When I was walking through the Haderslev museum with Susanne, I made some comment about how a lot of Danish kings seemed to be named Christian. "That's because all Danish kings are required to be named either Christian or Frederik," she said. Yep, it's true. There's a queen on the throne right now, but her son, who is next in line is Frederik. Frederik has an infant son named, you guessed it, Christian. If another son is born, he'll be a Frederik. Way to go Denmark; keeping it simple.
Ok, my preoccupation with the naming practices of the Danish Royal Family doesn't really have a lot to do with Copenhagen. Except I did have a little laugh when the tourguide at Christiansborg Palace pointed to a random painting of a Danish king and said, "Who can guess the name of this king? Go ahead, you have a 50/50 chance."
Pictures: Evening in Tivoli Amusement Park, Canal and harbour tour, Christiansborg Palace
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