Not another royal event

Through the university affiliated with David's lab I often receive emails about events that may be of interest.  The queen's birthday caught my eye because it was on a Saturday, a day we set aside for family adventures.  Tradition has it that she comes out on the balcony and waves to her loyal subjects.  Often her family joins her and I was curious to see her grandchildren after just watching the christening two days earlier.

notice flags on the bus in honor of Queen Margrethe II

Along with A.'s friend we bundled up and headed to Amalienborg Palace.  We took pictures with the guards and admired the setting, right on the water.

We gathered to watch the changing of the guard, patiently waiting for the guest-of-honor.  We were surprised to learn from a person in the crowd that the queen was at another palace, Marselisborg Palace in Aarhus.  If we had looked carefully at the flag flying above her wing of the palace we would have seen that her royal logo was not in the center, indicating that she was out-of-town.  It wasn't a total loss because it was fun to be part of the minor festivities and see somewhere new, but we didn't hang around.

We headed off to the Zoological Museum, which is one floor of a large building on Copenhagen University's campus.  For Easter there were hidden eggs along with a nice variety of natural eggs.  The room honoring Darwin was stunning with an enormous variety of skeletons and preserved animals.  A good time was had by all.