Travel Talks: Start of Copenhagen stay: Sightseeing & first hand experience with Sub Zero Freezing cold

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Continued from : Well after checkin to the Hotel and having dinner with sandwiches, I and my colleague were very very tired. We had almost lost a full day's sleep. Plus I cannot have a proper sleep over long flights. The limited leg space also means feeling quite stiff. After having a good rest and freshening up and taking bath the next day, we had a good breakfast. Also took some pictures of the outside. You can see snow, sunshine and an airplane. The airport was not very far from our hotel. Then we decided to venture out. Not once but twice. What followed was a first hand experience with sub zero Freezing cold. It was -3 to -5 C. Yet what tested us was the wind. In the morning when we went to a nearby departmental store, cold winds increased in intensity when we were coming back. Plus it seemed that my cap might blow away. It was an old cap purchased long way back in England but looked insufficient against sub zero cold. I had to hold it to prevent it flying away! First lesson learnt to be better prepared! Then we went to some sight seeing. We saw Rosenborg Palace Plus an adjoining garden (now snow covered). Then a church and then another Royal Residence near the sea front. I do not have the pictures as my friend took them. What was testing were the terribly Freezing cold winds near the sea front. Even with a partial face covering I felt very chilly and almost numbing. My layers of clothing felt insufficient. Hands were feeling numb. I asked my colleagues (among them our Danish colleague who is much more used to such conditions) to stop and we decided to go back. Later I learnt that the wind chill effect made it close to -15 C that day !! I had never faced such a cold before and how could I have been fully prepared. Still for the next day I prepared better ! Images : Early morning images - with and without sunshine and at different angles. Plus Hotel Buffet breakfast place. I would try to get images of the Castle if I can. Quite a day !!