This morning we met a friend of mine and his five year old daughter at the National History Museum.

Aside from a somewhat bewildering “immersive” exhibit on the Viking sorceress, it was a neat look at some artifacts from around the world. We spent about half our time in the main museum and then the other half in the children’s section where the girls could explore and play with all the interactive bits they had. No surprise, Poppy’s favourites were playing shop at a Pakistani store and then cooking dinner in a medieval kitchen.

We stopped for Vietnamese lunch on the way home. Jill and Poppy had pho and I had an excellent banh mi.

After nap we walked over to the best playground ever.

There was tons of room, several different play areas, swings, sand, a splash pad, and little bikes free for the kids to use. It has us questioning whether we’ll still go to Tivoli or not. After our experience in Paris where we know Poppy won’t go on many rides, and knowing how busy (and expensive) Tivoli will be to mostly just walk around, we may just skip it in favour of more park time.

On our way back from the park we stopped to pick up some wine to have at the apartment. Then we got some takeout pizzas and ate them on the boulevard in front of our place with some beers and a juice for Pops. Lots of other folks just enjoying the lovely weather with their friends and family. It felt like a very Copenhagen day for us. It made me happy because that’s what I was hoping we’d be able to do here – spend a bunch of time outside and soaking in what the city offers.