

A trip to Copenhagen Map

I had not been to Copenhagen since I had worked for Siemens in the 1980's, and Celeste had never been there, so it was an easy decision for us to make Copenhagen a "stop & explore" city.
The decision to go there was made even simpler after I showed Celeste pictures of various Copenhagen interesting locations, and since our next trip stop was Oslo, Norway, then Copenhagen made that flight much shorter than it would have been from other European cities.
Although
we were not in Copenhagen long enough to have needed a discount card, you can obtain discounts
for most of the popular city sights with a "Copenhagen Card". 87 attractions are included as well as
free transportation within the region. Click the image to the left to go to their website to learn more.

Hotel Christian IV
During our trip planning, we discovered that this hotel got good reviews and was located nicely, ie; just across the street from the King's Garden, less than 1.2 kilometers from the Harbor and there were numerous restaurants in the area. The hotel also served a complimentary breakfast, which we found to be good.
By the way, if you read "reviews" about this hotel, you are going to find that they are all over the place where
some people liked it, some people didn't and some people had unique "complaints" about it. We found it to be comfortable,
reasonably priced and the food was good (free breakfast). Is it a "five star"? No, but we knew that we were
going to be out exploring much more than we were going to be in the hotel - so for us it was a perfect hotel.
Click here to go to the hotel website.
Click here to view a map of the Hotel Location.
NOTE: Image # 1 is the property of the Hotel Christian IV, image # 2 is the property of Just Traveling Thru, LLC.

Jet Lag & Breakfast
We arrived early in the morning of July 18th, and we took a taxi from the airport to the
Hotel Christian IV
located at Dronningens Tvaergade 45. After arriving, we took a short nap and then headed
out for a bite to eat at the
Bistro Pastis, just around the corner from our hotel.
It is easy to see from the expression on my face, that jet lag has already set in - however - hunger
was the motivating force at this point! If you are ever in this area, these folks serve a very tasty breakfast!
After finishing breakfast (and lots of coffee!), we decided to take a hike around the city. The plan
was to walk towards the southern end of the city, and to return via the beautiful park ("The King's
Garden") that surrounds
Rosenborg Castle.
This castle was originally built as a summer house by King
Christian IV in 1606, and was used as a royal residence by Danish regents until 1710.
As you can see in the images below, the
King's Garden
and the Castle itself, are extremely beautiful!

Rosenborg Castle from the King's Garden
We are approaching the castle to
take the interior tour, and the garden was so pretty we decided to take
a picture.
Rosenborg Castle Gardens is the oldest and most visited park in central Copenhagen,
Denmark. Established in the early 17th century as the private gardens of King Christian IV's
Rosenborg Castle, the park also contains several other historical buildings, including
Rosenborg Barracks, home to the Royal Guards, as well as a high number of statues and
monuments. The park also plays host to temporary art exhibitions and other events such as
concerts throughout the summer.
NOTE: Image is the property of jpellgen via Flickr.

Rosenborg Castle Interior
The castle structure is comprised of two upper floors, a ground level floor and a basement. This picture was taken in the "Knight's Hall" (second floor). The hall, which was the last room to be furnished, was completed in 1624. It was originally intended and used as a ballroom. Around 1700 its functions had changed and was mostly used for audiences and banquets. The name “The Knights’ Hall” was attached during Romanticism.
With jet lag a bit more under control, we decided that today would be the major hiking day. We ate breakfast at the hotel (since it was free), and decided that we would visit the harbor, Tivoli Gardens, and then hike up to the other end of the harbor to see the Little Mermaid statue.

Royal Danish Playhouse
We hiked from our hotel directly to the Amalienborg Palace, and from there to the Harbor where the Royal Danish Playhouse building is located. This is a beautiful building, right on the edge of the harbor.

Nyhavn District
A short walk just around the corner from the Royal Danish Playhouse, is
the Nyhavn district. This area
is where most of the harbor tours depart from, and there are a number of very nice sidewalk cafes
there.
After exploring the Nyhavn area, we decided to hike over
to Tivoli Gardens, a
2.6 kilometers walk. As you can see in the images below, Tivoli Gardens is not only very pretty,
it is the oldest Amusement Park in Europe - first opened on August 15, 1843.
After an excellent lunch at one of the Tivoli Gardens restaurants, we decided to hike up to the northern side of Copenhagen, so that we could see the Little Mermaid statue. This was a more ambitious hike, as Tivoli Gardens is 3.7 kilometers from the Little Mermaid statue area.
I cannot begin to stress how beautiful Tivoli Gardens is, flowers, flowers and more flowers! We had a nice lunch in one of the cafes and then on to the next adventure.

Copenhagen Harbor
The building with the slanted roof, is the world's
greenest power plant with a ski slope on top of the building.
The roof has a 440-metre slope on the slanted roof of what will be the world's
greenest power plant, designed to turn waste into energy – will cater for skiers at
four different levels, and includes a 45% 180-metre black run.

Copenhagen Bicycle Racks
These racks are all over the city, as bike riding exceeds the number of cars
by a mile!
There are approximately 560,000 bicycles in the city of Copenhagen, more bicycles than
people, yet they share only 48,000 bicycle stands. With a view to remedying the situation,
in 2008 the Danish Cyclists Federation published a "Bicycling Parking Manual" with a number
of guidelines.


Little Mermaid Statue
After hiking from the city, and passing through Langelinie Park, we arrived at the famous statue. The Little Mermaid Statue is really little - it is only 1.25 metres/4 feet high. The statue turned 100 years old on 23 August 2013.

Kastellet Fortress
This fortress is a star shaped island immediately behind the Little Mermad Statue, and the
Kastellet Bridge
allows you to cross back to the mainland. As we
walked from the Harbor area to the Kastellet Fortress, one of the best preserved
Star Fortresses in Europe.
The Castle is constructed in the form of a pentagon with bastions at its corners. Kastellet was continuous
with the ring of bastioned ramparts which used to encircle Copenhagen but of which only the ramparts
of Christianshavn remain today.

Vore Faldne Statue
In english "Our fallen" is a six-metre bronze & travertine monument, by Sven Linhart - which was
paid for by nationwide public subscription and erected in memory of those Danes who gave their
lives as volunteers in the service of the Allies of World War II.
The monument depicts an ordinary
soldier, in British Army battle dress and the characteristic British Tommy helmet with his head
bowed, in silent remembrance of his fallen comrades, as he faces the nearby St. Alban's English church.
Located in Copenhagen's Churchill Park, just outside the Citadel's Royal Gate.

Celebrity Eclipse
In Copenhagen Harbor. We found out later (in Norway) that some of the cruise ships we had seen in this harbor had travelled next to Norway. There are a number of cruise lines that sail up the fjord to Flam and elsewhere.
When you look at a map and realize that Flam Norway is several hundred kilometers from the North Atlantic, yet via the Sognefjorden, Nærøyfjorden, and Aurlandsfjorden fjords it is capable of ocean-going vessels visiting there - it will amaze you.
See our Flam Norway Page by clicking here note that this page is primarily about our train trip from Oslo to Bergen via Flam, but there are good images and narrative about Flam that you may enjoy.

Oslo, Norway is Next
We caught a Norwegian Air Shuttle to fly to Oslo, Norway. Our flight arrived at 10:40AM and we took the
Flytoget Train from the airport into the city. As
usual, the train station was beneath the airport, so all we had to do is wheel our luggage down the escalator
and hop onto the train.
Note to the seasoned traveler: the Flytoget Train Service is very fast, frequent, and less
expensive than a taxi into Oslo.
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