Don't trust the blue sky in Denmark...

The weather in Denmark is really unpredictable. It is almost pointless to check the weather forecast, because you just have to assume that you will get rained at some point during the day. Even if it looks sunny in the morning, chances are, there will be an afternoon shower, or worse, the blue sky could turn grey in just minutes bringing you your morning shower. No wonder a lot of Danes wear light raincoat type outerwears - you always need to be prepared for an unexpected (or expected in a way?) shower! Rain does not stop the Danes. 

Today was a typical of such weather. The weather forecast (yes, I admit I still check it...) said it was going to rain all day. It rained a bit in the morning, but by the time we got out of the house (it takes forever to get out of the house by the time you figure out who's going to bring which toy and who's sitting on which side of the double stroller, etc, which totally wears me out!), the rain had stopped, and in fact, the sky was looking amazingly blue. I had planned to go to the National Museum in preparation for the rain, but because the weather turned out to be so nice, I decided to stop by at the Christianborg Slot (Palace) which is located near the museum. 

Christianborg Palace is located on a small island called Slotsholmen, which is connected to the main city center by small moat-like canals. The Palace houses the Danish parliament and other government offices as well as royal reception rooms. We didn't go inside to see the tour of the whole island, although some of the rooms and the tapestries they have are supposed to be pretty amazing. Just walked around the grounds and admired the magnificent building.  And look how blue the sky is! 

We then headed to the museum only to find out that it was closed on Mondays. It was starting to get cloudy, but we decided to head to our favorite Orstedparken (park), about a twenty minute walk. The weather really started to change. It would rain for literally a few minutes, then it's back to sunny again. A few minutes later, rain again for a few minutes, and then stop. The rain doesn't even stop the Danish kids from playing, and our kids followed. 


I don't know how many times it rained and stopped and rained and stopped while we were there. At one point it rained pretty hard that we all had to take shelter. I thought it was time to go, but it wasn't. Mr. Sun came back yet again! But then came the final rain. It poured. We all went under the shade for about five minutes. It finally stopped, but at that point, it was time to go home for everybody who was there at the park. 

All the fun rides at the park. 

Waiting for the rain to stop.