Steff and nonsense: Platinum Tripod

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Platinum Tripod

Another year, another Tripod holiday. This one was called the "Platinum Tripod" in honour of my newly engaged status, but more in a later posting...

This year's destination was Copenhaaaaagen.

The day before the holiday I mentioned to a friend where I was going.

"Copenhagan?! Why Copenhagen? I went there a few years ago...for 2 days, and that was 2 days too long. It's rubbish. There's nothing to do there."

How to crush someone's holiday spirit.

Then he added, "Oh and it's one of the most expensive places in the world."

Thanks for that.

I met the other 2 Tripodian's at Heathrow, and off we went to find out for ourselves.

We decided that we could get over one of the hurdles very easily. Denmark isn't in the Euro, it's uses the Krone. If we don't ever find out what the exchange rate is, we'll never worry about it being too expensive.

Job done.

To this day I still have no idea what the exchange rate is, but I am now dodging calls from my Bank Manager.

As for boring, we definitely had a laugh, but you do have to search for sights. It's not like Sydney where there's a bloody great Opera House shouting at you, or the Harbour Bridge asking for a climb. Tivoli Gardens were shut and the Little Mermaid was disappointingly little.

The closest we got to Tivoli Gardens.

The Little Mermaid. Little being the operative word.

However, a boat trip round the city was good.

as was a trip on the London Eye...I mean the Copenhagen Wheel...

The Ice Bar...now that was fun!

You dress like Papa Smurf

The glasses are made of ice,

and so are the tables and chairs

Dilster just sat on an ice chair

...but the highlight had to be a trip up the tower. As you know, I am a complete wuss with heights and the idea of climbing a building which had the stairs on the outside didn't really appeal.

Initially I had to be dragged to the building (where we tried to gatecrash a child's Christening before we realised the entrance to the tower was round the corner)

But at the top, I turned into the champion!