Exploring the Botanical Gardens

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This morning we checked out and walked towards the nearby canal and over the bridge to Christiansborg Palace. It was a very boring looking palace. We walked through and headed towards the Marble Church, once again passing Newhaven. It looked really different today compared to yesterday. Today's sunshine was a big improvement.

Marble Church seemed quite small inside and quite grey. We noticed a sign that said we could climb up the dome for a small amount. It was decided that we should go up, we were here as tourists and that is what tourists do. We went up a few staircases and came to the base of the dome. We walked along the curved walkway to the other side of the dome. From up here it was a great view of the church interior. The only way to the top was up more stairs, we continued on.

Finally we came to the top of the dome. Luckily it wasn't too windy. The view was pretty good. We could see the size of Amalienborg Palace and its symmetrical layout. Once we had taken many photos, we were ready for lunch. Walking in the direction of the Botanical Gardens we found a supermarket and bought food for a picnic in the gardens. After we had eaten we walked around and enjoyed the greenery and many types of plants and flowers. There is a huge glasshouse that was free, so we went in. It was pretty cool- not literally. The temperature was really hot and humid. I climbed to the top of the staircase and was at the same level as the top of the plants- it was even more hot and humid up here. My camera did not like the temperature and the lens fogged up. I didn't stay up there for long. We went into the other glasshouse rooms. Each room seemed to have a theme. It was then time for us to slowly make our way to the airport. I really enjoyed being back in Copenhagen and having more time to explore the city.

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Photos

01 Christiansborg Palace
The boring looking palace that we walked through.

02 Opera House
This building was pretty from the outside.

03 Square
A huge square with a statue and flower garden in the middle.

04 Newhaven
The colourful buildings looked fantastic against the bright blue sky.

05 Marble Church
The outside of the church.

06 Dome
Looking up at the dome of the Marble Church.

07 Altar
Looking down onto the altar.

08 Blue crosses
The sunlight coming through the windows made these blue crosses appear- looks pretty cool!

09 Amalienborg Palace
The palace complex as seen from the top of the Marble Church.

10 Church
A church in the surrounding area as seen from the top of the Marble Church.

11 Buildings
Buildings- Danish style.

12 Us
AJ, Dee, Jess, Me and Charne at the top of the Marble Church.

13 Marble Church
Looking up at the church from the ground.

14 Statue
Statue in the Botanical Gardens. I wonder what she is saying to him....

15 Gardens
A rock paved area of the gardens.

16 Glasshouse
The outside of the huge glasshouse.

17 Bee
A bee on a yellow flower.

18 Staircase
I walked up this staircase to the top. It was soooo hot. My camera didn't like the humidity.

19 Top
Looking up at the top of the glasshouse.

20 Flowers
Tiny little white flowers that look like ice.

21 Huge Lilypads
Massively huge lilypads in a pond.