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10 Things Worth Doing While Visiting Copenhagen



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here are things you             under cover. Note that you are    
simply have to do when          not allowed to take pictures of   
coming to the city. This        the Christiania – many signs will 
will help you feel its spirit and     remind you of this. That is why   
atmosphere. Here are they.            the best way to see the community 
                                      is to visit it. There is a sign   
1. Observe the city from the          saying “NOW U ENTER EU” at the    
observatory on its Rundetaarn –       exit.                             
The Round Tower. Thousands of                                           
flues, gulls, basketball              3. Go to the youngest and most    
playgrounds and even a small part     developed metro in the world      
of Sweden (if you stand on your       (opened here in 2002), take the   
tiptoes) are seen from the roof.      front seat and fulfill your       
                                      childhood dream: imagine yourself 
2. Step over the most transparent     a train engineer. All the trains  
and pleasant EU border straight       are operated by computers, so     
in the city centre and get into       there is only a windshield that   
the Christiania hippie community,     separates you from the tunnel.    
or the Freetown. This is where        Though taking your seat might be  
you will find yourself at the         uneasy: there are lots of         
eternal festival of disobedience,     children eager to “operate” the   
surrounded with the atmosphere of     vehicle. At the moment the map of 
the 60’s. Sex, drugs and              Copenhagen metro is one of the    
rock’n’roll. Grandchildren of         most ergonomic in the world –     
flowers sell aroma sticks,            there is only one line divided    
t-shirts and beads bracelets. A       into 2 at the Christianshavn      
couple of years ago marijuana was     station.                          
also sold freely here, but the                                          
police has cut this business          4. Take a train and go to         
short. Still, drugs are sold          Elsinore, survey the Dutch        



province of Kronborg and the real     stately. When one mentions true   
Hamlet’s castle. You will get         calmness, I think of loneliness   
pleasure from surveying               of the Marble Church.             
gingerbread houses with geranium                                        
growing on their window-sills,        7. Drop into local cemetery which 
strange postindustrial castle         looks more like a city park.      
approach and even Dutch graffiti.     Almost all the people Denmark is  
Descend to the castle’s cold          proud of are buried here: Niels   
cells illuminated by oil lamps        Bohr, Soren Kierkegaard and of    
only, listen to your own steps        course Hans Christian Andersen.   
echoing, get easily lost (because     Walk along the paths, stand by    
there are no signs here) and          Andersen’s grave covered with     
found. Flip a coin into the           children’s paintings and visit    
international heap of money deep      the flea market along its walls.  
inside the courtyard well, join                                         
an excursion and listen to what a     8. Cross the bridge that connects 
guide can say about Shakespeare.      Denmark and Sweden and visit      
                                      Malmo, the neighboring Swiss      
5. Hang 63 meters above the           city. Fellow travelers will tell  
ground, enjoy the landscape and       you that some ten years ago one   
then go down at an enormous           could hardly imagine a trip to    
speed. This is what the “Gold         Malmo in a car. People used       
Tower”, one of the attractions at     ferryboats to get here. The       
the Tivoli amusement park is.         bridge is large and two-storied:  
                                      there are cars and buses driving  
6. Sit on a bench in front of the     along the higher level and trains 
domed Marble Church and read a        along the lower one.              
book or simply enjoy the                                                
atmosphere. On workdays the place     9. Wrap yourself into plaid and   
is empty. It looks simple and         enjoy coffee in one of the Nuhavn 



cafes. Nuhavn is a harbour, with                                        
paved roadway, channel and            10. Walk along the lakes that     
mansions. Observe masts, “rain”       surround the city. The lakes bear 
from the ship ropes, tiled roofs      royal names and are worth seeing. 
and red Dutch matchboxes swimming     But before you go there you       
by. Then go for a walk to Kongens     should step onto the bridge and   
Nytorv, the city’s largest square     decide what shore you like most – 
with the old opera house, copper      the left or the right one. There  
monuments and a huge shopping         are twice as much seagulls and    
mall called Magasin.                  swans as people here.             




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You can go to http://www.nbportal.com/travel-destinations/denmark/copenhagen/ to book a room in Copenhagen hotel. http://www.nbportal.com/ - online hotel reservation.

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