DAY 7 – TUESDAY 11TH DECEMBER, 2018
We awoke a little earlier this
morning, just after 7.30am but everything was still dark. We have got into the habit of making a cuppa
with toast and avocado and bringing it down into the basement to eat whilst we
wait for Pete and Maria to stir upstairs.
Theo doesn’t like to settle until about 1am, and can sleep through until
about 9am, so we don’t like to head upstairs until we hear then up and moving
around.
Pete bought Theo down to us this
morning to look after as he had woken earlier than normal, and this allowed
Maria to catch up on her sleep. He is so
adorable first thing in the morning. He
is so happy and chatty with us, and honestly he just melts our hearts with his
chatting and big smiles.
Maria had a lunch appointment with
some of her girlfriends at 11am, so Steve and I decided to head off and explore
Assistentens Kirkegard, the cemetery where Hans Christian Andersen is
buried. It was on our list of things to
do last time we were in Copenhagen and we just didn’t get a chance to do it.
Before we headed up we got the
vegetables ready for dinner for Maria for this evening as we were to have a
5.30pm dinner with her brother and his family.
Once again our transport app came in
handy as we planned our excursion for the day.
We hopped off the bus at Joegersborgsgade and wandered around the shops before heading into the cemetery...
It's all about Christmas |
None of this is artificial. |
The cemetery is pretty close to Maria
and Pete’s, only two bus stops away. In
fact you could probably walk it if you didn’t have a bung knee. We caught the bus anyway, and then wandered
around Joegersborgsgade, taking in all the little shops and eateries and
enjoying the atmosphere of this area….
Our mission was to find Hans Christian
Andersen’s grave site. It was sell
signed and it didn’t take us too long to find it. You can also find it on google maps and it
sets out a path for you to walk also.
There are some really strange and weird headstones in this cementery |
This little tree had lots of different dummies hanging in it... |
Honouring those Danish soldiers lost at war |
Bell Tower in the grounds at the Cemetery |
The cemetery is still in use today with a fresh grave being dug... |
We spent a good couple of hours just wandering through the cemetery checking out the different sections, marveling at some of the amazing trees and their branches, and enjoying the cold crisp air on our faces….
Having a great time in Copenhagen |
Catching the bus home again. |
We had a three block walk to get
home.. We stopped off at one of the little supermarkets on our way home to pick
up some wine and chocolate for desert as Maria’s brother, sister in law and
nephew were coming over for dinner.i
It was dark by the time we got
home. Theo was still sleeping out in his
pram in the courtyard. This is one thing
I find hard to get used to and that is in Denmark the babies sleep outside in
their prams during the day in the fresh air.
There is no way we would leave our babies to sleep outdoors unattended
back home. I must admit I felt much
better when he was bought back inside…
This though is a very typical practice
here in Denmark, and the fresh air does wonders for their sleep with them
usually sleeping much longer outdoors in the fresh cold air.
Pete arrived home from work around 4.30pm. He wasn’t feeling the best, and headed for
bed to try and sleep off whatever bug was trying to attack him. Rune, Heidi and Max arrived a little after
5pm, and we spent an enjoyable evening with them chatting and catching up. It is really lovely home both of our families
fit in and enjoy each other’s company.
It was actually a lovely relaxing evening….
They left to go home around 8.30pm as
they all had work the following day and Max had school.
Theo was wide awake by now, so we had
some lovely Moppy and Poppy moments with him, enjoying his chatting and
laughing. He is such a precious little boy and just melts our hearts. It is going to be so hard to leave him in a
few weeks time.
Pete was feeling a little better after
dinner, so we enjoying just hanging out in the lounge all together chatting and
it was close to midnight before we called it quits.
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