Copenhagen - Hans Christian Anderson, Danish pastries, The Little Mermaid, shiney new metro system, hundreds of attractive people riding bikes, brightly painted buildings, people who actually obey the 'little green man', Carlsberg, hot dogs on every corner and THOSE chairs. Our weekend in Copenhagen was blessed with bright sunshine and blue skies - the cold temperature was a lot more bearable in the Northern light. Like every other person travelling to Copenhagen, we followed the well trodden path to all the main sites. The Little Mermaid, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, the deserted Tivoli Gardens (shut up until Christmas), Strøget - the pedestrianised shopping area (is all of Scandanavia this expensive?!) and the botanical park We also made a visit to two places that don't really spring to mind when you think of Copenhagen! 1. Freetown Christiania. To
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