Staying today at Copenhagen to visit some places and to recharge batteries, resupply missing stuff etc.
I visited the Danish National Museum and spent there few hours and participated in a guided tour. It was very interesting learning about Viking and Danish culture, ranging from the 10th century till modern times. I liked the museum very much, well spent money.
It’s funny how Vikings and – much later – the King of Denmark were “victims” 😅 of Metrology when it comes down to trade and economy. Typical trade goods back in those days were precious metals such as gold and silver or expensive spices (pepper, salt etc.). I couldn’t resist making some pictures of scales and their “weight standards”.
After diving into history for 4.5 hours, I was finally looking for a fish restaurant but couldn’t find one which isn’t too expensive. I found one but prices for a menu were in the order of 40 EUR without drinks. Instead I decided to go to a grillhouse. The dish was very tasty but also pricy – almost 30 RUR for a grill menu. Usually it’s 20-ish EUR but eating in a shopping street proved to be very pricy.
The weather didn’t recover much, temperatures were around 18 °C today with short periods of rain. I decided to return to the hostel and start preparations for the bike tour, which starts tomorrow. Unfortunatelly one of my roommates didn’t sound very healthy – he was coughing and stayed in the room presumeably the whole day. I hope he doesn’t give me a flu…
