We caught the plane in Bergen and landed in Copenhagen's huge airport. Thankfully we were able to get a ride to the baggage claim area and grabbed a taxi for an expensive ride to our hotel--The Strand. We had booked a deluxe executive suite and it was right on the canal in the middle of the city. It had a perfect location, a huge room with giant windows overlooking the canal, fast wifi, two sinks (only one of which drained properly) and an upscale ambience.
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| The fancy Strand Hotel |
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| Our view |
Jeff here - Copenhagen is a large, blended city. It is graceful and historic, it has an electric feeling: alive and spontaneous. It is designed for the tourist and the locals where a mellow ambiance and armistice exists. It has a strange mixture of the worst that America can export (7-eleven, Burger King, McDonald's etc.) and old world charm. It has a wonderful system of canals that are well used, an ability to revel in a casual but warm love affair with spirits (wine and beer). Public drinking is celebrated rather then shunned. Copenhagen is a city of sweeping green spaces, parks, churches, statuary, humor, bikes, boats, scooters, a thousand conversations in a thousand languages, a city where dining is an experience and hassle/stress is kept to a minimum. In other words, we really enjoyed our time in Copenhagen!!
The first day was spent by taking a point on the compass and seeing what sights would cross our path. We came across an area fenced off in preparation for a half-marathon. Moving on we came to the walking mall where every type of souvenir could be purchased for a reasonable amount of Kroner. Every taste of cuisine to tempt, and at times repulse your appetite. Our walk was leisurely but we did get our 4 to 5 miles in. We are no longer too sure of just how far as Kathy's Fit-Bit decided to jump ship in Norway and failed to return, heavy sigh!
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| Exploring a new city |
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| Lots of statues |
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| And fountains |
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| And interesting old buildings |
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| Tour boat on the canal |
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| Kayakers |
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| Jeff meets some friends |
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| A view of the famous Tivoli Gardens from outside |
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| Lots of pedestrian only streets |
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| An interesting door with Hebrew letters |
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| Lots of stores and shopping |
We ended our day with a delicious dinner in the Nyhavn, an area of numerous restaraunts on the canal. More about our trip to Copenhagen in another post......
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| The Nyhavn during the day. It is lit by neon and twinkling lights at night. |
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