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COPENHAGEN
The City
Copenhagen is a quite compact but certainly
not overcrowded city. We understood that local
authorities try everything to keep the city
as clean as possible. One of the things to
achieve this is to make the city centre unattractive
to cars – with high parking fees, for
example… Another initiative is the availability
of free bicycles. At most places you will find
special bicycles, using the ‘shopping
cart system’: you put in some money,
and you can use the bike. When you have reached
your destination, park it and retrieve your
coins. What could be better to save the environment?
Most crowded are the areas round Central Station
and Tivoli, the world famous themepark (tivoli.dk).
It's easy to get around by foot as well - from
Central Station to the 'furthest away' famous
tourist attraction (the statue of Hans Christian
Andersen's Little Mermaid) is just a 40-50 minute
walk.
We experienced the Danes as very friendly
and open, contrary to other Northern European
countries such as Holland, Norway and Sweden.
Social, helpful, smiling, aware of the environment
and very well English speaking.
WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO DO
Little Mermaid
This statue (statuette would
be better) is about the main character
in H.C. Andersen’s fairy tale about the
little mermaid – a little girl sitting
on a rock, overlooking the harbour.
Don’t expect something like the Eiffel
Tower, in the 30 miunutes we spent there we experienced
many disappointed people, complaining about the
statue’s site. Don’t they understand
why it’s called Little Mermaid?
After all, the story is about a 15-year old girl...
External link / the story: wikipedia
Tivoli Gardens
The world famous
theme park, which inspired Disney to start his
own theme park, is situated right next to Central
Station (Hovedbanegård)
and has several entrances.
Tivoli includes a variety of attractions: buildings
in the exotic style of an imaginary Orient: a
theatre, band stands, restaurants and cafés,
flower gardens, and mechanical amusement rides
such as a merry-go-round and a primitive scenic
railway. One of the main attractions is one of
world's oldest wooden roller coasters that is
still operating today, built in 1914.
After dark, coloured lamps illuminated the gardens.
On certain evenings, specially designed fireworks
can be expected. During the time of our visit,
around Halloween, the park was decorated with
literally thousands of pumpkins, more than you
will ever see together.
Entrance fee is low, but you’ll have to
pay for every single attraction.
External link: tivoli.dk
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Danish Design Center
The Danish Design Centre
is located in the heart of Copenhagen on HC Andersens
Boulevard in a building designed specifically
for the Danish Design Centre by architect Henning
Larsen. In addition to the knowledge centre,
the building also houses exhibitions, a café,
a shop and conference facilities.
The Danish Design Centre is an independent institution
which strives to enhance the use of design in
the Danish business world, brand Danish design
worldwide and increase the interest for design
in the general public. The overall purpose is
to contribute actively to value creation in Denmark
and to ensure that Danish design remains a strong
brand in Denmark and abroad.
Source / external link: ddc.dk
Malmö, Sweden
From Copenhagen, it’s only a 20-minute
trainride to Malmö in Sweden. Using the spectacular Øresund
Bridge (Øresundbron) you cross
the Sont. Just don’t expect to see too much
of the bridge when you’re on it! :-)
Carlsberg Brewery / Carlsberg
Visitors Centre
This place presents
Calrsberg’s first
brewery from 1847, the Carlsberg stables and
the new house brewery Jacobsen. The House Brewery
Jacobsen is dedicated to the brewing of Carlsberg’s
unique range of speciality beers.
On the first floor, right after the main entrance,
you will find the world's largest collection
of beer bottles, acknowledged by the Guinness
Book of Records.
16,400 when we were there (October 2006),
with 13.340 bottles on exhibition.
At the end
of your tour, you can enjoy two free beers.
We noticed a cafe-like atmosphere, not strange
when you know the entrance fee to the museum
equals the price of a beer in a pub. So that’s
two beers for the price of one!
External link: carlsberg.com /
jacobsenbryg.com
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WHAT TO EAT
Of course in a city like this, there’s
a wide range in food products, from any
continent. We just wanted to let you know
you should not miss out on the opportunity
to get a hot dog from one of the many stands.
There are about three on every corner,
so it’s not really
hard to to find one :-)
HOW TO GO THERE AND HOW TO GET
AROUND
You can reach Denmark via European mainland, or via boat services. From CPH airport
there are good and frequent train connections to the city center and other destinations
in Denmark and Sweden. It takes about 20 minutes to get to Kobenhavn Hb, central
station.
External link: copenhagen
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