Tag: Denmark
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Denmark – last day, last post!
On our very last day I was all tourist-ed out, so we decided to spend the day leisurely wandering around the city and shopping, getting rid of the last few kroner we had before returning home. I had already bought a souvenir – a couple of really nice hand painted mugs from a Copenhagen pottery,…
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Starting the day off right – Copenhagen style
This is going to sound weird (except to all the foodies out there) but breakfast was without a doubt the highlight of my day and one of my favorite parts of the trip. The breakfast in our hotel was included in the cost of the stay and it was incredible! Every night I was so…
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A museum, microbrewery and Copenhagen birthday
One afternoon we went with my parents to the National Museum – another Rick Steves recommendation (and…added bonus – it was free!). The museum is enormous and we went with only two hours before closing, so we didn’t get to see everything. The museum is divided into three floors – the bottom is Danish prehistory…
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Copenhagen Zoo!
One of our favorite things to do when we visit a new city is to go to the local zoo. The Copenhagen zoo was a great surprise for us. It was a little far, but we didn’t mind the walk as long as we could see some cool animals. The main attractions were the polar…
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Singing in Denmark
We wound up taking this trip to Copenhagen because my dad was invited by the National Church of Copenhagen to speak at a preaching conference. He had done this before and last year he played a little music for the entertainment evening of the conference. The conference-goers were so pleased with his lectures and music…
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Rosenborg Castle and the Crown Jewels
One of our excursions was to the Rosenborg Castle, which was right across the street from the botanical gardens and only a few blocks from our hotel. Rick Steves had rated this attraction pretty high, and I was interested in seeing the crown jewels! So we took our cameras and headed out to the castle…
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Tivoli Gardens
One of our Copenhagen excursions was a trip to the crazy Tivoli Gardens – a really cool theme park right in the middle of the city. Once inside the walls of Tivoli, it’s hard to imagine that this place is right in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the city – it’s got…
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Copenhagen Botanical Gardens
It is no surprise that by now Leslie and I have developed a strong interest in plants. Luckily for us, our hotel was just a couple of blocks from Copenhagen’s botanical gardens (we didn’t know until we found it on a map after a couple of days). The garden is a beautiful park, free, and…
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Canal tour of Copenhagen
On Monday morning we all set out for the canal to take a canal tour. We’re extremely good at getting lost, but my mom and Javier are obsessed with their Copenhagen maps. So while dad and I meander around the city in our own worlds taking photos, mom and Javi would stop about every 100…
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Carlsberg Brewery Museum
One thing you must know about my in-laws is that they love beer. Not in a “let’s get drunk” kind of way, but in a “let’s enjoy a good beer” way. The best known brewery in Copenhagen is Carlsberg, and luckily John and Annie hadn’t yet visited it so it was a great opportunity to…
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En route to Denmark
Here we are in Denmark! The excitement of being in Europe for the first time with Javier is finally hitting me – I spent a little too much thought and energy dreading the flight to really think about how much fun we are going to have here with my parents! Javier and I always wondered…
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