Blogs from Copenhagen, Region Hovedstaden, Denmark, Europe - page 6

It was late evening by the time I'd landed in Copenhagen and was finally into the public area where darling Katherine was waiting for me. It didn't take long to drive to Hvidovre, the suburb where Katherine and Thomas now live having bought their first house. Previous to moving into the house the family lived in a two bedroom one bathroom apartment in Valby with a communal area for the children's playground. Now they're in a four bedroom two bathroom house with loads and loads of cupboard space and a beautiful big garden for the kids to play in. So it's a big improvement. My time spent in Copenhagen has been much different from the time I spent in both Italy and England. Now I'm much more into the domestic space, looking after the children especially ... read more

We arrive in Copenhagen and walk into town. The famous little mermaid statue is along the waterfront. It is a beautiful day and lots of people are out enjoying the sunshine. We walk to Christiansborg Palace and take the free lift to the top with 360 views of the city. We also walk by Amalienborg Castle and take a picture of the guard. We visit St Alban's Church and Marble Church. Nyhavn is a very popular area to eat at one of its many cafes that line the canal. The colorful townhouses are from the 17th and 18th centuries. We walk through this area several times during our visit. Our second day here we go to Tivoli Gardens a famous amusement park and gardens. We buy a ticket that does not include rides. We enjoy our ... read more

This morning we docked just outside of Copenhagen. What started out as a promising day weather wise - with sun and blue skies - gradually changed over the course of the day into intermittent showers - light and heavy and usually JUST after I had put my coat or umbrella away. Needless to say I can firmly state my new jacket IS water proof!! We decided to do Copenhagen independently but had booked a free walking tour through Sandeman's. After breakfast we caught the 8:30 ship shuttle bus into town and found the meeting place for our tour. The guide was a character - full of wry humour - and he told interesting stories of the history of Copenhagen which involved lots of burning of buildings - fires and drunken firefighters. We walked through the central ... read more

We arrived in Copenhagen at 22:00 on Thursday 29th and we decided to purchase a 'Copenhagen Card' for 48hrs, which cost about £60 but covered all our public transport and entry to various tours and attractions. We the. Hopped on the metro and headed across to 'Sleep in Heaven' our (slightly optimistically named) hostel for the next two nights. We were in a 6 bed mixed dorm without any en-suite facilities, so you could say this was my first real taste of hostel living. It was manageable but not as comfortable as hoped, our bunk bed in particular creaked and squeaked at even the slightest of movements and the dimly light and all black bathroom didn't fill me with any confidence on the cleanliness front! Dan tells me that the first night I snored, loudly, though ... read more