Denmark Stories


Tivoli is a great place for food, gardens and entertainment

Tivoli Gardens truly has something for everyone. There are over 30 restaurants, 25 rides, 400,000 flowers and many different arts and crafts. Tivoli has over 150 concerts a year from international ballet troops and symphony orchestras to well known international rock and roll bands. Twice a week the park puts on an impressive fireworks display. In th...


Our first day in Denmark 3 July '11

The viking chronicles in Jels are enacted in Denmark's most beautiful open-air amphitheatre with a view of the Jels lakes. The amphitheatre was opened in 1950's and has been in use ever since. An audience of about 1500 can be accomodated. At the Viking market, you can experience the truly authentic market atmosphere. You will be right in the middle o...


Kronborg castle

Kronborg is situated near the town of Helsingør (immortalized as Elsinore in Shakespeare's Hamlet) on the extreme northeastern tip of Zealand at the narrowest point of the Øresund, the sound between Denmark and Sweden. In this part, the sound is only 4 km wide, hence the strategic importance of maintaining a sea fortress at this location commanding one ...


Copenhagen

Denmark: Continent of Europe. Copenhagen, its capital is the largest of the Danish islands. Denmark’s currency is the Danish Krone (DKK) with a conversion of 5.265 for every one US dollar. Denmark has a population of 5,529,270 and majority of its population carry a Scandinavian origin. Since I only spent a day here, I do not have much to say about the ...