Today we decided to go back to Christianshavn and climb the Church Tower of Our Savior's Church. It is one of the oldest churches in Denmark, if not one of the oldest in Europe. As with everything here you have to pay for admission but it was well worth the money.
Disclaimer: Mom, you will probably get nauseous from just looking at the pictures. This was definitely not an activity you would have enjoyed.
The entire way up was of course stairs. In the beginning they were indoors and you walked through the old bell tour and in some very strange areas as you were ducking below and climbing over exposed beams. The stairs were very narrow and sometimes it was more like climbing a ladder. Then you reached the outdoor section where you literally walked all the way to the tippy top of the tower. You can see from the first picture there is a platform near the top of the tower and then stairs spiraling up to the top. I probably could have reached out and touched the gold thing on the top if I wasn't so afraid of falling.
This was the start of our decent. Not exactly the "safest" thing. Let's just say I practically bathed in hand sanitizer after the number of hand rails that I clutched onto for dear life.
This was the view from the highest stair. There was not platform or anything at the very top. The stairs got narrower and narrower until they just stopped. You could barely stand up straight because DIRECTLY above your head was the big gold disc at the top of the tower. It was a beautiful view but I even have to say I felt a little uneasy and shaky at the top.
It was absolutely spectacular view. You could see in all directions all over Copenhagen. It was by far the best view in town.
And this is a obviously a picture from the base of the tower looking up. I swear it is higher than it looks.
Megan,
ReplyDeleteYou are right about those pictures actually make you dizzy! Thanks for sharing your trip! Trish