A very touristy thing to do in Copenhagen is visit the little mermaid (Den lille havfrue). The brass statue is located along the water, surrounded by throngs of tourists trying to get a shot of her...
Blog posts from Copenhagen
Scandinavian summer weekend: overview and flights
A few times each year business class flights to Europe go on sale near to the price of economy. We've taken advantage of these fares before, notably in the summer (Amsterdam 2011) and Thanksgiving...
Scandinavian summer weekend: Bella Sky Comwell
Bella Sky Comwell We landed in Copenhagen around 10:30am, quickly cleared customs, and picked up our 72 hour city card before locating the hotel shuttle. The shuttle ride took less than ten minutes...
Scandinavian summer weekend: Copenhagen sights
Friday After checking in we walked about 5 minutes to the Bella Sky metro stop, and from there it was about a ten minute ride into town. The weather was beautiful, with a sunny blue sky, so we made...
Memory Monday: parking discs in Copenhagen
Upon walking around downtown Copenhagen, I quickly noticed that all parked cars had these little wheels on the dashboard. I never saw a parking sign explaining this until we were out near our hotel...
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