Tag: denmark
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“Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again…”
Last Day in Copenhagen Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Up and out to the Metro (as usual, clean, fast, efficient, uncrowded)… …to take us to the Danish Design Museum (thanks again to Marilyn for this recommendation). On the way, we stopped at the Marmorkirken (Marble Church) in the ritzy Amalienborg neighborhood, built by Frederik V as…
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“Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again…”
The Louisiana (not the New Orleans one) Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Getting the hang of the excellent, clean, fast and efficient transportation system: Today we took the C5 bus to the Central Station and took the Tog (commuter train) to Humlebæk, north of Copenhagen proper, to the home of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.…
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“Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again…”
“There is Nothing Like a Dane” (apologies to Oscar Hammerstein II). Monday, June 16, 2025 We’ve been here two days, and we’ve come to some conclusions about the local people. Danes are tall, and neither obese nor thin; they are polite, friendly and helpful; they are serene and even-tempered; they are respectful and law-abiding (no…
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“Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again…”
“Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen,” June 14-15, 2025 On arrival at Kastrup Airport in Copenhagen, we were met by a sign that was welcoming, although in questionable “taste:” Apparently “Steff” is a local fast-food hot dog chain with 4300 stands across Denmark. Who’d have guessed? All we did yesterday, besides settle into our Airbnb apartment, was to…
Something to Declare 