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Sep 15

Day 2 in Copenhagen

By Jay Slupesky
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Couple in front of Maersk building, Copenhagen

OK, I’ve already fallen in love with Copenhagen and the rest of Denmark.  Here are some interesting facts:

  • Copenhagen has the world’s oldest amusement park, Tivioli Gardens. Apparently Walt Disney visited it in the 1950s and used it as his inspiration for Disneyland.
  • Almost everyone in Denmark speaks English well, so Americans have no trouble communicating here. Danes begin learning English in grade school.
  • Area-wise, Denmark is about twice the size of Massachusetts.  Population-wise, it’s about equivalent to Maryland.  Not very big!  Yet there is so much history here.
  • Sailing, my passion, is very popular here!  Copenhagen is on Oersund, or “The Sound” which connects the Baltic Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

We hired a limousine and driver to take us around today.  The highlights were probably the castles that we toured. Everything is decorated just as it was in the 1700s.  

We also took the ferry over to Sweden and spent a couple of hours there. We wanted to have Swedish customs stamp our passports, but the customs offices were closed!  There is not a lot of (read: zero) security concern between Denmark and Sweden.

This entry was posted on Monday, September 15th, 2008 at 3:12 pm and is filed under Travels with the Therapist.

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