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travels in denmark
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Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:54:01 GMT
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I've posted a couple of messages about my trip to Denmark already. This
final one is about other fun things to do when not in LEGOLAND (although I
know many of you will find that hard to imagine.)
If you're not familiar with Denmark, then by all means, explore it before
going to LEGOLAND. It is a lot of fun to go to Miniland and see at 1/20th
scale the places you've already been. There are Miniland versions of Ribe,
Mergentonder (sp?), and the canals of Copenhagen, to name the ones I
remember. Or, do the reverse, use Miniland as a guide to places you'd like
to visit. It's pretty fun to trace the streets in miniature and see what the
Master Builders chose to render.
My wife and I drove from Copenhagen to Soro, then Faaborg, took the ferry
and tooled around by the German border, up to Mergentonder, Ribe and then
Billund. On the way back we drove through Frederica, Odense and back along
the E20 to Copenhagen. There we rented bikes and rode up to Helsingor, over
to Slangerup, Roskilde, and back to Copenhagen.
I highly recommend taking a bike ride in Denmark, even if you're not in the
best of shape. There are bike lanes beside most major roads, often on their
own paths, and Denmark motorists are very courteous to bikers. Tons of
locals bike to work and back in Copenhagen as well.
Our bike ride took four days and covered about 220 km. Some of it was gravel
and there are some hills (I had hoped that Denmark had none!) but the lack
of crowds, the pleasant scenery and the moderate temperatures made it very
enjoyable. And of course, you get to see all of that Danish architecture
that inspired a host of plastic windows and doors.
Bike Denmark set up our trip, and at the price it seemed like a bargain. The
bikes they provided are first rate (and new this year), the accomodations
were all three and four star, and breakfast and dinner was included. And if
you're clever, you can make a lunch sandwich from the breakfast buffet. (How
can I work LEGO into this so it doesn't go off topic? LEGO! There.)
Of course, carrying all of that LEGO you acquire in the ancient toy shops
could be difficult on a bicycle, but they've thought of that, too. There are
no ancient toy shops. And, Bike Denmark carries your luggage from hotel to
hotel. And, any purchases made before the trip can be left at the first
hotel, which is also the last hotel.
I think the most disappointing part of the trip was Copenhagen. The
pedestrian mall advertised as the longest in the world isn't, starts very
trendy and quickly becomes very seedy. We were warned away from wasting time
in Trivoli Gardens which is a second-rate amusement park, and spent our time
sitting on the canal watching people go by. The boatride through the canals
is fun, though. I wouldn't spend more than a couple of days there.
Next post: impressions of LEGOLAND Billund.
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| (...) Hi Cary. I was impressed to find a restaurant scluptured in miniland which we actually had a dinner :-) at the Nyhavn, Copenhagen. Miniland in Billund also has an area featuring Japan with urban and country scenes, but wasn't of any particular (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-01, to lugnet.legoland.billund)
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