Denmark's legendary hot dogs before walking downtown to the Amalienborg Palace and back to the ship...

Polsevogns!

Amalienborg Palace, winter home of Danish royal family

We really enjoyed Denmark!  The weather was beautiful (which was nice because we walked everywhere) and the people were friendly.  We didn't exchange any EUR for DKK but most places took EUR or credit cards.  We were warned that dining could be rather expensive in Denmark but we really didn't spend any money here though, we only had a hot dog lunch (which was surprisingly, quite yummy).  By late afternoon we were ready to get back to the ship and relax before everyone started boarding so we cut out early...a great start to an exciting week!