Blogs from Region Hovedstaden, Denmark, Europe - page 5

Yesterday morning we departed Heidelberg for the hour-long drive to the Frankfurt Airport, where we boarded a Lufthansa A320 at 1:00 PM for our flight to Copenhagen. Travel days are always a bit nerve racking, but it was pretty much smooth sailing today, as check-in, security and boarding procedures were organized with typical German efficiency. We even had enough time before our flight to grab a bite (and some Pilsner beer) at one of the snack bars. Despite the long walking distances from the airport terminal to the departure gates, Frankfurt earns high marks from us as far as major airports are concerned. Soon after landing in Copenhagen, we connected with our taxi driver, who delivered us to our rental apartment in the Christianshavn district of the city by around 3:00 PM. We received a very ... read more

Dear All Greetings once more, my second of three blog entries on my lovely little trip to Denmark, reporting this time on my second full day there, on the Tuesday. After a full day exploring the tourist sights of Copenhagen, along with many other international tourists, I felt that on my second day I wanted to explore more provincial tourist attractions, hopefully more off-the-beaten track. The tourist crowds in Copenhagen weren’t overwhelming, though I’m sure they are in the summer, but I always feel I want to explore the “real” country when I visit a place. On my second day I feel I did just that – I had planned to spend the morning in Hillerød visiting its amazing Frederiksborg Slot, and then head up to Helsingør in the afternoon, to visit its stunning Kronborg Slot, ... read more

Back in Copenhagen, and with just one full day left in Denmark's capital city it was time to give a once-over clean-up to our Frederiksberg apartment before we headed into the city centre to meet up with our darling daughter Katherine. All three of us walked down part of Strøget, the world's oldest and longest pedestrian street which was established in 1962 and is 3.2km long. Buzzing with cafés and shops on either side of the street, it is where Kev bought himself a new leather jacket. We ended up at the Stork Fountain behind which is the building where Café Norden is and where we decided to eat lunch. It was such a pleasure to have our youngest daughter all to ourselves and to enjoy both her company and such delicious food. For anyone who's ... read more

We docked at breakfast time - moored just up the road from the little princess. After brekky we went ashore for our Fairytale Castles and Countryside shore excursion. We had a beautiful drive up the coast to Kronborg Castle. This is the castle used as a setting by Shakespeare in Hamlet. From the ramparts we could see Sweden, and all of the shipping traffic. We were only able to walk around the outside of this castle, but it was beautiful - they have an annual Shakespear festival. After that visit we drove on to Frederiksborg Castle which was made into a Museum of National History In 1878. It included Mary’s wedding dress from when she and crown Prince Frederick were married. When the tour guide asked where we were from and we said Australia, he said ... read more

Our first full day in Copenhagen began with commencing our 72 hour “Red Bus“ ticket on the hop on - hop off bus which will be our mode of transport around Copenhagen over the next 3 days. To get the lay of the land, we undertook a complete circuit of the red line and its 23 stops to we could understand the best places to spend our time around. Copenhagen has many attractions but the number one place to visit on everyone’s top 10 list is Tivoli Gardens which is a 150 year old amusement park built in the centre of Copenhagen. Walt Disney visited Tivoli Gardens in 1951 and it is said that he modelled the Disneyland theme parks around Tivoli Gardens. While we didn’t indulge in the amusement rides, we had a great time ... read more