r/travel • u/youngchul Denmark (44 Countries visited) • Feb 19 '14
Images So you want to come to Denmark?
http://imgur.com/a/5ERbP9
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u/tumbler_fluff (°ʖ°) Feb 19 '14
Rape fields are to be found all over Denmark, they're beautiful in the summer.
Well I did really want to visit...
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u/Cub3h Feb 19 '14
Denmark is awesome, parents used to love going there with us (Jutland) because it's so quiet and nice. More recently I went to Copenhagen as an adult and it's a lovely place as well. People are friendly, everyone speaks English, it's not crazy expensive, lots to see and easy to get around. Thumbs up all around!
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u/slimkeyboard Feb 20 '14
Not crazy expensive? Are you Scandinavian or something?
I love CPH, i go at least once a year: friendly ppl, great breweries, smorrebros, colorful houses... Yet i find it expensive
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u/Cub3h Feb 20 '14
Compared to other major European cities like Paris, London, Amsterdam etc it's not that bad imo.
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u/_Caleb_ United States Feb 20 '14
I thought it was pretty cheap too, if I remember right you could easily get beers for like $3 USD.
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u/youngchul Denmark (44 Countries visited) Feb 19 '14
Glad to hear that! I was worried it was too long for anyone to care, but I'm glad you liked it.
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u/youngchul Denmark (44 Countries visited) Feb 19 '14
I'm glad you noticed, I don't like not crediting people for their work. I'm into photography as well, and I tried my best to find shareable content, and credit the photographers.
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Feb 19 '14
Next time maybe include the Jelling Monument? i studied one semester in Odense and for our Danish Culture Field trip we visited there! Also a castle I believe that was in Kolding, but I could be wrong my memory is quite poor.
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u/MankBaby United States Feb 19 '14
Thanks for this. I'm an American who's never been abroad before and I'll be going on a solo backpacking trip in May and my starting point is Copenhagen. I worry about getting lost or boarding the wrong train when I get there. Seeing these images and reading your tips put me at ease.
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u/youngchul Denmark (44 Countries visited) Feb 19 '14
Don't worry, I'm sure a lot of friendly people from Copenhagen are happy to help you out! English is also used a lot in the Danish public transportation system, and they say stuff like "If you want to connect to the (Insert train line), change here" and stuff like that over the loud speakers in English.
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u/thoflens Denmark Feb 19 '14
There won't be any problems - transportation is easy to figure out.
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u/MankBaby United States Feb 19 '14
I hope so. I've lived in Houston my entire life and 90% of all transportation here is directly point-to-point by car, so almost all of my public transportation experience is from a handful of trips to San Francisco. It's easy there because I always buy a CityPass which gives me a full week of unlimited rides. What is the payment system like in Copenhagen? Cash, tickets, or some kind of card system?
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u/dertyp Feb 20 '14
Single tickets and ten trip cards depend on zones in the city.
Then there is the city pass to use on the Metro, trains and buses in Copenhagen, including to and from the airport for either 24h or 72h.
To add free admission to 75 museums and attractions and some other discounts, there's the copenhagencard.
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u/MankBaby United States Feb 20 '14
Thanks. I plan to be there for a few days, so I'm leaning toward the 72-hour Copenhagen Card ($96 USD). I definitely want to do a canal tour as well as visit the zoo, aquarium, and design museum. Any other suggestions from the attractions list?
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u/youngchul Denmark (44 Countries visited) Feb 20 '14
Rosenborg Castle, it has an exhibition with four sets of crown jewels. It's a beautiful castle in the middle of Copenhagen city centre.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is also worth a visit, it's located close to Copenhagen Central Station and the City Hall Square.
Is the aquarium you're talking about The Blue Planet (Den Blå Planet)? That's a great place to spend some hours, I was there last weekend.
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u/MankBaby United States Feb 20 '14
Thanks so much. And yes, that's the aquarium I was referring to. Looks like a great place.
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u/thoflens Denmark Feb 21 '14
I've been traveling for the last 6 months so I'm not quite sure, but the 10-trip card is not in use anymore I think?
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u/rulebreaker 19 countries and counting... Feb 19 '14
I fucking loved Copenhagen. One of the best cities I have visited.
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u/hello_gary Canada Feb 20 '14
For those who are curious about the rape fields - OP is referring to the Canola plant, flowers and subsequent oil. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canola
Denmark is a cool place, loved driving around and checking out all the interesting landmarks!
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u/autowikibot Feb 20 '14
Canola refers to both an edible oil (also known as Canola oil) produced from the seed of any of several varieties of the rape plant, and to those plants, namely a cultivar of either rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) or field mustard/turnip rape (Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera, syn. Brassica campestris L.). Consumption of the oil is not believed to cause harm in humans [dead link] and livestock. It is also used as a source of biodiesel.
Canola was bred naturally from rapeseed at the University of Manitoba, Canada, by Keith Downey and Baldur R. Stefansson in the early 1970s and had a different nutritional profile, in addition to much less erucic acid. In the international community, Canola is generally referred to as Rapeseed 00 or Double Zero Rapeseed to denote both low glucosinolates and low erucic acid. In addition to varieties from the traditional Rapa dn Napus species, recent cross-breeding of multiples lines of Brassica juncea have enable this mustard variety to be classified as a canola variety by lowering both erucic acid and glucosinolates to the market standards, achieving LEAR status (for low erucic acid rapeseed). It may also be referred to as canola oil and is considered safe for human consumption.
