What to do in Copenhagen
Most of the guest traveling in to Copenhagen will arrive on the Friday, so here is a few things I can recommend you guy to spend the time on.
What to see
Copenhagen is not a big city and everything is actually quite close by. If you feel fit you can borrow a “city bike”.. They works like a supermarked trolley you put 20 kroner in and when you park the bike back in one of the designated areas you get your 20 kroner back (just remember do not bike too far if the bike is outside the inner city you could get fined). But to see most with the least hassle take the “Tourbus”, like every other Capital you can jump on and off during 24 hours and if you take the complete round you will have seen most of the big tourist attractions.
From the City Hall Square to The Little Mermaid. From the Copenhagen Cruise Ship's Harbour to Rosenborg Castle. From The Zoo, on to Carlsberg Breweries & Royal Copenhagen Porcelain factory and shop. More than 25 stops at Copenhagen's most popular sights, where you are free to leave/board the bus at any of the bus stops. Departure every hour between 10:15 am - 1:15 pm.
There is also quite a few canals in Copenhagen and I can highly recommend taking a Canal tour. If you take the “Netto boats” by Holmens Kirke you get a good round trip. These hour-long low-budget sightseeing tours around the harbor and canals use open boats, so just make sure it won't rain or that you have emergency wet weather gear just in case. Cost: 25 kroner - one of the city's great bargains.
Great sights
Vor Frelsers Kirke
Sankt Annæ Gade 29.
It will take you 400 steps to get to the top of this corkscrew church spire form where you can enjoy a stunning view from 90 meters up.
Christiania
Bådsmandsstræde 43, Christianshavn.
In the early Seventies a group of Copenhageners illegally occupied some disused army barracks and turned them into a "Free State". Today 1,000 people live here.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Dantes Plads 7. Built with beer money, this beautiful museum houses Scandinavia's finest collection of antique busts and statues, plus a great courtyard cafe. Free entrance on Wednesdays and Sundays. After undergoing some serious renovations the museum in its entirety reopened in June, so be prepared for some new surprises.
What to eat.
Well there is two things we do really well Smørrebrød (open faced sandwich) and Wienerbrød (Danish) if you taste the latter you will see what a big difference compared to the ones we get abroad. Just go to any bakery and they will have a wide selection to choose from…
Smørrebrød well that is a science in itself, I can highly highly recommend going to a “lunch restaurant” and order a “platte” ask the waitress what to eat with what (it does taste a lot better if you eat the right bread with the right toppings). When we have time for a proper sit down lunch, we always try to go and eat “platte”. Some of my favorite places are:
Domhuskælderen http://www.domhuskaelderen.dk/
Ida Davidsen http://www.idadavidsen.dk/
If you are more ”on the go” try a ”hotdog” from one of the many ”pølsemænd” (Hotdog stands) all over the town, be adventurous and ask for one “med det hele” with everything. A “French hotdog” is very popular and somewhat less messy – but I prefer the “real thing”.
There are loads of cafes all over town where you can have a coffee, sandwich or cake whilst you rest your legs.
Dinner:
Les Trois Cochons http://www.cofoco.dk/les_menu.asp
Leading the revival of Copenhagen's former 'food Street' is this superb-value rustic French place, based in a former butchers and serving brasserie classics like moules and steak. Three courses come in at just 225 kr . This is also just round the corner from where I used to live, so I am a bit sentimental about this area.
Lê Lê
Vesterbrogade 56, Vesterbro. Tel: +45 33 22 71 35.
A sensational and sensationally cheap Vietnamese restaurant in the middle of funky Vesterbro that is regularly voted one of the best cheap eats in town by the Danish press. Serves noodles, soups and curries - their milkshakes are especially good.
Nørrebro Bryghus http://www.noerrebrobryghus.dk
This contemporary micro brewery in the heart of groovy Nørrebro also serves competent food. You can eat a decent and creative three-course meal here for under 300 kroner, with perfectly matched ales, of course.
Shopping
It is probably not a surprise that the Danes really like design, sometimes I do thing they are “over designing” things but it does look cool. On the longest pedestrian street in Europe you will find Illums Bolighus side by side with Royal Copenhagen and Georg Jensen. Really a fantastic place. http://www.royalshopping.com/
The “Fashion Street” is Kronprinsensgade, the really cool shops are there and you can probably not get a bargain but for sure it is VERY trendy cool and lovely stuff (see Bruuns Barzar www.bruunsbazaar.com/ ). On Kronprinsensgade is also “Café Sommersko” one of the first cafes in Copenhagen and still a place to see and be seen. http://www.sommersko.dk/
“Magasin” on Kongens Nytorv is the best department store in Copenhagen and have everything (even the metro station in the basement. http://www.magasin.dk/
Treating yourself:
Go to DGI-Byen http://www.dgi-byen.com/ A most lovely SPA just next to the main station (and where the bus will pick up and drop off. Book a treatment Saturday morning or maybe it is much more needed on the Sunday J There is also a very nice swimmingpool there.
