Copenhagen Travel Guide
5/08/2008 at 9:17 AM
Tags: Copenhagen Travel, Restaurants, Restaurant Reviews (all tags)
Important news flash: Denmark is now serving more than just herring and pork! If, with good cause, you've thought Danish cuisine was one of the poorer exports of the country, you might be surprised on your next visit to Copenhagen, if the theory of a New York Times journalist is true.
After centuries of Danish food being about as bland and uninspiring as a long, sunshine-less winter day in Scandinavia, there's been a sudden revolution which even has Michelin stars starting to adorn the city's restaurants.
The only two-star restaurant, Noma, comes with hearty recommendations. Noma's current menu features a bunch of dishes we probably wouldn't order outside Denmark, but are nonetheless intriguing: Danish lobster with seaweed or musk ox and glazed beet roots, to name a couple. And for dessert, the apparently untranslatable Øllebrød and skyrsorbet. Yep, two of those, please.
Related Stories:
· The Coming of Age of Copenhagen's Nordic Cuisine [NYT]
· Noma [Official Site]
· Denmark Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo of Noma: trixieskips]
by amandak
9/14/2007 at 2:58 PM
Tags: Danish Design Center, Design Tourism (all tags)
Last month blogger, and 100,000 Elite United member, BoiFromTroy found himself in Copenhagen. Of course he visited the Royal Palace, The Round Tower, Hans Christian Andersen haunts, and the Tivoli Gardens. However, what was most interesting to us was how the Danes chose to publicly show off their world renowned design acumen--with a square urinal.
The Danes love to talk about what great designers they are-and had a display of Danish design in one of the main City squares. Here you will see their contribution to mankind-the square urinal.
If you are interested in seeing more toilet wonders, and other great Dane design from Klint to Jensen you can head to the Danish Design Center, pay $6.75 and ogle plenty of Danish design exhibits.
Related Stories:
· Copenhagen Photo Blogging [BoiFromTroy]
· Danish Design Center [Official Site]
· Copenhagen Hotels [HotelChatter]
[Photo: BoiFromTroy]
by markj
6/27/2007 at 5:50 PM
Tags: Super World Travelers, Celeb Travel, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel (all tags)
Justin and Jessica are making a real push to be crowned the newest Super World Travelers. Day trips to Oslo. Nights in Sweden. Long strolls through the streets of Copehagen--pictured above.
All this is making us think the Jolie Pitt clans best traveling days may be behind them. While Brangelina is probably in some far away place coordinating photo ops that will assure them many more days of keeping the Super World Traveler moniker as we type, we figured we would let JT and JB know a couple tricks of the trade that just might help them clinch SWT status all by themselves.
C'mon, you know these two are absolutely striving for it.
· DO Ride Lots Of Motorcyles
· DON'T Get Caught With A Commie Messenger Bag
· DO Make Sure You Give Us Unforgettable Travel Tips
· DO Make Sure The Paparazzi Catches An Ass Up Bikini Pose
· DON'T Get Arrested At Multiple Airports In Multiple Countries
[Photo: Shareapic.net]
by markj
3/28/2007 at 9:45 AM
Tags: Fashion, Events, Tourism Boards (all tags)
Copenhagen's
real fashion week took place back in February, but a less exclusive event starts tomorrow.
Copenhagen Catwalk is organized by the city's tourist board and bills itself as "a fashion festival for everyone." It's something like L.A. fashion week here, except possibly more budget. On the bright side, you still get hot Danish models (but not our hero, Lykke May Andersen, above) and innovative designers, albeit packaged a bit cheesily.
Fashion shows are open to everyone who can pay for a ticket ($13.40) and feature several designers per show, grouped into themes like "Beautiful Rebels" and "Classic Heroes." Just slightly curious is a lecture, also part of Copenhagen Catwalk, entitled "Global Luxury Fashion: 80% Marketing, 80% Sex," that promises to answer the question "Which logo bags guarantee the best orgasms in the Autumn of 2007?" Yes, pray tell,
which?
