Category Archives: Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark August 31, 2012 – Copenhagen is the first stop on our three country tour. The Copenhagen airport (Location) is very nice with real wooden floors and Danish furniture everywhere (not surprising but nice). To get here, we drove … Continue reading

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Copenhagen International Sand Sculpture Festival

Copenhagen International Sand Sculpture Festival  Okay, its raining in Copenhagen, so what to do? Well, let’s go and see a collection of 20 very large sand sculptures at the Copenhagen Annual International Sand Sculpture Competition on Ofelia Beach!

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Kronborg Slot – Helsingor

Kronborg Slot – Helsingor Kronborg Slot (Castle) is the castle setting for the Shakespearean play “Hamlet”. 

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Town of Roskilde, Denmark

Town of Roskilde, Denmark (Location) We had caught a train from Copenhagen in the morning and were now in the town of Roskilde, Denmark. It is a neat little town that we walked through to get to our primary destination … Continue reading

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Viking Ship Museum – Roskilde

Viking Ship Museum – Roskilde After spending a day in Copenhagen checking out the sites and visiting the Carlsberg Brewery, we jumped on a train to Roskilde to visit the Viking Ship Museum (Vikingeskibsmuseet). (Location) In 1962, five Viking ships … Continue reading

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Carlsberg Brewery – Copenhagen

Carlsberg Brewery – Copenhagen After a rather long walk away from the city center of Copenhagen (I’d suggest a Metro in hind-sight), we arrived at the Carlsberg Brewery. There are several structures around the brewery and two main entrances, one … Continue reading

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Mermaids of Denmark

Mermaids of Denmark “The Little Mermaid” Sculpture is based on the fairytale of the same name written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen and it would appear that the whole country (or at least Copenhagen) has fallen in love with … Continue reading

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Ottawa to Montreal before flight to Denmark

Ottawa to Montreal before flight to Denmark Once Graeme and his brother, Alan, decided to fly to Denmark on a flight out of Montreal, the question then became how to get to Montreal from Ottawa. There are plenty of options. … Continue reading

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