Sunday
Dear Elsie
I hope you have had a good day today spoiling your wonderful Mom on Mother’s Day! I spent the day firstly leaving the ship this morning and then we went into Copenhagen where we enjoyed sitting around a lovely park enjoying amazing Danish sunshine.
What had happened as we got off the Metro and we were walking towards these gardens, is I twisted my ankle on a low Copenhagen street verge and took a tumble. Even though I went flying, the damage was mainly done to my left ankle which was sprained. I wasn’t hurt, I thought and although my ankle felt tender, it wasn’t difficult to walk…initially. After sitting in the park for a while, I noticed it was more painful when I started trying to walk. After seeing Julian off at the Metro, I returned to Mike and we decided to go to the Canal and have a boat tour of Copenhagen waterways. It was beyond fantastic and sitting in the boat was comfortable, so I gave no though to my foot. Here we are about to set off in full sunshine.
The tour starts at the street with the colourful houses…
We passed the Copenhagen Opera house where our guide told us crazy people sometimes jump off the roof into the water! 
Naturally, the Little Mermaid was on the itinerary. So many people visit this underwhelming tourist attraction every day…just look at them all! The tour guide told us the statue has lost her head twice!
We passed the yacht the Danish royal family use when they are visiting surrounding countries.
They board the yacht from this pier..
We also passed Amalienborg, where they live.
And then we went to Christianson Harbour which was a little piece of Danish paradise.
Lots of houseboats and such a vibe.
Here’s a couple of tiny houseboats. So cute.
At the end of it all, I got up to get off the boat, and that was when my left ankle really began to talk. As we had been sitting for an hour, standing on occasions to take photos, left outer ankle had swollen up and was really bruised. I needed to get it up so we hobbled back to the benches and, as there were none available, I sat on the floor and put my foot on my luggage. I took a Myprodol and then we decided to get to the airport as soon as we could.
At Copenhagen airport, it’s 100s of metres to get from the terminal building to the gate, so Mike asked for assistance. Once that happened, I was treated as an invalid and was wheeled by a very nice security man right through the system. Everyone was very kind and helpful & we are now sitting on very comfortable chairs in the assistance centre. We board in under an hour & begin the long trip home. Hopefully, ice packs and Myprodol will help overnight and I’ll be able to get up the stairs tomorrow when we get home!
Such a lovely holiday comes to an end.
John 7:45-46
When the Temple guards returned without having arrested Jesus, the leading priests and Pharisees demanded, “Why didn’t you bring him in?” “We have never heard anyone speak like this!” the guards responded.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