July 26th, 2011
Wandering through Copenhagen
The city has the perfect mix of history and hip. The beautiful city of Copenhagen is easy to get around and a joy for those who like to just wander around new locations. The city isn’t cheap which is typical of Scandanavia. Copenhagen has a lot of charm and is ideal for walking. It’s most inconic site is the statue of the little mermaid but the statue is actually quite far from the city centre and not really worth the walk. I would recommend taking a canal tour and this will pass the little mermaid statue, the flurry of activity around the statue is in many ways more interesting than the statue itself. The canal tour operators in front of the parliament building are one of the cheapest and the one the locals recommend. A canal tour is the perfect way to see all the main attractions. For the best panoramic view, I would recommend going to the top of the round tower. The tower is unusual in that rather than being a steep flight of narrow stars to the top, the path is actually a spiralling archway.
The hippie commune of Christiana is certainly worth a visit whatever you politics. The open sale of marijuana on the main street know inventively as „pusher street“ attracts the usual mix of students and tourists. A walk around the lake is also advised, architects freed from conventional building regulations have designed their own dream homes. The commune despite it’s appearance is still a regulated community and they may like to think tthey are some pseudo-anarchic-enclave but they still have clear rules which you should respect. The best way to find a reasonable city centre accommodtion is through Wimdu.
If you feel the desire to leave the city a train journey north of Copenhagen brings you to the castle of Königberg. The setting of Hamlet and a testimony to Denmarks former status, the castly is well worth and wander, the village of is also worth a look. My visit to Copenhagen was really enrichted by able to stay in a beautiful city centre apartment thanks to Wimdu at a fraction of the cost of a hotel of similiar quality.




