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Lifestyle & Habits   Copenhagen

Lifestyle & Habits, Copenhagen

 25 Reviews  On the Hop on Hop off bus tour we learned about the garden allotments. In Danish culture the allotment garden has become a symbol of blue-collar culture - with all the positives and negatives... 

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Street Life   Copenhagen

Street Life, Copenhagen

 14 Reviews  Check this out! Domestic household articles neatly arranged on attractive stands. The prices are clearly visible I hope ;) It looked good enough to eat ;) You're supposed to use 'good' brushes for... 

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Beer.   Copenhagen

Beer., Copenhagen

 9 Reviews  Not just Carlsberg. There are many different Danish beers, do try them! My favourite is Tuborg. You can look out for Christmasbeer during the right time, and also Easter Beer. There are many different... 

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Food.   Copenhagen

Food., Copenhagen

 8 Reviews  La Glace dates back to 1870 and is famous for the delicious cakes and chocolate. I liked to have breakfast there, but actually lots of people decide to go there at "tea time". It seemed also very... 

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Language   Copenhagen

Language, Copenhagen

 5 Reviews  Every Danish person we spoke to whether it was in hotels, shops, restaurants or on the street, spoke perfect English. After our first day in the city we stopped asking people if they speak English... 

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Smoking   Copenhagen

Smoking, Copenhagen

 2 Reviews   The Danes' attitude to smoking is generally quite liberal and according to the statistics 34% of the population are smokers. But if you walk through the streets it looks like almost everybody is... 

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Holydays and celebations   Copenhagen

Holydays and celebations, Copenhagen

 5 Reviews  Like most places in the western world, most Danes celebrated Christmas is in one way or another. The biggest moment of Christmas, for Danes, is the evening of Dec. 24th! That’s when families all... 

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Festivals and events   Copenhagen

Festivals and events, Copenhagen

 7 Reviews  Friday night of week 41 – middle of October – is The Culture Night in Copenhagen, and in some locations across Denmark as well. The date varies, but in 2007 it will be on October 12th. All sorts of... 

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Toilets   Copenhagen

Toilets, Copenhagen

 4 Reviews  I must admit that Danish cleanliness is up there with the best of them. Copenhagen could not be described as spotless, but they make a pretty good fist of things. Even in the dodgier fast food chains... 

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Bikes   Copenhagen

Bikes, Copenhagen

 10 Reviews  Ok, so now we have already established that bikes are a big deal in Copenhagen, and here are some rules for good biking behavior: 1) Bike on the right side and let others overtake on the left side.... 

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Ice Cream   Copenhagen

Ice Cream, Copenhagen

 2 Reviews  Danes Love Ice Cream! When you come here you should try and find an ice cream shop (shouldn't be too hard). The best way to go is get 3 scoops, guf (a strawberry goo type stuff), flodeskum (whipped... 

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Royal Guard   Copenhagen

Royal Guard, Copenhagen

 5 Reviews  I prefer the Royal Guards in Copenhagen when looking at them against other regiments around Europe. They go about their business, marching to and from the Amalienborg Palace through the streets on a... 

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Christmas Decorations   Copenhagen

Christmas Decorations, Copenhagen

 3 Reviews   December in Denmark is dark, so the Danes like to make lights throughout the city. Copenhagen is decorated with thousands of Christmas lights, accentuating the special Danish holiday atmosphere. At... 

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Wind farms

by Sjalen

To be ctd.

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Office breakfasts

by Sjalen

In Danish offices, it is common to have breakfast together, say Friday mornings. People take it in turn to bring Danish pastry and other things generally associated with a Danish breakfast.

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Danish Royal Family

by aliante1981

***More to come!***

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no talking on buses or trains

by tracknfield

There is a unwritten rule within the danish transportation system in denamrk. There is no talking on the buses especially talking loud. If you know someone then you can talk quiet.

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pigs we just love pigs

by Heikeweike

absolutly must is to eat a hot dog "med det hele" at a peolsevogn. Most or dishes are with pork meat, thats why we have so many pigs every where.

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Trolls.

by Ania1

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When you are drinking at a...

by pixiedust157

When you are drinking at a party, you raise your glass and say Skol! Then you take a drink. Skol means Skull. Because I guess maybe the vikings drank from skulls.

Alot of Danish people speak...

by Bluangel79

Alot of Danish people speak English, but are unsure of their skills. Try to learn some Danish to put them at ease and then you can encourage each other to learn more of the languages.

Most people I ran into could...

by Packerman

Most people I ran into could either speak English or German.

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO OFFEND A...

by CKShaw1

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO OFFEND A DANE YOU MUST STOP AT A SIDE WALK CAFE AND HAVE AN OPEN-FACED SANDWHICH.THE GOOEY-ER THE BETTER!

Top 3 Hotels in Denmark

Hilton Copenhagen Airport  Copenhagen

 10 Reviews and 788 Opinions  Wannabe location..close to airport and steps to subway train..this property is only for business... 

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Best Western Hotel Knudsens Gaard  Odense

 1 Review and 19 Opinions  A cosy 4 star hotel. We were glad we stayed here for the night. They have very friendly personnel.... 

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Hotel Royal  Århus

 2 Reviews and 23 Opinions  I went on a tour to Europe last year with my family. It was a great trip we had. While going to... 

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Q:  Hi everybody!I'm going to come in Denmark next August and I need some advice by the most experienced danish! I'm certainly going... 

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