[Photo:
WBZ TV]
Related Stories:·
Copenhagen Catwalk [Official Site]
·
Copenhagen Fashion Week [Official Site]
·
Kid Rock Dating Another Andersen [Daily Dish]
by djk
3/16/2007 at 10:30 AM
Tags: Public Transportation, Public Transportation Love-Hate (all tags)
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And so there I was, standing in the arrivals terminal of Copenhagen Airport. My girlfriend had invited me to visit Denmark over the December holiday. We were walking through the arrivals hall like post-trans-Atlantic-flight zombies, looking for her uncle. Then there he was. "Hi, Nezam," I said as we piled into his Citroen. It would be one of only two car rides I took in the next month.
I mean, why would we take the car? It was a bitch to park the thing, and gas probably cost more than beer, which in Denmark is--sadly--expensive. So the girlfriend and I would take the bus or the metro to get where we needed to go.
Actually, I should rephrase that. I would take the metro, since she decided to ditch me the minute we started staying with her family in Copenhagen. There I was, in Europe, trying to be the gracious guest of someone who apparently no longer cared about me. The newly-opened metro was my only buddy.
Sleek beyond all get-out, sexy and there when I needed it, the subway reminded me of my girlfriend when she was on the other side of the pond. I lived for the automated voice on board the driverless trains, "Naeste Station: Kongens Nytorv." That's where I'd get out and transfer to the bus. I lived to hear that sweet voice as the metro glided toward my stop. The only thing that killed me is that I'd be going home not to her, but to my lover.
[Photo: adactio]
Related Stories:
· Copenhagen Metro [Official Site]
by pbb
11/06/2006 at 11:14 AM
Tags: Travel Media (all tags)
When you think Scandinavia, you think Sweden, Norway, and Finland: IKEA, Svens a-plenty and oodles of black metal music. But Denmark is part of Scandinavia, too, and it deserves the attention of you and your parka just as much--so says the Times.
With just thirty-six hours in Copenhagen, you'd better hoof it hardcore, and the Times recommends renting a bicylcle to hit the hot spots. Play super-tourist for a bit by catching a boat tour from Nyhavn harbor and knocking back a Carlsberg or two at one of its outdoor cafes. If you crave a more artisinal Danish booze, stop by
Noma, where you can wash your beer down with a slab of musk ox.
Now that Copenhagen is just another link on Europe's budget airline network, you'll want to avoid the stag party crowds at night. Boutique Lize, "a cooler-than-school bar" will shield you, though we're not sure we want to trade drunk bachelors for the supposed "slumming society girls" that hang out there.
The Times suggests you take
Continental from Newark to Copenhagen, but it isn't your only non-stop option: you can fly from Seattle, Chicago, and Atlanta as well, on
SAS and
Delta, respectively.
[Photo:
Tobber]
Related Stories:·
36 Hours: Copenhagen [NYT]
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Hotels in Copenhagen [HotelChatter]
by djk
9/13/2006 at 9:35 AM
Tags: celeb travel, amusement parks (all tags)
Get your skates on: Denmark's beloved
Tivoli Gardens amusement park and cultural hotspot has just ten days left of the summer season. It was
good enough for Uma during her recent stay in Copenhagen so what can we do but recommend it. If you miss out this time round, Tivoli does re-open for Christmas from 15 November to 30 December for a spot of winter wonderland magic.
Speaking of recommendations, it seems you can't go past
The Demon for thrills--Tivoli staff name it the wildest ride in town, "with 3 of the coolest loops". The translator didn't get everything sounding quite so hot though, since they mention that "this ride has some limitations". What? Limited fun, limited appeal, limited value? Ride at your own limited risk.
[Image via PDXdj/Flickr]
Related stories:
Thurman and Balazs' Danish Delight [SFGate]
by amandak
1/13/2006 at 1:13 PM
Tags: Restaurants, Shopping (all tags)
Time Europe goes for a round-up of Copenhagen's so-called fusion cafes. No they don't serve mixes of Ecuadorian, Thai, and Hungarian dishes. Instead, these are coffee shops mashed up with something else, such as a laundry or a grocery store; most of them are in the hip Nørrebro neighborhood. If I were in Copenhagen for a while, the Laundromat Cafe does sound like a practical place -- starting with the name itself. In addition to the washers and dryers for cleaning that shirt you just stained with your latte, there are also 4000 used books for sale.
Related Stories:
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Coffee, Tea or Laundry? [Time Europe, via
PSFK]
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Laundromat Cafe [Official site]
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