http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Denmark , Region Hovedstaden , Copenhagen en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 17:40:44 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:40:44 +0000 Since we had so much fun when we visited Stockholm in wintertime my wife decided to spend Valentine together in Copenhagen... What a good ideaArriving in Karstrup Copenhagen international airport went very smoothly. I read in my travel guide that this is 39a silent airport39 meaning there are no boarding calls. UnFortunately we did not forget this for the flight back...One of the fir http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-778307.html What better way to start a Danish adventure then with a six hour bus ride from Hamburg to Copenhagen also included a 45min ferry trip across the sea The German autobahn on a good day can be challenging but on a day like today cars trucks and the bus alike spent more time slipping and drifting then driving with haste. A dangerous trip when the roads are covered in dirt and snow with more snow http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-776785.html Hi everyone So I survived my trip to Denmark and came back to Holland in one piece. It was amazing to see my cousins and extended family in Denmark. I haven39t been there since I was two years old prior to this trip though my mom is half Danish and has a lot of family there still. Due to some unfortunate family drama over the last two generations I hadn39t spent any time with my second co http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-772550.html Copenhagen 18th February written in two parts Friday 15th February thank god its FridayThere I am again its 8 am and Im sitting in the classroom already. Its kind of light outside already guess the days are getting longer. Luckily I heard that during wintertimes there are very few hours of light here whilst during summer it gets dark only very late at night and just for http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-771875.html Arrival date in Denmark 2nd January 2013. Departure NZ date 17th December 2012 two weeks vacation along Queensland coast from Whitsundays to Brisbane.Attended three week pre semester Danish course from Jan 7 to Jan 28th 9 til 1230 monday to friday at Kobenhagen Universitys humanities campus. Sun up around 8am down around 1630.Moved into permanent residence Feb 5th approximately student http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-771557.html Copenhagen Thursday 7th of February 2013 Somewhere in a ghettolike suburbSo here I am trying to start writing my blog. A blog. Sounds interesting right You know people writing them or hear people following blogs all the time. Well then I guess I should start by mentioning I dont have any experience with writing nor reading them. I dont consider myself an expert blogger therefore http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-770175.html ltiframe srchttpwww.youtube.comembedne5kY77tTzU frameborder0 width560 height315gtltiframegt Do you need your home or portions of your home renovated and repainted but you simply dont have the time to do it Do you want your house to be painted correctly but afraid of it turning out not well as a professional would do Then the most sensible option is to use the servi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-765283.html What a beautiful city http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-764992.html When you39re able to find the most appropriate flooring for your home then you may help add value and elegance to it. But because there are lots of options that you39ll be able to find in the market then you39ll have difficulty in choosing the best flooring. When it39s your first time to shop for a brand new flooring for the home then you will be confused. There39re plenty of flo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-764159.html Monday 31st DecemberToday is our last day in Copenhagen so we left our suitcase we shared one as it costs per bag on EasyJet at left luggage in the station and went to Tivoli Gardens. Only it was shut. There were no signs telling us so but shut it was.So we walked through the drizzle to the Hans Christian Andersen Museum and that was shut. Apart from shops everything was shut. It was rather d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-763888.html Sunday 30 December Today was a bit drizzly so we were glad to get on a warm bus at 10.15am for a castles tour. There were only 7 other passengers and Glyn and I got front seat on the upper deck get in We were given headphones as there was intermittent commentary along the road. We passed through Copenhagen and started seeing countryside. Some of the houses were huge and beautiful it turns ou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-763643.html Saturday 29 DecemberToday started well with a Danish guy totally embarrassing himself in front of us poor bloke. The weather was foggy with misty rain and we were walking towards the Christianshavn Metro station where we were to be met for a walking tour of Copenhagen as booked on Expedia. We spotted the spire of Vor Frelsers Kirke which is extraordinary in that the spiral stairs go around OUTSID http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-763634.html Friday 28 DecemberApart from shops not a lot opens until 1011am so we didn39t get up too early today. It was very cold but the sky was blue.We39d prebooked a bus tour Grand Tour of Copenhagen and got on it opposite Tivoli Gardens. The tour guide was an extravagant large lady in a big red coat and she sung a line of 39Wonderful wonderful Copenhagen39 to us.The bus took us around http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-763398.html Because of my mother39s Danish background I39ve had the chance to travel to Denmark roughly five times since I was born. Her entire family lives there including my grandma or mormor as they call it in danish. Over our years visiting my sister and I have made friends there and getting the chance to see them is exciting too.My mormor lives in the heart of Copenhagen the capital of Denma http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-760705.html Off AgainSince returning from my road trip to France both Gemma and I had itchy feet and wanted to get away again even if only for a few days. 2 days after getting back from France we had found a really good deal on flights and hotel in central Copenhagen. At 130 each we booked without further deliberation.We wanted somewhere where for a weekend we could just relax away from our home and jobs. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-752777.html ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtDay 4 Monday ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgt22 October 2012 Another early start to catch the train from Stockholm to Copenhagen. Rewarded with a dry walk to the train station a great way to say farewell to beautiful Stockholm The train journey from Stockholm to Copenhagen was pleasant enough a lot of forests and small t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-751215.html THE KINGDOM OF DENMARKJuly 1 Arriving in CopenhagenCrossing another border and once again I am reminded that we don39t get our passports stamped. Sweden and Denmark are part of the EU agreement that doesn39t require passport checks. Such a different experience from my earlier travels abroadI had made reservations to stay in a room at Lone Hardt39s apartment near Tivoli in Copenhagen and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-745120.html We find ourselves quite pleased to be in a city again From a rather remote location in the northern part of the Shetland Islands three flights and two transfers later and there you are the bustling city of Copenhagen. This is one of those cities that has a distinct pulse and is alive with activity. We look around and all of sudden we notice that everything is quite flat. This bodes well for th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-742162.html Stopped off in Copenhagen on my way back to Scotland. Very expensive 6 euros for a pint but a beautiful city and very friendly people. The people all seem very happy here and everyone seems to behave themselves The highlights of this visit were the Danish resistance museum the harbour Nordhaven and the local beer even if it was expensive. Oh and yes I did see the pesky mermaid http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-741897.html Well Heya everybodyIve been in Denmark now for a week and a half so I figured its quite about time I wrote a blog. So here we go.I arrived in the Copenhagen airport two Sundays ago exhausted after fully 25 hours in travel. After retrieving my baggage I followed a group of other DIS students outside to meet several DIS faculty members who guided me to the nearby Hilton hotel. The hotel wa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Denmark/Region-Hovedstaden/Copenhagen/blog-740078.html