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, saffron). 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…
