Denmark it is!

Hello my friends!

This morning, we arrived in a new part of our trip, namely Denmark! In three weeks, we go back home! So we have to enjoy our last visiting countries, don’t you think ;-) !

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. It’s on the southwest of Sweden and on the south of Norway. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea. It has a population of more than 5,5 million people and a surface of 43,000 km².

When we arrived, the first thing we had to do was changing our money, because here in Denmark, they don’t even know the Euro, so we still have to pay in Danish krone (DKK). They also speak Danish, and none of us can speak that language, so we hope they will understand our English!

As Marlies told, the first city we visited was Aarhus, so now it’s time to go the capital and also the largest city of Denmark, Copenhagen!
The average temperature is Denmark is about 8.6°C, the highest monthly average high temperature is 22°C in July and the lowest monthly average low temperature is -3°C in February.

As we intended to go shopping in Denmark, we immediately asked the way to the largest shopping street, namely Strøget. Some residents told us, that we could find there some posh brands, like Burberry, Gucci and Louis Vuitton but also the Danish brands such as Bruuns Bazar, By Marlene Biger and Mads Nørgaard. Of course, we don’t have enough money to buy something of these brands, so we had to look after something a bit less pricy. A friendly woman told us to search for Vesterbro and Nørrebro. That’s where many upcoming designers sell their clothes. We were looking forward to discover some of these new brands!

After shopping the whole afternoon, we were very tired, so we went back to the hotel to eat something and then go to bed, because tomorrow, there’s another day! J

Today it’s our second day in Denmark and we bought a booklet about Copenhagen. Now we can find all the tourist places and things to do and to visit. So, the first thing we visited was “The King’s Gardens”. We read that Copenhagen has many parks and gardens that are perfect places to relax, sunbathe or have a picnic. This park is a popular spot for Copenhageners and during the summer their puppet theatre is a hit with the children.
Although, Fælledparken is Copenhagen’s largest park. Throughout summer, the park hosts several free events, so we’re actually a little bit too early.

The three most famous attractions in the city are:

The more than 100 year old amusement park Tivoli:

This park is way too big to visit for one day! To me, it seems like ‘Disneyland Paris’, so it’s rather huge!

The statue of The Little Mermaid:

We watched this statue, but of course, there’s not so much to see. It took us 5 minutes to take a picture and that was it.
So we left for The Freetown of Christiania:

It was a self-proclaimed autonomous neighborhood of about 850 residents, covering 34 hectares. Civic authorities  in Copenhagen regard Christiania as a large commune, but the area has a unique status in that it is regulated by a special law, the Christiania Law of 1989. It was closed by residents in April 2011, whilst discussions continue with the Danish government as to its future, but is now open again.

Copenhagen has to offer a world of wellness, like seaside hotels, spa stays, yoga, facials, massages and much more..  So we couldn’t left before having had a massage.
We planned our last day to visit a wellness-beauty farm.

O My God! That was soooo amazing! Really! I felt like new when I left the institute! J  

Now it’s time to move on!
Jihaaa! NORWAY, here we come!

Miss you guys!
Hear you soon, Charlotte xx