From: pck@dde.dk (Peter Roboz Kristensen)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: COPENHAGEN FILE! (long) (well sort-of)
Date: 14 Dec 92 17:29:51 GMT
Organization: Dansk Data Elektronik A/S

murat@cs.ucsb.edu (Murat Karaorman) writes:


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>>> first some short-takes and useful TIPS.

>- No matter what the size of your budget, you must take at least one taxi ride-
>it is a dream
Well, I don't know what you're used too, I don't think it's special.

>Here are some of the hot spots in Copenhagen Nightlife:
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>  2) Stay in the area of Kongens Nytorv. This is THE area to hop from place
>to place. Try "Freuds" - a small smokey place with a great atmosphere. Stay
>away from "Boltens" and the "California Bar" unless they have changed alot

I suppose Boltens is closed now.

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>  3) You have not experienced a real Danish bar if you have not gone to the
>"Peder Oxe" on Gravbrodtorv (a square in the centre of Copenhagen). Real
>friendly people.

About danish letters (helping you to get around):


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    #   #         #   # #     #   #     
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   #     #        ##    #    #     #    
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     AE,ae          OE,oe      AA,aa

Therefore "Peder Oxe" lies on Graabroedretorv.

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>>> some more

>For "hangouts", I guess you could look into "Huset" (the house)
>in Magstraede or "Loppen" at Christiana (music place). There is a
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"N|rregade" is by the above mentioned convention Noerregade.

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Anyway, if you like Jazz, Copenhagen Jazzhouse in Niels Hemmingsens
Gade, near Stroeget and Graabroedretorv is the place to go.

>Lots of teens also hang out at a place called "Scala", but I
>don't think I can recommend it. There is a place where you can
>have nice icecream, though.

>The most well-known shopping district is "Str|get", a pedestrian
>street going from Kongens Nytorv to Raadhuspladsen. Somewhere in
>the middle, there is another pedestrian street going down to
>N|rrevold. If you stay on these streets, there are lots of

"Str|get" -> Stroeget, but you wouldn't find it on the signs anyway.
"N|rrevold" is "Noerre Voldgade".

>fashion shops and banks, but if you go around in the neighboring
>streets, you can find all kinds of things, usually cheaper.

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>There are no explicitly dangerous areas in Copenhagen, but on New
>Years Eve there are lots of drunk people on the streets, and
>sometimes there is some trouble. The nastiest district is
>probably just to the west of Hovedbanegaarden (Central station),
>but it is mostly safe to walk there, just a little unpleasant.
>(No guns, you know :-)

Anyway, if you don't like fire in the middle of the
street and too many policecars, don't go to Istedgade New Years Eve.

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>letters) Kbmagergade - the incomprehensible letter is an o with a slash

Koebmagergade, which in fact is the other pedestrian street mentioned
above, from Stroeget to Noerre Voldgade.

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>   Discotheques: Axels Dansebar is popular too. Located in the Axeltorv
>"mall" right next to the central square.

In fact Axels Dansebar is in the Scala you didn't like above.

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>Hotel stays: the rate you were quoted is probably the cheapest one in
>town. There is a youth hostel pretty close to down town and it runs about 10
>dollars a night per person if you bring your own sleeping bag. It is possible
>to rent sheets and the like though - how much I don't know. As for the adress
>- you will have to ask the information desk at Kastrup airport, information

In fact, if you want to stay at the youth hostel, decide before
leaving the airport, if you want to get rid of your baggage before
going down town, as one of the youth hostels is on the way from the
airport to town. You will have to take another bus, or a taxi to go
there.

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>TRANSPORTATION
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>   The public transportation in Copenhagen is EXCELLENT - (take it from
>someone who's been using it for years) you will NOT need to rent a car. You
>can get discounted fares when you buy a yellow card available on every bus
>(about 10-12$ for 11 trips). Exact fare is not needed the driver WILL make

You could also buy a card, valid for 2 days or a week on all buses or
local trains.

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>****  First learn your horn and all the theory. ****
>**    Next develop a style.                       **
>**    Then forget all that and just play.         **
>****                -- Charlie Parker           ****    [murat@cs.ucsb.edu]

Well, you did like jazz !!
-- 
Peter Roboz Kristensen                         Telephone:  Int +45 42 84 50 11
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Dansk Data Elektronik A/S, Herlev, Denmark     E-mail:     pck@dde.dk