Blogs from Copenhagen, Region Hovedstaden, Denmark, Europe - page 63

Geo: 55.6763, 12.5681What I like is about CPH isAccommodation1. Utility bills are included in the rent so you don't have to worry about that.Shopping2. There's a good range of shops.3. Clothes can be cheaper than elsewhere4. They have good & genuine clothes/shoe sales5. They have lots of magazines & books in English6. They have cheapo supermarkets7. Good range of fruit & veg. shops (run by Asians)Eating out8. Not a tipping cultureMedical/Bureaucracy9. Once you have national id card Doctor visits are free (but you can't buy lemsip).Outdoors10. Feels Safe11. Good public spaces12. Easy to navigate13. Good place for walking & cycling14. Can easily rent tourist bicycle (with a coin in a slot) in a lot of the city.15. Good cycle lanes16. Nice wide streetsSociety17. They are self deprecating & ca... read more

Hilsen fra Københåvn, Twenty three hours in transit and here we are across the other side of the world. Left Perth right on time 11pm Tuesday and had an excellent flight on Qantas to Tokyo. As soon as we levelled out after takeoff there was food on offer - at midnight!? Adrian said the rare beef fillet was superb, washed down with top quality Australian shiraz of course! The skybeds were amazing - fully lying down with pillows and blankets altho its always hard to sleep in a strange environment. For insomniacs there was a choice of 60 different movies or Tv programmes (e.g Mythbusters & Da Vinci Code) - choose your own on your personal screen. The flight was very smooth till about 5am Perth time when we were woken by a seatbelt announcemnt followed ... read more

The Kiwi Invasion When the Germans invaded Denmark in the beginning of World War II the Germans crossed the border and shouted out: “Hands Up You Dumme Dänen” (you should read this with a German accent). Because the country is so small everyone was able to hear them shout and the Danes simply went: “OK” and put the arms up and threw the weapons on the ground. And so Denmark was occupied by the Germans until the end of the war. Oh, I think there were one or two people involved in the resistance but their work never mounted to much. So yes, the Danes have been hassled for giving up without fighting back for years. And they say history repeats itself. So perhaps this explains why I made no resistance when I was invaded by ... read more

Hi All, We had 7 hours to kill in Copenhagen between flights so we decided to head into town and do some sightseeing. Fairly handy got to from the airport as the train station goes from the airport right into the middle of town. The danish Krona took a bit of getting used to. Tried to with draw the equivalent of 40 quid and ended up withdrawing about 400...... Ah well managed to get it changed to bhat at the airport before we left.. Copenhagen itself is a nice city... Walked around doing the usual tommy tourist bits,, sightseeing, shopping and of couse sampling some of the local produce as you do.. Ended up in a Danish Bar where they had a promo where you can by 5 glasses of local beers for trying out . ... read more

August 22, 2006 - August 27, 2006 Our arrival to Copenhagen did not go over quite as smoothly as we had hoped. Once we arrived at the central train station, we headed to the tourist information center. Since we weren’t sure when we would leave Stockholm, we only had a hotel booked ahead of time for Thursday through Sunday. This meant that we’d have to find a hotel for Tuesday and Wednesday if we planned to stay in Copenhagen for the remainder of our vacation. Thankfully, for a small fee the tourist information office had the ability to book places to stay for travelers in need. Having arrived at 6:00pm, we were anxious to locate a room so we could drop off our bags and start exploring Copenhagen. Problem was, there were basically no rooms to ... read more