Denmark
I must admit that Copenhagen was a bit of a disappointment
to me. After Stockholm, it just didn’t have the ease of getting around and was
dirty. Not that I haven’t been in dirty cities before (and the US isn’t exactly
clean) but there was seriously trash all over in Stroget one morning. We did stay at a nice hotel near Nyhavn,
which was very fun. If I’m ever there again, I will rent a bike to get around
the city. They have fantastic bike lanes and of course I’d get a lot further
than walking.
It was overcast and rained quite a bit in Copenhagen, and
actually the entire trip. We were prepared and didn’t let the rain bother us
most of the time.
No trip to Copenhagen is complete without seeing The Little
Mermaid statue. We went just because you have to, right? There are better
things to see in the city. J
Nyhavn is one of the most famous streets and packed with
tourists, even on rainy days.
Frederiksberg Park was beautiful. I liked that area of the
city the most, I think.
And my favorite part of Denmark was taking a train to Helsingor
and seeing Kronborg Slot, aka Hamlet’s Castle, which it should be noted, has
burned and been rebuilt a few times so even if Hamlet wasn’t a fictional
character, he wouldn’t have lived in this particular castle. J It’s also unlikely
that Shakespeare himself ever saw it. It rained like crazy and we were wet and
tired but it was still fun to walk around. The casements were almost completely
unlit and they let you run around in the dark. That would be a great place for
Halloween. And it has a moat. Every castle should have a moat! J
Anyway, it was a great trip overall. I knocked 2 more spots
off my list and now I’m happily at home sleeping in my own bed and full of
possibilities for the next trip, where ever it may be.
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