What to see
Copenhagen is not a big city and everything is actually quite close by. If you feel fit you can borrow a “city bike”.. They works like a supermarked trolley you put 20 kroner in and when you park the bike back in one of the designated areas you get your 20 kroner back (just remember do not bike too far if the bike is outside the inner city you could get fined). But to see most with the least hassle take the “Tourbus”, like every other Capital you can jump on and off during 24 hours and if you take the complete round you will have seen most of the big tourist attractions.
From the City Hall Square to The Little Mermaid. From the Copenhagen Cruise Ship's Harbour to Rosenborg Castle. From The Zoo, on to Carlsberg Breweries & Royal Copenhagen Porcelain factory and shop. More than 25 stops at Copenhagen's most popular sights, where you are free to leave/board the bus at any of the bus stops. Departure every hour between 10:15 am - 1:15 pm.
There is also quite a few canals in Copenhagen and I can highly recommend taking a Canal tour. If you take the “Netto boats” by Holmens Kirke you get a good round trip. These hour-long low-budget sightseeing tours around the harbor and canals use open boats, so just make sure it won't rain or that you have emergency wet weather gear just in case. Cost: 25 kroner - one of the city's great bargains.
Great sights
Vor Frelsers Kirke
Sankt Annæ Gade 29.
It will take you 400 steps to get to the top of this corkscrew church spire form where you can enjoy a stunning view from 90 meters up.
Christiania
Bådsmandsstræde 43, Christianshavn.
In the early Seventies a group of Copenhageners illegally occupied some disused army barracks and turned them into a "Free State". Today 1,000 people live here.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Dantes Plads 7. Built with beer money, this beautiful museum houses Scandinavia's finest collection of antique busts and statues, plus a great courtyard cafe. Free entrance on Wednesdays and Sundays. After undergoing some serious renovations the museum in its entirety reopened in June, so be prepared for some new surprises.
What to eat.
Well there is two things we do really well Smørrebrød (open faced sandwich) and Wienerbrød (Danish) if you taste the latter you will see what a big difference compared to the ones we get abroad. Just go to any bakery and they will have a wide selection to choose from…
Smørrebrød well that is a science in itself, I can highly highly recommend going to a “lunch restaurant” and order a “platte” ask the waitress what to eat with what (it does taste a lot better if you eat the right bread with the right toppings). When we have time for a proper sit down lunch, we always try to go and eat “platte”. Some of my favorite places are:
Domhuskælderen http://www.domhuskaelderen.dk/
Ida Davidsen http://www.idadavidsen.dk/
If you are more ”on the go” try a ”hotdog” from one of the many ”pølsemænd” (Hotdog stands) all over the town, be adventurous and ask for one “med det hele” with everything. A “French hotdog” is very popular and somewhat less messy – but I prefer the “real thing”.
There are loads of cafes all over town where you can have a coffee, sandwich or cake whilst you rest your legs.
Dinner:
Les Trois Cochons http://www.cofoco.dk/les_menu.asp
Leading the revival of Copenhagen's former 'food Street' is this superb-value rustic French place, based in a former butchers and serving brasserie classics like moules and steak. Three courses come in at just 225 kr . This is also just round the corner from where I used to live, so I am a bit sentimental about this area.
Lê Lê
Vesterbrogade 56, Vesterbro. Tel: +45 33 22 71 35.
A sensational and sensationally cheap Vietnamese restaurant in the middle of funky Vesterbro that is regularly voted one of the best cheap eats in town by the Danish press. Serves noodles, soups and curries - their milkshakes are especially good.
Nørrebro Bryghus http://www.noerrebrobryghus.dk
This contemporary micro brewery in the heart of groovy Nørrebro also serves competent food. You can eat a decent and creative three-course meal here for under 300 kroner, with perfectly matched ales, of course.
Shopping
It is probably not a surprise that the Danes really like design, sometimes I do thing they are “over designing” things but it does look cool. On the longest pedestrian street in Europe you will find Illums Bolighus side by side with Royal Copenhagen and Georg Jensen. Really a fantastic place. http://www.royalshopping.com/
The “Fashion Street” is Kronprinsensgade, the really cool shops are there and you can probably not get a bargain but for sure it is VERY trendy cool and lovely stuff (see Bruuns Barzar www.bruunsbazaar.com/ ). On Kronprinsensgade is also “Café Sommersko” one of the first cafes in Copenhagen and still a place to see and be seen. http://www.sommersko.dk/
“Magasin” on Kongens Nytorv is the best department store in Copenhagen and have everything (even the metro station in the basement. http://www.magasin.dk/
Treating yourself:
Go to DGI-Byen http://www.dgi-byen.com/ A most lovely SPA just next to the main station (and where the bus will pick up and drop off. Book a treatment Saturday morning or maybe it is much more needed on the Sunday J There is also a very nice swimmingpool there.
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