Strand Copenhagen

... to fly with Thai airways to Copenhagen in Denmark. ....................................................................................................................................................................... SVENSKA Vi kommer först ...

... station near our hotel, which took only 20 minutes. We set out to Danish Design Center as our very first stop in Copenhagen. We walked here through the oldest pedestrian path in the world-Stroget. Tons of shops occupied this street from luxury brands ...

We arrived in Copenhagen late Friday evening and made our way to the ...

... 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 ...

My first trip to scandinavian ...

... their criminals and the penalty for murder is only about 16 years in prison (8 years served with good behavior). Yet, Copenhagen has very little problems with crime—it must be the educated populace and national unity that keeps this from happening. ...

... the park. We had dinner in an Italian restaurant in the park, where the food was good and the prices surprisingly reasonable for Copenhagen. After our dinner, we made our way to the open-air stage and stood while watching the double-header of first Julie ...

... and all tables were booked. We then decided to go to the most famous pastry shop(according to our tour guide) in Copenhagen – Lagkagehuset. There were various selections of pastries throughout the shop and we picked a few for breakfast and ordered a ...

... boat tour covering some of the hot spots of the city - which was a bit chilly - but a good way to get your bearings of Copenhagen. After the tour we made our way to Vor Frelsers Kirke a 17th century church.  We climbed to the top of the spiral tower ...

... clear blue sky day, so we decided to head out of the city to one of the local beaches, at a place just south of Copenhagen called Amager Strand.  As expected, one of us was keen to get the feet into the North Sea for the first time (kinda crazy but ...

... as the Elsinore Castle of Shakespeare's Hamlet.  We went on a tour under the castle which included the dungeons and also the royal rooms.   We got back to Copenhagen in the evening and went to a restaurant in the Nyhaven (new harbour).   ...

... as a wonderfully random end to my Russia Easter break.. Returning from that trip, I felt like I entered a new world. Basically Copenhagen had shed off winter completely and I was met with bright colours and smiling faces and sunshine.. oh the sunshine! ...

... . We covered quite some ground.. only missing out on one place we wanted to see.. The National Museum. Across the road from Copenhagen Central is The Tivoli Gardens.. an amusement park. It's not Dreamworld.. but it does have a rollercoaster and some other ...

We got into Copenhagen around 7:10 AM which allowed for enough time to go back to my kollegium and drop-off my luggage before heading to class.  We had a guest lecturer in class who was pretty engaging - we talked a lot about what happened during the ...

Hot, Damn Hot! We're actually staying just south of Copenhagen in a place called Greve Strand. We have spent the first day sightseeing around the city. The was the museums and the parks etc. People everywhere especially in the canal harbour. It was ...

... to judge once a complete comparison has been made of all.. I'm going to be so fat :) In terms of what I've seen of Copenhagen so far, it's been fairly limited as I've had class every day but there has been some preliminary exploration. We've checked out ...

... pool built into the river. Before dinner, I stop by Tivoli Gardens, a theme park, two blocks from the hostel. This is Copenhagen’s biggest tourist draw. It was created in 1843 gave Walt Disney the inspiration for Disney Land. Tivoli is on only ...