Wendy and I were the only ones awake as we drove into Copenhagen around 9.00 AM.

It was obvious from the start that this was a special city. As we drove around looking for the hotel, we passed hundreds of statues. The architecture seemed to be large blocks of terraced houses though not narrow ones like in England but large and square. There were also spires and steeples everywhere and each one unique. Some were very Russian.

We found the hotel, an old but renovated place called The Weber Hotel and it was right in the city. Our rooms weren't ready when we arrived but the staff were very friendly and gave us coffee in the foyer while we waited. John and I checked into our room and when I turned on the TV, there was an x-rated movie on which have been available in most of the hotels we've stayed at. A bit heady first thing in the morning. I had a shower and went for a walk.

There was one main street that was quite narrow and mostly mall. The people seemed very friendly and it was no trouble getting something to eat. It was very cold but there were lots of people on the streets and apparently most people speak English as a second language. I walked all the way down to the port and there were so many cafes and restaurants. The main things were the buildings and spires and the statues.

I got back to the hotel as it was getting dark at about 4.00PM. I had a few drinks in the bar with Ron, John, Rene and a local D.J. The waitress spilt beer over Ron which didn't go down so well! All of us then went out to dinner at a place called The Music Cafe.

The food was good. The building housed four different floors and had a restaurant, a couple of bars, a disco and a live venue. Sean, Ron, John and I stayed to see a band called "Roy And His Funky...." (couldn't catch the last word) who were pretty funny.

A girl called Hannah offered to roll a joint and we went down to the Copenhagen town square and smoked it. The laws concerning pot are pretty lax here. There were thousands of people on the streets and you still felt very safe.They seemed like a very civilised race of people to me. They even have hearts on their coins!

After a while Hannah told me in broken English that she "had a hunger". It took me a while to work out that the sort of hunger she was talking about wouldn't be satisfied with a burger. It seemed like the right time for me to take my leave and I caught a cab back to the hotel.

Ron, Sean, Mick and I stayed up for another hour talking and we were all fairly wasted. John had decided to check out a few more bars so I didn't see him before I went to bed.

My one regret was that I didn't get see a park opposite called "The Tivoli" which was closed for winter. It looked magical from the outside and I'm told it is on a warm summer night.

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