Little Mermaid, Copenhagen

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Mermaid bait and switch
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deac83 4 reviews

Who would think to check if an icon of the city was still there? 45 min walk to find a rock with a hole in it and a video screen (which is useless when the sun is on it).

I didn't care about it but my wife wanted to see it, left a bitter taste in our mouths, especially after wasting our time getting there.

Written Sep 8, 2010

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Forget it- Look around
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I think that the mermaid is the least interesting thing, several kilometers around.

So take my advice: when you go there (because you will, like everybody else...) use your time, looking around: the harmonious strength of a fountain, the calm of the park, the art pieces on parade, and... yes, somewhere by the canal there's a little common statue that... you know!

Updated Aug 17, 2010

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Mermaid fans look away
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She's on holiday in China, still they flock there

They just can't help themselves. I realize most major cities have icons that represent the city. Paris has the Eiffel Tower. New York has the Statue of Liberty. Copenhagen has Nyhavn and the Little Mermaid. Hans Christian Andersen, the fairy tale writer, lived in Copenhagen and the statue is the character of one of his stories, The Little Mermaid. She is a small sculpture sitting on a rock, placed in the harbour near the outskirts of the city centre of Copenhagen. It's not very big, it's not in a very pretty part of the city. There is a park on the side of the harbour where she is but as you look at her, you see the industrial port across the water.

This year, 2010, the Mermaid isn't on her rock. She's on tour in China for a few months. Instead, the city has erected a video screen on the spot so tourists can see her on her rock...in China. Weird and very bizarre. Yet they still go there and take pictures. Of the screen. We took a hop on hop off tour of the city and people actually got off the bus to go look at the screen! We stayed firmly in our seats but i couldn't resist taking a photo of the tourists!

Unique Suggestions: There's a lovely park and old star shaped citadel in the area with some nice statues including the huge Geflon with his ox ploughing up the earth that created Denmark. Allegedly. And there's a pretty stone English church there as well, St. Albans.

Fun Alternatives: Nyhavn, the colourful harbour also attracts tourists by the hundreds but at least you can get a coffee, a beer or sit and people watch in the sun there.

Updated May 27, 2010

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Hugh tourist trap - The Little Mermaid
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Io_anna 4 reviews

The Little Mermaid is located in a quite remote area, where there's nothing else. There was not even a place for coffee closer that 5min by car. So, go there if you must, but on daylight and make sure you keep the cab waiting :)

Written Nov 24, 2007

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You might as well have a look at the picture
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ld0711 9 reviews

There is not much to see. It's just a statue on a rock and you might as well have a look at it on a picture in the tourist guide. Use the time to go to the planetarium instead!

Fun Alternatives: The Planitarium is a brilliant spot and educational as well

Written Nov 11, 2006

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Undersized fish?
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The bronze statue of the little mermaid is visited by so many tourists. It's actualy a vey small bronze statue. You probably would not have noticed it if they put it in a park in your own neigbourhood.

Unique Suggestions: If you want to take a picture of it, at least don't stay in one of the boats. Then you'll only see the back of this strange fish.

Fun Alternatives: Copenhagen if full of much more impressive statues if you like bronze artworks.

Written Jul 29, 2006

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Little Mermaid
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The Little Mermaid is probably Copenhagen's best known tourist attraction though I have no idea why it is so popular. There is so much more to discover in Copenhagen yet for many people this is probably the highlight of a trip to the city.

Unique Suggestions: The nearby Castellet area is worth exploring. Also don't miss Churchill Park where there the excellent museum tells the story of Danish resistance in WW2. This was the only museum we visited on our trip and it was very interesting, giving a balanced account of Denmark during the war.

Updated Jun 14, 2006

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The little mermaid
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elPierro 297 reviews

Sure, whoever thinks of Copenhagen, thinks of the little Mermaid. Well get ready for a big deception, it's not half as exciting as you'd think. It's just a small statue in the sea.

Don't put up your hopes, there are more impressive sights in the center of Copenhagen.

Written Feb 18, 2006

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The little Mermaid. I think if...
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I think if you take a book and look up the word tourist trap - the pic of this young lady is probably next to it. Apparently tourist numbers to Copenhagen rise as soon as somebody destroys the little mermaid again by cutting her head of. I can't blame the tourists going there for that reason, it definitely makes an interesting picture!

Updated Nov 30, 2005

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The Little Mermaid - Take "little" literally
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The Bronze Siren beckons to her many admirers

This has to be the most over-hyped tourist spot in Copenhagen. The bronze statue was smaller than I expected. The plain coastal backdrop didn't help either. The only interesting thing about the statue was the local gossip behind it - the poor mermaid was beheaded and maimed by pranksters ( or by disillusioned tourists?)

Unique Suggestions: Take a canal cruise that bypasses the statue. Look at the landlubbers from the comfort of your ferry as they try to take an obligatory shot of the statue . It's quite funny to see how bewildered the tourists look when they see the statue for the first time.

Fun Alternatives: There are some coastal factory outlets and extensive picnic grounds near the statue. You can either shop for your souveniers over there or simply buy an ice cream and watch seagulls and windmills in the distance.

Updated Sep 23, 2005

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