Blogs from Denmark, Europe - page 153

Nyborg castle is located here in this 15000 inhabitants in central Denmark. I got used of the Scanrail pass to make a quick visit to this little small town. It is a quick train ride from Odense, you got to check the train timetable for the time and frequency of the trains stop at this small station. There is a busline to take you from the train station to town but I walk and enjoy the scene along the way. It is a delight small little town with moats, harbors, castle, and shops. The castle was built in the 11th century and have been rebuilt several times. The annual "Danehof" meeting took place here in Nyborg from 1354 to 1500s. Danehof was the event of the year in the old day where important individuals and politicians ... read more

Supposed to check out the Danhostel in Copenhagen today. Stop by the front desk to see if I can extend for an extra night. The hostel had fulled booked. Damn it ! So tired of dragging my backpack around to look for a new hostel, I headed to the train station. Activated my Scanrail pass and on my way to Odense, the third largest city in Denmark and is heavily promoted as the native town of the beloved HC Andersen. Arrive in Odense 2 hours later courtesy of the Danish fast (express) train. Saw the youth hostel by the train station. Got off and stop by to see if there is a bed available. Yes, it is ! The train station is where the city library located as well on the mid level. Got to use ... read more

Left Amsterdam for Copenhagen this evening. My flight was scheduled to leave AMS at 605 PM and after an hour I arrived in Copenhagen. Got some money at the ATM at the airport, stopped by the information desk to ask for ways to get to the hostel which is quite centrally located in the center city. I made reservations online before leaving home but I did not pay so I was a little nervous if my reservation had been canceled. Got help from a local for the bus departed location and the stop to get off. I was able to check in and pay for my accommodation at the hostel. With 1020 beds, it is the largest hostel in Europe (?). I met a Finn roommate who is on his way to Norway for his summer ... read more

København (have to use the ø since it is right there on the keyboard) is everything you would expect a large (relatively speaking, European cities are tiny we walked across half the city in a few hours with checking palaces out) Scandinavian city to be. Clean. Safe. Nice people. We met a guy at the train station who rents out rooms in his apartment to backpackers for 20€ a night which is good because Denmark is expensive. It has a kitchen and is pretty nice so overall a great find. We met a Korean guy named Hokay (spelling??? no idea) Lee who is really chill. His english is a little haulting so communicating can be tough sometimes but he is really nice and has a guide book so we found out some great things to do ... read more

Karin came all the way from Zuerich to visit me in Copenhagen.... read more