More busy shopping streets of Copenhagen. May 17, 2018

And, just one more fountain scene on the streets of Copenhagen. May 18, 2018

Dinner is served. Quinoa with vegetables and chicken with broccoli. Accompanied with a nice bottle of red wine at our Copenhagen apartment’s dining/living room combo. Alice, thankfully loves to cook and is wonderful at it. Me, Tammy and Alice. May 14, 2018

The morning was cool, but as the day progressed, the sun seemed to get brighter. Here we are, Alice, myself and Tammy, at the the City Hall Square and behind us is the City Hall in Copenhagen. May 15, 2018

The former City Hall, an Ancient Greek style building, sits at what was once the old town center in Copenhagen. Our tour group is standing across from the former City Hall where our Copenhagen Free Walking tour guide, Magnus, is standing on small raised area where severe punishments were once carried out. May 15, 2018

The Christiansborg Palace doubles as a palace and government building in central Copenhagen. The current building is the third one with the same name. The first one was erected in 1167. May 15, 2018

Our Copenhagen Free Walking Tour guide, Magnus, sharing the history of the Christiansborg Palace under the shade of trees. Magnus’ bio from the tour’s website states: “Looks like a Viking, travels like a Viking and even has a Viking-sounding name. After years of travelling where he hitch hiked, couch surfed and performed on the streets, Magnus has finally settled down in his country’s capital.” May 15, 2018

Tammy and I splitting one of Copenhagen’s local cuisine…a hot dog, while copping a bench at the City Hall Square. A beefy, smoked tasting hot dog with all the works…pickles, onions, mustard and a few other ingredients that I don’t know the names of all made for good eating. May 15, 2018

This is what Tammy has been craving, authentic Danish foods which we found at the Tivoli Gardens food hall back in Copenhagen. This is a selection of Danish smorrebrod, which is dark rye bread covered with a variety of ingredients like salmon, shrimp, chicken, etc. and stylized with other colorful and eatable toppings. May 16, 2018

These two just make my day! After a full day of historical sites and being dropped off by the Copenhagen Central train station, we happened upon the Tivoli Garden food hall and found a variety of foods, including Tammy’s desired Smerple…okay that’s not how the Danes spell it, but that’s the way it sounds. It is actually spelled smorrebrod. Go figure. Alice got a salmon smorrebrod and Tammy got her herring smorrebrod and me, I got a good laugh from these two…Alice to the left and Tammy to the right. May 16, 2018

Here we are getting ready to feast on our traditional luncheon fare of authentic Danish cuisine at the Restaurant Pilekaeldren at Pilestrade 48 in Copenhagen. And, for Danish cuisine, it’s the Danish Smorrebrod, which Tammy and I like to pronounce as Smerple. And, according to the restaurant, the traditional way to enjoy a Danish lunch is always to start with beer, herring and a snaps (liquor) to help the herring “swim down” then continue with a piece of fish or meat and end with cheese and a glass of port wine or brandy. As you can see both Tammy and I partook of the beer and that’s where the similarities ended. Tammy (left) had the fried pickled herring with onions, capers and herbs. Alice (middle) had the smoked salmon with dill cream lemon and herbs. And, me, well, I had the roast beef with remoulade, horseradish and crispy onions. May 17, 2018

This is my Danish Smorrebrod, roast beef with remoulade, horseradish and crispy onions. There was also pickles and what looked like bean sprouts. All I can say is that this one dish was delicious and filling. The combinations of foods used in making this Smorrebrod…which is basically half a sandwich, that’s dressed up for the prom, starting with a piece of rye bread or a dense, dark brown bread then topped with a smorgasbord of delicious, yet complimentary to your palate, topping. May 17, 2018

The food connoisseurs and food photographers extraordinaire, Tammy (left) and Alice (right) taking photos of our Danish cuisine at the Restaurant Pilekaeldren at Pilestrade 48 in Copenhagen. May 17, 2018

My guilty pleasure and early evening treat…Tivoli. Alice and Tammy took a walking tour that I bowed out of and I was on my own to take a stroll through what is considered an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen. The park opened Aug. 15, 1843, which means its celebrating 175 years of fun and is considered to be the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world. May 17, 2018

The entrance to Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. May 17, 2018