Copenhagen

This year for our Wedding Anniversary we decided to go to Denmark.
We left the the rain in London and arrived in Copenhagen to sunshine and blue skies. It was crisp at around 15-16 deg but was nice in the sun.
We hopped on a boat and cruised around the harbour and canal areas which were really picturesque. We went past the place where Princess Mary lives and saw the royal yacht that she can Cruise around on.

On Saturday night we went to The Tivoli which is this amusement park/Gardens area close to the city. It was really nice at night with all the beautiful lights and restaurants, and jazz bands playing. We went for a ride on the Ferris wheel but didn't brave the roller coaster.

The next day we went to the Copenhagen zoo and checked out the new elephant enclose that my work has recently designed and saw polar bears, brown bears, lions, tigers etc.

Copenhagen was expensive but has a chilled out feel and friendly people. We really enjoyed our short break and would like to check out some of Scandinavia.

Pics here

Anyone for a pint of Guinness?

My Cousin Vinton was visiting from Australia last month so we decided we would take him to Dublin as we had been meaning to check it out.
Also Renee's cousin Kelly lives there so we wanted to catch up with here as well.
Dublin was great fun and had a relaxed and chilled out vibe.
We wandered around the cobbled lanes and went to the Dublin Castle and at night caught up with Kelly and her boyfriend Ken. The took us around to a few different pubs to sample some Guinness and here some Irish music which was cool.

The next day we visited a Jail that was a few hundred years old, It hasn't been used for prisoners since the 1920's but is used for TV and movies including "In the name of the Father".
A trip to Dublin would not have been complete without a trip to the Guinness Storehouse so we headed there for a tour and to sample the finest pint in Dublin. The top of the storehouse has a rooftop bar with great views over Dublin and the surroundings.

Some pics here