Candies' Photo Gallery -- Denmark

Copenhagen

The Little Mermaid	Gefionspringvandet	Sculpture on Street
Nyhavn	Nyhavn	Christianshavns Canal	Netto-Badene Canal Tour	Netto-Badene Boat Trip Route -- Kr.20
Stroget--the longest shopping street in the World	Carlsberg Brewery	Carlsberg Brewery	City view from the top of Rundetarn	Guards at the Amalienborg (Palace)
Rosenborg Slot Gardens	Rosenborg Slot	Bicycles parked outside the Central Station	Near the Central Station	A shop along the Stroget
Radhuset (Townhall)	Town hall at night	A window in the townhall		China Town
Tivoli --Illuminated fountains.	Tivoli -- Waterfall	Tivoli	The moon.	Sunset and the moon.
Dragor - A quiet fishing village.	Dragor -- birds resting on a bridge!	Oresund bridge -- linking Malmo in Sweden	Knippels Bro	One of the many canals.
The Vikings?	A sculpture outside the townhall.	The Round Tower (Rundtaarn).	A statue near the Little Mermaid	Vor Frelsers Kirke

Photos taken with Canon Powershot G2

September 2002

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Besides the many sculptures on the street, the longest shopping street in the world, the Little Mermaid etc., there are a whole lot to explore in Copenhagen. If only I had more time...

Getting around in Copenhagen is easy. If you only have time for a short city tour, a map of Copenhagen, available free from the Tourist Information centre and many hotels, suffices. Otherwise, a day ticket is all you need for all buses around the city. Almost all buses stop at the bus stations around the Townhall plaza. However, the direction may be confusing. Make sure you board the right bus at the right direction. If in doubt, the bus driver is more than willing to help.

Dragor
Bus No. 30
This small village is right next to the Copenhagen Airport. Take bus till the last stop, and walk around 1 hour along the quiet seaside to reach a pier for yatchts, and a beach facing Sweden. This is the best place to view the Oresund Bridge, which links Copenhagen with Malmo in the other Scandinavian Country.

Netto Badene Canal Tour
Boarding Points: Homens Kirke or Nyhavn
For a price of Kr.20, this 60-minutes guided boat trip takes you to almost all the tourist spots. The experienced guide introduces all the spots in four languages (English, Danish, German and French). Take the seat at the last row for the best photo taking results. The only downside is that the Little Mermaid faces the land -- which means you will be seeing her back from the boat on the sea. The more well advertised DFDS Canal Tours offers boat trips following the same route but at a higher price.

The Carlsberg Visitor's Centre
Bus no. 16
Open: Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 4pm
This is a bit disappointing as the brewery tour is no longer available. Instead, visitors are greeted with a self-guided tour of the history of the brewery and beer production, with many historic bottles on display, in the museum-like visitor centre. On entering the centre, visitors are given two coupons redeemable at the bar at the exit of the museum. You can choose from a range of Carlsberg beers, or, if you don't drink like me, soft drinks are also available. There is no sign to what I reguard as the symbol of Carlsberg -- the elephant-guarded door. It is located at the Pasterusvej from the Ny Carlsberg Vej.

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Useful Links

Netto Badene Sightseeing Boats

Visit Copenhagen

Oresund Bridge

Tivoli Amusement Park