Palace Hotel Copenhagen

... an idea of what there was to do. All we had was a Lonely Planet on Scandinavia (about 6 pages of text on Copenhagen) and a hotel reservation. I think part of that is because when leaving the country from Chicago, you are really going on a journey whereas ...

... the flocks 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 ...

... . According to reports, he set off a bomb and injured nobody but himself (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1311112/Copenhagen-hotel-blast-marks-9-11-anniversary-terror-levels-raised.html)... At least I can say I’ve stayed in a famous ...

... to get around. Our hotel was the Scandic Front ( http://www.scandichotels.com/hotels/Countries/Denmark/Copenhagen/Hotels/Front/  ) - right downtown. Our hotel is near the Royal Palace and the harbour. We could see big battleships docked outside our ...

... and napping. On the tour back, we saw the Journey entering the port. She looked lovely, and, while we have really enjoyed Copenhagen, we are both ready to start the cruise. We can board any time between noon and five tomorrow. We have discussed that we ...

... but fine tour of some Copenhagen sites including the opera house, the Nyhaven canal area and the main square near his hotel (the Scandic Palace.)  It was a lovely, sunny Saturday and there were Danes (and tourists) everywhere!  After a coffee ...

... de gente que achou um bom negócio comprar bicicletas por Dkr 20 (pouco menos de 3 euros). Fora isso, Copenhagen é incrivelmente preparada para sua enorme população de ciclistas. Nunca vimos tantas bicicletas nas nossas vidas! Ganha longe de ...

... have more pigs that there are people in australia!), and the pastries! they don't call them danish pastries here, just pastries :) florence and copenhagen, top marks from me...i've been to a lot of places and these two are right at the top of my best ever ...

... (Sunday), I started my day off visiting Slotsholmen, which is a small island in the middle of Copenhagen on which the Christiansborg Slot (Palace), Danish Folketinget (Parliament), Supreme Court, PM's office and Royal Reception Rooms are located as well ...

... Amalienborb Palace~an elegant quarter of 18th century buildings. We then explore the historic 17th century stock exchange, The Christiansborg Palace, The Neo-Classical Cathedral and the 19th Centuary Royal-former home of the Opera.  Sitting on a rock ...

Amalienborg Palace Royal Guard Changing Amalienborg Museum (Christian VIII's Palace) Nyhavn Amber Museum Copenhagen National Museum ...

... Contiki-goodness, what (mis)adventures lie ahead. The luxury of living in London allows the benefit choosing a convienient flight to Copenhagen. A nice midday flight allowed me plenty of time to potter around in the morning to finally get to Gatwick and ...

... 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 ...

Again here is another delayed update, this time being typed on Charles' laptop in the hotel in Copenhagen. There was meant to be wireless Internet at this hotel, however our room's location at the end of the building has meant that the signal is too ...

... to collect tolls from ships passing through the narrow strait.  Tourist rip offs even then.     A city icon of Copenhagen is of course "The Little Mermaid" ]   I have a cousin Michael Marvell,  who lives here ...

... 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 ...

... at least edible and tasty.  Went back to the room to muster up the lads for a day of sightseeing and actually exploring Copenhagen before we left the next day.  Jiveen was on the same wavelength and was feeling half-decent but John was dead to ...

... , passed the Guiness World Record attraction and decided to turn back since all the shop are closed. We passed the hotel to the Amalieborg Palace. We proceeded further to the little mermaid to snap some pics. This was when we first noticed the windmill at ...

... to settle in.  It ended up being a fun weekend though.  I flew in on Thursday afternoon to make our Copenhagen office dinner at the Carlsberg Museum.  We had a whole beer tasting event (actually, none of it was Carlsberg!), which was ...