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Top Biking City

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:49:37 +0000

Travel and Leisure rates Copenhagen as one of the World’s Top Biking Cities.

In Denmark’s capital city, 36 percent of people going to work or school on an average day are on a bicycle, according to government statistics. It’s no surprise—the Danish metropolis is a veritable utopia for bikers, including more than 180 miles of bike paths and lanes, traffic signals specifically for cyclists, and bicycle parking when you roll into downtown.

photo credit: Alex Cheek

Top Biking City is a post from: Copenhagen Links

2nd most livable city

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:51:13 +0000

Politiken.dk reports that Copenhagen has come in a high second in the annual sweepstakes of the world’s 25 most livable cities, according to Monocle Magazine’s Quality of Life survey. Not bad att all – quality of life really is high in Copenhagen.

2nd most livable city is a post from: Copenhagen Links

Free internet

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:07:20 +0000

Officials in Copenhagen is planning to offer free internet hotspots in central Copenhagen in the areas of Strøget, Nørrebrogade og Vesterbrogade, according to politiken.dk. