Legoland. Our way to there we stopped in Jelling, to see the runic stones, which are the first signs of christianity in Denmark. When we arrived to Legoland, we little bit worried, becaus
e it was really crowded at the entrance - this was the opening day - , but luckily people furled away later. So we could enjoy our staying very much. First we were wondering around in Miniland, so I could "visited" some place I already have been:
- the Cathedral of Ribe
- the solitary church in the North
Later we rode everything we could...
Finally Lilla and me prepared our Legomen in the giftshop, which was really cheap...I enjoyed the whole day very much! : )
We arrived home in the early evening, but we could not relax, because we had to be ready (cooking, packing) for the following five days.
So we were really tired when we left in next morning(5th of April) to Copenhagen. We also interrupted our way to see the Viking Ships Museum and the Cathedral in Roskilde. It was really interesting to see the remains of the 5 viking ships and
to dress up and fight as a viking...:) Unfortunatelly we haven't seen the Cathedral inside, because - even the website of it and the information board outside of Cathedral said it is open from 1.15pm - it was not open for the public until Monday. So we were little bit disappointed in it, after we waited nearly 45 minutes to get in.
Then we left Roskilde and we arrived to Copenhagen in the late afternoon. And then the nightmare started, because we already booked a room for 5 persons in a hotel, but what they promised, what we agreed about, that wasn't there at all. We decided to not stay there, but the receptionist said, if we don't stay, they will charge us for the first night. According to this we decided to leave. Although some of the details of my card (my name and the long number from the middle) was given - because this was the terms of booking - I did not worry at all, because I knew that these details are not enough to take money off my card. (I used to work in a box office, where I often made advanced bookings over the phone.) I was wrong! The following day somebody tried to take money off my card. It was not succeed, because there was not enough money on it. To make the long story short I contacted with the bank in Hungary - it was not a big help, anyway - and took off all of my money from my card. So this card is not safe anymore.
To get back to the story, finally we found a youthhostel -
Danhostel - , which has a nice location in the heart of the city and the bank of the river. It was a releif for us when we first saw the view from our window. (Our room was on the 16th floor!)
After all of this stress it was nice to go for a walk; we went along the riverside and we saw the historical harbour with the colourful
houses, had an icecream there; the Opera and the little Mermaid.
The following day (6th of April) we went to see Malmö. First we visited the Turning Torso,
which is a funny building, made of cubes and it became the symbol of the city. Unfortunatelly we
couldn't get in. Then we had big walk in the citycentre: first we passed the Malmöhus Castle, which is the oldest remaining castle in Scandinavia, after that we crossed a park, which was full of geese
and there was an old windmill as well and we ended up in the Stortorget, which is the city centre square sorrounded by the Old Town. We saw the market place
and Malmö's oldest house(s) as well (Lilla Torg).
Then we visited the St Petri Church, a chocolate museum; after that the harbour and the fishermen's market.
The next day (7th of April) we walked around half of the main attractions in Copenhagen: we saw first the Slotsholmen (island of castle): parlament,
Christiansborg-castle.
Then we went along the Stroget - long shopping street - to the see the change of the guard, the museum of Ameliensborg-castle
and the Marble Church (Marmokirke).
After this we went to the "heart of the city" , the big square, where the townhall is (Radhuspladsen).
We visited there the Our Lady's Church (Vor Frue Kirke), H. C. Andersen's statue.
One of my favourite was the "Andersen's Wonderful World" exhibition, where all of his famous tales come alive.
On Wednesday (8 th of April) we had even more exciting day, then
a day before. First we visited Christianshavn, which was really exciting all of its graffities, strange buildings...etc.
It seemed to be peacefull me, but the others found it little bit scary. Unfortunatelly we couldn't take photoes , because it's not allowed there. So we had a coffee instead and then went to buy some souvenirs. In the shop I asked a shop assistant about the possibility to move in Christianshavn and about taxes. He said they also pay taxes; and it is possible to live in Christianshavn, but the places are limited (you have to wait until somebody move out and you have to be the part of the community somehow as well) and it is not allowed to build another house there.
They have their own money - 1 ChDKK=50DKK - , but they also accept "normal" Da
nish chorones.
After this we made a big walk to get back to the citycentre, because we wanted to visit the
Roundtower. It is an observatory, so the view from the top was outstanin
Then we visited Kobenhavns Bymuseum, which goes through the history of the city and there is a mock-up outside of the museum, which shows Copenhagen in medieval time.
After this we diveded to two groups: the others visited the Rosenborg-castle; Anja and me had
fun in the Tivoli. We had a very good time there, we rode almost everything and more than once, because we bought multi-ride ticket.
Tivoli has a unique atmosphere: it's not only an the oldest amusement park in Eur
ope, but there 
are gardens, a concert hall, a theatre and its own Guard.
There are lots of tiny shops as well, where you can buy souvenirs and handmade lollypops (I saw my own eyes the way they preparing them!).
Our last ride was on the merry-go-round, which goes up and down
a big pole: the view of Copenhagen is amazing at night! This is the same with Tivoli , which is the most beautiful in the evening, when the little lightings are on...
The following day (9th of April) we left our accommodation. The
next destination was Helsingor - Kronborg Castle - , but we stopped in two remarkable places in Copenhagen: one was the Frederiksberg-Castle and the other one the main entrance of Carlsberg beer factory with the huge elephants.
Then we did not stop until Kronborg Castle. Even Hamlet is only a legendary figure, I still could realise the atmosphere of Shakespeare's Hamlet play. The weather was shiny, but suddenly I couldn't see the towers of the castle, because they were covered by mist.
We saw the Royal Apartments, Castle Chapel, which was beautiful; the Danish Maritime
Museum and the Casemates. This was the most exciting place here: the basement of the Castle,
where only some little candle give lights. I went there on my own, because the others started with the othere attractions. My favourite from the cellars is an other legendary figure, Ogier the Dane (Holger Danske), which is a huge statue of an armed man. The legend says whenever the kingdom threatened by an outside enemy, the statue comes alive and protects it.
It's a shame we couldn't spend more time here, but we had to hurry, because we visited Noémi's relatives, in a tiny village - Follenslev - on the coast, which is not that far from Kronborg. They waited us with a big dinner, so
they were very hospitable. We made a little walk for the seaside as well.
It was
very late, when we got back to Haderslev. We interrupted our way in Odense to see the house, where H. C. Andersen was born. Even it was dark, we still could see the charming little streets with the old houses and Andersen's house as well. I would like to go back there in daytime.
This was my most hectic spring in my life, and won't forget it in the rest of my life!
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