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Denmark – It’s all Porridge and Strawberry Jam
October 1, 2009 by Ben Dansie
We spent two weeks in Denmark in August 2009. One week in Copenhagen, the rightly named Paris of the North, and then a week visiting the Lake District around Silkeborg and the Odden peninsula.
The view from the B&B in Ry
Why go?
Denmark might never be top of your list for next year’s holiday – but it really is a great place. It oozes quality, the people are delightful, the food is simple but fresh and you leave feeling there really are some lovely places left in the world.
Copenhagen
We stayed right in the middle, near Christianshavn, the main tourist magnet. In the summer it’s astonishing how civilised Copenhagen is. Many of the locals decamp to their summerhouses so the capital feels quiet and relaxed. We had no problem getting around, everyone spoke perfect English (although they will encourage you to say “porridge with strawberry jam” as the locals find it unpronounceable), the trains and buses are spectacular and best of all we hired local ‘Christiana’ bikes – with huge wooden boxes on the front which the kids sat in to their great entertainment. Wherever you stay though everything is only is short…
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