Adventure to Copenhagen and the Wrong Museum

On Saturday 20th (E) and I made a trip to Copenhagen. However, before I tell you the adventure in Copenhagen I must tell you about the adventure getting to Copenhagen. The first train we wanted to take was canceled, so we decided to get some Danish pastries so that we can get them on the next train. Of course, since the previous train was canceled the next train was packed and there were no seats. So for the majority of the one-hour trip we were standing, as we traveled some people got off and even more people got on.

Since there were some many people on the train I could not hear very clearly what train station we are stopping at, the majority of the announcements are in Danish. But as you get closer to Copenhagen, the announcements are in both Danish and English. So as we are nearing Copenhagen, I hear the words “Central Station” which is the main station in Copenhagen. So I thought the next stop was the main station and (E) and I get off, in our excitement we did not even realizing where we really got off at the wrong station. We got off at the Valby Station, South of Copenhagen, and after about an hour of wondering around and thinking why can’t we find all the museums or Tivoli Gardens we realized out mistake. So we just hopped on the next bus to central station and finally made it to Copenhagen.

Since (E) was here on vacation and I am now living here I felt it best that she decided where she wants to go with one condition, I really wanted to see the Tivoli Gardens. So our first stop was the SUPPOSED to be the National Museum, and we came across a museum and figured it was the one we wanted. 

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

www.glyptoteket.dk

Anyways we entered, put our coats and other belongings, and paid for our ticket.  This is when we realized we were at the wrong museum, because the National Museum is free, but since we were already there we decided to go ahead a have a look. 

This particular museum contained an extensive collection of statues. 

 

The museum also had a large collection of Egyptian artifacts.

They do have this unique stairway down stairs in the Egyptian exhibit, which lead to another exhibit that was designed like a Egyptian tomb. 

Stair case leading to the Tomb like exhibit.

There was much more to this museum, many paintings, but they were repairing the heating system in that area so it was closed.  I plan to visit again in the spring to get see the other exhibits. After visiting the museum we walked over the Tivoli gardens, and I took so many pictures it deserves a blog post of its own.