Category: Denmark

Early dinner on the Strøget, Copenhagen

Combo late lunch and early dinner on one of the squares along Europe’s first pedestrian street

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DKK 200 ~ $35 nacho plate for two (with tzatziki and olives alongside the “salsa, guacamole,” jalapeños and sour cream on the side)
One burger would have been, wait for it, DKK160 ~ $28.
Even at these prices, you had to go inside to order and carry your drinks to the table.

Copenhagen day 2: boat cruise and Hamlet’s castle

Fun little hour long boat cruise; here is the back of the Little Mermaid

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Krongborg castle (think Shakespeare’s Hamlet) an hour north, overlooking the 2 mile wide straight (Sweden on the other side) that is the entrance to the Baltic Sea, from which Denmark made a fortune on ship duties for over 400 years, until an American boat refused in mid 19th century:

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Grand ballroom, 72x12m:

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Statue of Holger Danske in the casement (basement of sorts)

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Side street in the cute town of Helsingør next to the castle (the long pedestrian streets we’re almost deserted after 6pm)

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Susan found a huge cat to play with:

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