Vestamager

Lexi and Noah's teacher had told us several times about this great nature preserve in vestamager.  Lexi had actually gone there with her class and said it was a lot of fun.  So, with the weather getting a little warmer, we decided to head out there on a Saturday afternoon.  We made the mistake of taking the Metro out, instead of driving.  We didn't know what to expect with parking, etc, so we thought it would be better this way.  In the future, we'll definitely take our car! 
Anyway, we walked into the preserve and while it wasn't as beautiful as the Dyrehave, it definitely had it's own beauty.  It is located right by the sea and we quickly realized that if we wanted to see any of it, we would need bikes.  Luckily, we were able to rent bikes right there at the preserve, including a Christiania bike for Lexi and Noah to ride in.  It was a really enjoyable afternoon.  We were able to see much more of the park than if we had been on foot.  They had a lot of livestock there, cows, horses, goats, sheep, etc.  But, we also saw a bunch of deer.  I just love in Denmark, that almost right in the middle of the big city, there are these huge green spaces.  Love it! 
After finishing our ride, we realized there was a pond that we could go and catch tadpoles at. So much fun!  The kids were so into scooping out the gunk and seeing what they came up with. Mostly leeches and snails, but we did find 2 tadpoles.  They had little animal carriers we could purchase, so we got one and took home our little prizes. 
We ended the outing by visiting Noah's Arc.  By this time, rain was starting to come down, so the kids were disappointed we didn't get to play there more.  But, I'm sure we'll go back again another time.  Great outing!

 

I was a little worried about them falling in.  The water was nasty!

Those long, black thing are leeches!  Blech!

Finklehopper Frog

Noah's Arc - Our Noah kept saying, "I want to go to my boat."