Dragør Travel Guide

I didn't stop in any nightlife spots in Dragor.

Of course, the restaurants were full of people getting together.. I did notice that the Danes I met knew how to have a wonderful evening with friends at home or down at the local Kro. (Inn)

Pictured here is an example of what I mean. This "Public Bar" door is inside the barn of my friend. He created an English Pub inside the barn to invite his friends over for a few drinks.

Once inside I forgot that it was just a room in the barn. It was very realistic and amazing!

This is a view from the docks towards the older section of Dragør. Before getting to the shops you'll pass some impressive old homes. Most of the shops were old homes as well, but some of the buildings were also used in the fishing industry, some were the homes of the Bleachers, people who would bleach fabric as a living.

What to buy: I wanted to buy something for friends I'd be visiting in the northern part of Danmark and ended up in a wonderful liquor shop. I was surprised to see that they sold Khalua. I was even more surprised that this Mexican liqueur was actually made in Danmark! Still, I think it was a good gift as most people I met hadn't ever tried Khalua.

What to pay: A bottle of Khalua sold for $17.45 US Dollars! (More than I'd pay in Mexico and even more than in the USA!)

This was a difficult tip to come up with. Look up "Safe" in the dictionary and you'll see a photo of Dragor!

So here's my best Warning & Danger tip:

Dragor is full of harbor. When it rains the docks become sippery and dangerous. Of course, even when it doesn't rain the docks are usually wet, at least in part.

Please, Walk Carefully!

Throughout Dragor you will see Red and Yellow brick houses or buildings with a very steep roof. Don't be lulled into believeing that is all there is in Dragor. There are other styles but not often seen. So, when I saw this house I was shocked into reality.

Unique Suggestions: The way to make the best of the shock you'll experience driving past this unusual house is to snap a photo. Otherwise no one will believe it could be true.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Yes! Bring All Weather Gear!

The sun shined. It became overcast. It rained. It hailed. The sun shined. All this in a few hours on the dock at Dragor! Then it snowed!

One thing I noticed was that even in what most people would call bad weather, everyone seemed to be content to go on with their normal activities as if it was a sunny day. I think that is because they always were prepared to continue on.

Miscellaneous: What ever you bundle up your baby with, make sure it's waterproof,

RensLet offered, for over forty years, the European home maker an excellent quality steel wool pad for making pots and pans sparkle. I know the pads did indeed make the pots and pans sparkle because one of my Danish students brought me several boxes as a gift from his family business and I used them!

A tour of the factory, located in the center of Dragor, was a nice surprise, very interesting and informative.

There was one machine I was not permitted to photograph because the patent was still pending, my student's father had invented the machine! As a consolation, I was allowed a shot of this machine which cuts the pads to the correct size.

RensLet is no longer the "family" buisness.

Dragør, after all, is a fishing village. People are always coming into Dragør by boat and sometimes they are actually fishing.

Equipment: A boat and a reel & rod.