Tag: Denmark
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Aarhus: A Taste of Jutland
FOR LONG, AARHUS HAS PLAYED SECOND FIDDLE to Copenhagen, its more chic, more cosmopolitan, and generally prettier sister. But in recent years it has been on the rise. With a large student population and one of the lowest median ages of any city in Europe, Aarhus has a thriving cultural scene. And while it’s not…
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Odense: H.C. Andersen City
AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS IN COPENHAGEN AND NORTH ZEALAND, Yanyan and I rent a car again to get around Denmark, with the plan of leaving the capital just after breakfast and reaching Aarhus in the evening. After a few hours of cruising Denmark’s scenic highway, we reach Odense in the afternoon. Odense is the…
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Hornbæk: The Crown of the Danish Riviera
DENMARK MAY NOT BE KNOWN AS A BEACH DESTINATION, but you don’t become a maritime power and a land of the Vikings without being surrounded by the sea. And with Denmark ringed by 7,000 kilometers of coastline, it shouldn’t have been surprising that going to the beach is an integral part of the Danish culture.…
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Hillerød: The Frederiksborg Castle
THE NEXT DAY YANYAN AND I CONTINUE OUR DAY TRIP with another castle visit. Our destination is Hillerød, a small town with some history behind it, although almost all visitors come here mainly for its large Renaissance castle, the Frederiksborg. Located in a picturesque setting in the middle of the lake, the Frederiksborg Castle commands…
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Helsingør: Shakespeare and the Sea
IN THE AFTERNOON I VENTURE FURTHER NORTH to the costal city of Helsingør, where I meet with Yanyan. Helsingør is a ferry port with regular connections to Helsingborg in Sweden just 5 kilometers across the Øresund. Helsingør’s strategic location helped turn it into one of Denmark’s most important cities in the Middle Ages. In the…
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Humlebæk: The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
MOST VISITORS TO DENMARK CONFINE THEMSELVES IN COPENHAGEN, and because of the beauty and traveler-friendliness of the capital, it’s not hard to see why. But after two and a half days of exploring the city, I’m ready to explore more of Denmark. The good news is that the country is compact and the transportation very…
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Copenhagen: Rise to Happiness
A STEADY DRIZZLE STARTS TO FALL ON COPENHAGEN on a gloomy Wednesday morning. I’m walking along the Stroget district’s cobblestone paths with a group of other tourists. “There’s one thing predictable about the weather here, and that’s it’s unpredictable,” says Alan. Our Danish guide is leading a small group of us through the narrow alleys of…
The Tourist Gaze 