This brand of chocolate milk drink is the best-selling flavoured milk in Denmark.
The drink is similar to the Dairy Farm chocolate milk in HK, only that it is not as sweet and it is also more chocolaty. I think it is very delicious :)
I also saw some sovenir shops selling T-shirts with Matilde's face, so the logo must be quite popular!
No, we didn't see Mary. According to the security guard, she was spending her summer break at another castle.
We saw a lot of palaces and 'royal' buildings' in the city though.
Christiansborg Palace, now houses the Danish Parliament, Supreme Court, Prime Minister's Office and the State Reception Room.
Amalienborg, city residence of the royal family. There were four identical 'palaces' around this square. "The four palaces wear built by four noble families in the middle of the 18th century on direct orders by the king Frederik V. The King needed a new royal palace but he didn't want to pay. The four families were given tax immunity for 40 years as token for their services to the crown." (Source: http://www.copenhagen.com/tourism/royalpalaces/amalienborg.asp?Menu=Tourism)
The trusty security guide said that the Queen is living at the oldest looking one. The flag pole was empty, she was away with her husband, in their French chateau.
Rosenborg Palace, housing lots of important royal treasures
The Royal Theatre
It somehow involves the groom-to-be running around a public park wearing clear plastic and NOTHING else!
We certainly have had a good laugh! :p
- chi sin - made this comment,
SP beware, this is one of the items on your Buck's Nite activity! *evil laugh* muwahahahaaa...
SP made this comment,
Well you need to trick me into wearing a see-through plastic bag. Maybe, JK did not explain the rule of the game properly. The rule of the game is blind-fold, wear a black coloured plastic bag, undress yourself, walk over to the other side of the square following a rope, drink a bottle of beer and come back to tag your team partner to do the same. And guess what, they given the groom to be a transparent plastic after he blind-folded.
The Saint Vitus Cathedral in the Prague castle is the seat of the Archbishop of Prague.
"It took nearly six centuries to build! Begun in 1344 by Mathias Arras and Petr Parler upon the site of a 10th century rotunda, the final phase of construction only ended during 1873-1929." (Source: http://www.pragueexperience.com/places.asp?PlaceID=602)
Things to note:
It was the third-place playoff for the World Cup when we were in Prague (and yes, we missed the final as we were on a plane!).
Due to the country's proximity to Germany (vs Portugal), there were lots of German fans. We watched part of the game in the old town square. The atmosphere was great. Every time someone was close to scoring, the crowd would cheer!
I wish I was in Germany watching it live from the stadium! It would be amazing, though not necessary affordable! (One of my collegue actually paid more than 300 pounds for a ticket for the third-place playoff!)
The Nyhavn (literally meaning 'The New Harbour') seems to be a popular hang-out for locals and tourists alike. The street is lined with many restaurants and bars and the outdoor tables are filled up throughout any sunny day. Apparently, the outdoor seats are still popular in the winter, when the heaters are fired up and the restaurants or pub would provide their patrons with a blanket.
The famous fairy-tale author, Hans Christian Andersen, has lived in Nyhavn for some years. However, I can't find the details about his home during those years.
On a side note, did you know that the Danish name for Copenhagen is 'Kobenhavn', which translates to "the buying harbor" ?
After a short walk at Prague's local market, we've bought a box of lázeňské oplatky (spa wafer), a box of irregularly-shaped blueberries and we found a local pub to enjoy our first beer within the Czech border.
The spa wafer:
"The wafer tradition dates back to the 16th century, and they were baked commercially in Karlovy Vary as early as 1788." (Karlovy Vary is situated in the western part of the Czech Republic) After they became a source of revenue, the wafer business has been growing ever since, with the number of wafer makers increasing to 22 by the end of the 19th century." (Source: http://www.cbw.cz/phprs/2005101719.html)
The wafer is a popular sovenir from Czech. Yet finding the real thing was proved to be difficult. We settled on a box of raw-looking wafer which was wrapped in foil paper only (not air-tight). That was definitely not the real thing, as it wasn't crispy and it didn't taste any good :(
VL holding a 'mini-wafer'.
The blueberries:
These blueberries have a very odd shape and they look like they have been squashed. They are slightly bitter because they have thicker skin. They taste quite nice after we got past the odd appearance.
The beer:
I know, I know. It is a bottled-beer in the picture, but still, it is a local beer! Nevertheless, after trying the other beers on tap, I think we still prefer the beer from Belgium.
This shop is great. They have a very realistic replica of a motor cycle in wood in the shop. Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to take photos inside the shop :(
