A guard patrolling the Royal Palace of Amalienborg in Copenhagen where Queen Margrethe II spends her summers. May 15, 2018

Me standing by the guard house and on the these decorative mosaics at the Royal Palace of Amalienborg in Copenhagen. May 15, 2018

Had to throw in a feet selfie of the mosaic at the Royal Palace of Amalienborg in Copenhagen. Good to be on two feet and able to walk again. May 15, 2018

The Gefion Fountain, at Copenhagen’s harbour front features a large-scale group of animal figures being driven by the Norse goddess Gefjon. The fountain depicts the mythical story of the island creation of Zealand on which the statue is located. The goddess transformed her four sons into oxen in order to get the job done. May 15, 2018

Entitled “I am Queen Mary,” this powerful statue of a black woman sitting on a wicker throne caught my attention and my curiosity. The inscribed plaque description reads: “Hybrid of Bodies, Nations and Narratives.” In researching, Mary Thomas, who with two other women, Queen Agnes and Queen Mathilda, were responsible for an uprising in 1878 called the “Fireburn,” where 50 plantations and most of the town of Frederiksted in St. Croix were burned. It has been called the largest labor revolt in Danish history. Thousands of Africans were forced onto Danish ships to work the plantations in Danish colonies in the Caribbean. The Danish West Indies, which once included the Caribbean islands of St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, were sold to the United States in 1917 and renamed the United States Virgin Islands.

The Royal Palace of Amalienborg and its Square in Copenhagen. Queen Margrethe II, a Danish royal, summers here at the mansion. May 15, 2018

A close up of the Gefion Statue of a Norse goddess and her sons transformed into oxen at Copenhagen’s harbor. May 15, 2018

Had to get a group photo of this gorgeous Gefion Statue at Copenhagen’s harbor. That’s me, Alice and Tammy. May 15, 2018

The beautiful Frederik’s Church, with its distinctive copper green dome is impressive both outside and inside. Also popularly known as The Marble Church (Marmorkirken) for its rococo architecture, it is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Copenhagen. The church forms the focal point of the Frederiksstaden district; it is located due west of the Royal Palace of Amalienborg. May 15, 2018

Exterior detail of the Frederik’s Church in Copenhagen’s copper green dome. May 15, 2018

A close-up of the interior dome artwork of two of the apostles at the Frederik’s Church in Copenhagen. May 15, 2018

A close up of the cross at the altar inside the Frederik’s Church in Copenhagen. May 15, 2018

The organ loft inside the Frederik’s Church in Copenhagen. May 15, 2018

A slice of Copenhagen’s outdoor cafe scene. May 15, 2018

Another slice of Copenhagen’s outdoor cafe scene. May 15, 2018

Rush hour in Copenhagen. Bikes dominate the city. There are one direction bike lanes and according to our Copenhagen Free Walking tour guide, Magus, nothing pisses off the nice Danes more, and they really are very nice, than someone walking and impeding their way in a bike lane. May 15, 2018

Bikes parked in this very ritzy pedestrian shopping street in Copenhagen. May 15, 2018