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Posted on 7/7/14 at 4:20 pm to
Posted by Zappas Stache
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Posted on 7/7/14 at 4:20 pm to
In Copenhagen, you have to rent a bike and ride around like the locals to fully appreciate the city. It's like riding in amsterdam but the Dane's follow the rules and stop at stop signs and hand signal whereas in Amsterdam its a free-for-all sometimes. So its easier for a novice rider in Copenhagen. You'll want to explore the main, old town part of the city but make sure to venture out of the core. Christianshavn is a cool area just south of the Old Town area.

Assistens Cemetery is where Hand Christain Anderson and Kierkegaard are buried. Besides that it is a beautiful, heavily treed cemetery that locals use as a sort of park.

Amager Beach is a nice beach in the part of town called Amager. We usually stay in Amager when we go to Copenhagen. The beach generally has quite a few exposed, bodacious Danish breasts. On bicycle it is a nice 20 minute ride. There is also a Metro train that goes out there.

Frederiksberg Garden is an amazing park in the north part of the city with a palace overlooking the grounds. The Zoo is next door but Ive never been to that. It is an easy bike ride except there is a giant hill you have to go up to get to the park entrance.

If you are at all adventurous, you should check out Christiania. It is a commune on an old military base in the middle of Copenhagen. They have a street market selling hippie stuff and you used to be able to buy hash and weed there. Last time we were there the government had cracked down on that. There are also some very good restaurants there. I have eaten Here and it is very good and a sort of upscale setting. Also, there is a vegetarian buffet place called Morgenstedet. It is definitely a hippie hangout but fun to eat there and people watch. Then there is a beer garden at the back end of Christiana against a bluff. Cool to hang for a beer here. Also, there is a small lake where people have built houses. Some houses are not much more than cardboard boxes and then next door will be a super nice house. Everyone pays the same amount of money for a plot of land and then you build what you want. There is a dirt trail around the lake that is a nice 30-40 minute walk.

Lagkagehuset v/ Ole Christoffersen For a chocolate danish....although they don't call it a danish.

Dell Alpi Pizza

If you like modern art at all, The Louisnana Museum of Modern Art is one of the best in the world. It is about a 20 minute train ride to the little town it is in. You then have a 15 minute walk down a little road to the museum. There is an outdoor cafe there that sits on a cliff overlooking the Baltic Sea.

I can offer some more suggestions if you want.

Bergen, Norway is beautiful. Do the "Norway in a Nutshell" tour that takes you by boat through a fjord. Then you get on a narrow gage train and climb up the mountain out of the fjord. I wouldn't spens more than 2 days in Bergen. If you can spend a day in Oslo, check out Vigeland Park which is a sculpture garden and park. I think it is free.

Posted by Jefferson Davis
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Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 7/7/14 at 5:07 pm to
Very good write-up for Copenhagen. Beautiful and IMO, very underrated city. Lagkagehuset is one of my first stops every time I'm there.

Walking the length of Strøget, the longest outdoor shopping street in Europe, is highly recommended. Check out Rundetårn (The Round Tower) in central CPH. It's an old observatory that provides great views of the city. Admission is 25 Danish Krone, which is about $4.50. The water taxis are great ways to get around and see the city from the water. Have a beer and some ice cream (not necessarily together) at Nyhavn. It's touristy but still a fun experience.

As for Sweden, I can give you more information than you probably need. Just depends on how long you plan to be there.
Posted by MadDoggyStyle
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 5:52 am to
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I can offer some more suggestions if you want.


Awesome write up so far. I am definitely going to check those recommendations out. Please add more if you are able.
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