Copenhagen Crown

... the 12:40 train to Copenhagen by minutes, and had to wait an hour for the next one (I went back to the bar where the other were all still going). Copenhagen hadn't improved any when we got back, nor had the hotel but it didn't matter because I was ...

... self-proclaimed 'probably best' beer in the world it was time to sample the product and have lunch. Back to central Copenhagen, where we wandered around visiting: 1.  Rosenborg Slot an early 17th century castle.  In the castle basement is ...

... radiate into the surrounding woodlands - it is described today that the palace residence and the garden as the " best in Denmark". Copenhagen doesn't have the traffic snarl of many European city and it is quite flat so it is eminently suited to walking ...

... newer double deck carriages push/pulled by diesel locomotives. Even when we reached the overhead electrified tracks closer to Copenhagen, many trains were still diesel-hauled or run by DMU's, indicating how many regional services traverse un-electrified ...

... ), the island that Copenhagen is on. Close by is the tiny statue of the Little Mermaid (Den Lille Havfrue). It's probably Copenhagen's most recognized landmark, celebrating Hans Christian Andersen. It is a statue of a mermaid on a rock. I then stopped ...

... of tourists disappearing from view. It seems we had stumbled upon Rosenborg Slot (castle), a beautiful Renaissance palace situated in Copenhagen's oldest park. We explored the palace interior, which is stunning, including the throne room where the king ...

... but walking on ice doesn't seem like a particular bright idea. My next stop was at Tivoli, which is advertised as "Copenhagen's number one attraction, open every day!" That is, everyday except those between 31 December and 14 April - a minor detail ...

... I have yet to see a single laptop in the 3 months I've been here. So with that, here is Copenhagen... ============================== THURSDAY Having taken Thursday and Friday off, Julie and I awoke at 4:15 to shower before heading to Schiphol ...

... you dont really get a good view of it, especially when you are on a train that travels on the lower deck of the bridge! Copenhagen itself is relatively nice, although the weather hasn't been so good to us, much colder than we were used to in Norway and ...

... a long term guest, Aris from Greece, who has already been there 2 weeks and is looking for permanent housing in Copenhagen. I arrived on Monday. Another American, Brian is arriving from Colorado on Wednesday to attend an urban planning convention and ...

... on the Metro, S-Tog (like S-Bahn, a city train), and bus to his house in Lyngby. Lyngby is a suburb north of Copenhagen proper, where DTU (Denmark Technical University) is and where Blake is studying this semester. We had Doner Kebops in between the ...

... we were going to miss our stop so we set an alarm.  We then spent the afternoon exploring the shopping district in Copenhagen.  We tried some sweets and found another small Christmas market and we had more glogg.  We bumped into Wendy and ...

... dozen or so flights of stairs we arrived in our tiny scruffy room, unpacked, and headed out to see what was about. Copenhagen wasn't quite what I'd expected. Denmark seems to be a poorer country than I had imagined. In Australia we have had plenty of ...

... the Town Hall Square and the Orsteosparken before heading out on an evening flight back to Berlin. Things We Loved in Copenhagen: 1.  Nyhaven Harbor - this cute and colorful inlet really highlights how linked Copenhagen is to the sea.  We ...

The girls found accommodation in Copenhagen was good and breakfast excellent. They were up early ready to spent the day exploring. Bec has sent an email to her friends so it was decided to include this in the blog. Hello! Well, we have enjoyed a full day ...

... to Christiania the day before so he became our acting tour guide and showed us around. Christiania is an alternative community within Copenhagen that is also known as the Freetown of Christiania. It is kind of like a hippie commune, and within the walls ...

... Aussies and Brits with a few Americans mixed in. The next day we have a two-hour orientation to the city of Copenhagen. Rather compact, the city is charming with many fountains, flowers and the buildings, while refurbished inside, keep their original ...