The Dalager Experiment: 5x5k Copenhagen (The Bikes, Bells, and Baby Ducks Run)

I have always found running to be a great way to get to know new places - and new people. I was lucky to have a wonderful running (frunning) group in Syracuse and was lamenting the loss of our fun runs, when Jacob issued a challenge for us to tackle during our trip to Europe.
(Oh yeah, we went to Europe - will get to that in a day or two!)

The 5x5k Challenge:
Run a 5k in each of the 5 major cities we are visiting on our trip -
Copenhagen, Budapest, Bratislava, Graz, and Prague.

These runs are not about speed, but about getting out, exploring a new city, and seeing what we see. It is always acceptable to stop to take a picture!

First city up was...

COPENHAGEN -The Bikes, Bells and Baby Ducks Run

We ran our Copenhagen 5k on our last morning there. Like most places on our trip, Copenhagen is hot right now so we got up and running by about 7:45 - we tried for earlier, but the jet lag was still getting us.

The Route

We started out from our fabulous AirBnb and made our way through part of the botanical garden and to the Kastellet, a star-shaped fortress by the water.

Kastellet

Halfway around, we came upon the famous Little Mermaid statue.

The similarities - uncanny!

We also saw statue/fountain and a church that appeared to be built out of flint. As we passed the church, bells across the city began to chime 8 o'clock - kind of magical.

We poked our head into the fort - cool!

We passed a windmill, managed to avoid getting hit by bicycles (I swear, everybody bikes!), and ended our run along a waterway - and even saw some ducklings!