The next morning we made our way to the first ferry stop along Nyhavn to purchase our ferry tickets. It was a cold winter morning, and because it was New Year’s eve, a lot of places were closed. The canal ferry tour was fantastic, as it provides a guided tour of the canals, and even allowed you to disembark at various points, do some sightseeing, and board the subsequent ferries.
We disembarked at the Langelinie Pier to meet up with this little lady.
Frankly, the Little Mermaid was in the middle of nowhere. Beside the pier was some army barracks. We explored a bit and decided to head back to the pier to board the next ferry back to Nyhavn.
We then had some of the best kebab we had eaten for lunch, and at a relatively cheap price too.
We then visited the Rundetarn, or the Round Tower, which offered expansive views over Copenhagen at the top.
We then walked to Rosenborg Castle, which was closed on New Year’s eve.
We made our way to Christiansborg Palace, which was also closed on New Year’s eve.
The sun was setting, so we made our way to Tivoli for the New Year’s eve fireworks.
Tivoli is so beautiful with all the lights. It was a wonderful place, with much fun and laughter.
And then there was the fantastic fireworks display.
After the fireworks display, we walked more within Tivoli. It is really huge.
We left Tivoli to head back to the hotel. That is when we realised people were releasing fireworks around us. It seems that while there is a ban on fireworks in Copenhagen throughout the year, the only time fireworks is allowed is on New Year’s eve. From our hotel room window, we could see people unloading a whole year supply of fireworks. This went on for more than 6 hours, through to the new year 2015 early morning.
It was a fantastic way to celebrate the New Year for us. We stayed up till the early hours of 2015 watching the fireworks.