Interesting: Rapeseed | Canola (mythology) | Roundup Ready Canola | List of canola diseases
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Feb 20 '14
Christiania absolutely fascinates me. Nothing I read about it really gives me a good picture of the day-to-day, though that Wikipedia article was pretty interesting.
It sounds like a Burning Man city, honestly. I am curious what the process is for "moving" to the city.
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u/youngchul Denmark (44 Countries visited) Feb 20 '14
Houses are not sold in Christiania, when a house is empty, a council from within Christiania decides what they should do about the house, sometimes it's used to fulfill internal relocation, and sometimes it's open for applications. The applicants get interviewed, and the council votes on who they would like to move into the house.
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u/anaffairofcharacter Feb 20 '14
I just booked my trip to Copenhagen about an hour before you posted this! Thank you so much!
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u/PapaDumpling Feb 20 '14
I JUST got accepted to study abroad at the University of Copenhagen next fall! This post is perfect timing, I'm so excited!!!
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Feb 20 '14
Really good choice of landmarks!
Though I would like to add:
Kronborg Castle - The home of Shakespeare' Hamlet in beautiful Elsinore.
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art - Always interesting exhibitions and the collection includes works by Warhol and Picasso. The most visited museum in Denmark at a must-see location.
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u/xpnerd Canada (over 80 countries visited) Feb 20 '14
I've been to Copenhagen and I have to admit.. it was the strangest arrival hall ever as no one said a single word to me. I handed the immigration officer my passport, he looked at me and then my picture, stamped my passport and gave it back to me.. Customs appeared to be optional as it is off to one side and doesn't force you to pass through it to exit into the terminal. All in all, great time had but I still remember how strange the immigration process was. To this date, it's the easiest and fastest entry I've ever made.
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u/PW_Herman Feb 20 '14
I just want to eat at Noma with a gorgeous Danish girl. I don't think that's too much to ask.
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Feb 20 '14 edited Feb 20 '14
Oh man, I was just there last summer for a week and I loved it so much. I haven't been in over a decade, but stopped in Copenhagen for a week total. I didn't get to go out of the city, but seeing the photos made me want go check other places as well (especially the Rainbow Panorama)! I loved how there were still people wandering about downtown at midnight (parents with kids in strollers even!) and it was still very lively and felt very safe (although I'm not surprised). Beautiful country and people. Just weird to hear and understand Danish again, haha. Can't wait to go back.
Edit: Pølse fra Danmark er de beste!
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u/wonderwanderexplore Feb 19 '14
This is so great! I'm inspired to make one for Seattle now, though that would be not nearly as amazing.
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u/fishnugs Feb 20 '14
When would you say is the best time of year to visit? and how are prices?
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u/youngchul Denmark (44 Countries visited) Feb 20 '14
Best time to visit is definitely in the summer or early autumn. It's quite expensive, probably one of the most expensive countries in Europe, but not as expensive as Norway and Switzerland though.
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u/Dockboy 15 countries visited Feb 20 '14
Always wanted to visit Scandinavia, and things like this keep me moving towards it. Denmark looks amazing.
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u/AnselmoTheHunter Feb 20 '14
Stunning country. When I left the U.S. I made a stop in København for my connecting flight to Madrid. It was very early in the morning and I boarded a flight which appeared to have been reserved for an entire Danish all girl's high school...and myself. They screamed a lot during the entire flight which didn't allow me to sleep much... must have been their first or second time on a flight I assumed. Anyways, Denmark looks lovely and I hope to properly visit one day.
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u/gothminister Finland Feb 20 '14
Nice pictures, I've been to Denmark twice and absolutely loved it. I was surprised though not to see any reference to Ribe, the oldest town in the country. Really nice place with lots of very well preserved old houses (from the 16th century if I recall correctly) and a cathedral from the 10th century. The views from the top were worth it too.
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u/autowikibot Feb 20 '14
Ribe:
Ribe (German: Ripen), the oldest extant Danish town, is in southwest Jutland and has a population of 8,142 (1 January 2013). Until 1 January 2007, it was the seat of both the surrounding municipality, and county. Ribe is now part of the enlarged Esbjerg Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark.
Interesting: Ancient Diocese of Ribe | Ribe Cathedral | Ribe County | Ribe Municipality
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u/tedroshaile Feb 20 '14
Just booked a flight to Copenhagen as well. Thanks for the great pictures and tips. Any recommendations on where to stay?
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u/Glussell Feb 22 '14
Thanks for sharing! We already have tickets booked from March 22-29, pretty excited now! Seems like way too much to see and do in one week.
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u/Skrivarin Aug 30 '23
When you buy food in the airport it's pretty expensive and tiny tiny portions. Just bought egg and bacon. Only got like two eggs or something... with some decorative shit like spinach.DENMARK can do that better.
These people in Denmark all have registrations for tables - You have to like scan tables and stuff.
How can it be everytime you visit Denmark - and speak danish - they will switch over to English - even if your danish is much better than their English?
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u/unclonedd3 Feb 19 '14
That settles it. I'll see you this Summer. I'm a little wary of the rape fields though D: