Documenting Denmark

Danish Escapade Review

Country: Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen (Kopenhagen)
Language: Danish
Currency: Danish Kroener (DK)
Details: January 2011

Copenhagen is an interesting and bizarre city to visit. Great if you need an R & R weekend city break. Copenhagen has a lot to offer. The Danish are known for their amazing architecture and design, bakeries and cycling (especially in snow storms which totally amazes me.) Getting my head round the currency was a little bit of an issue since items cost 100s or 1000s. An average meal in a restaurant costs between 140 - 180DK

The entire time I was in Denmark it snowed heavily but it didn't put a damper on my enthusiasm to discover the hidden gems of this weird but wonderful culture.

The best time to travel to the land of the Danes' is between April and September when the Tivoli (Theme park) is open.

Tivoli

 It will be much easier to appreciate the cities beauty and scenery.
Unlike Vienna I would recommend using the metro whenever possible because the distance between tourists sites is vast. Most art galleries and museums offer free entry but special exhibitions require ticket purchase. I wouldn't recommend buying the Copenhagen Pass. Its too expensive and you will probably do two things out of the 60 listed options.

Thanks to my friend Rodelle who had travelled to Copenhagen a few months before I did I was able to eliminate and concentrate on specific things about the city which was a big help and did not require much planning on my part.

I also discovered that the Danish language does not have a word for "please", which is why at first they came across as rude.

Frozen Canals

Christianhavn

Christianhavn, Near Cafe Wilder

Somewhere near Parliament

Charlottenborg Palace (changing of the guards)

Aalborg Maritime Museum 

Behind me is Aalborg Maritime Museum

The famous little mermaid (I am standing on frozen sea)

The little mermaid has had her head severed many times 

Statens Museum for Kunst

Adam, Eve, dead Abel and Cherry

Kopenhagen Airport

I was astounded by the way transport worked like clockwork in spite of the heavy snowfall I endured on my trip. Involuntary skiing down the streets and excessive walking left me with a rather bruised and battered knee. In awe I was astounded by the relentless effort the locals had to continue cycling in the blizzard when I was suffering a great deal to trudge through the snow.

Lastly this time round I was able to make a lot more friends and they will be visiting me in London over the next couple of months, so i guess it does pay to smile and be friendly.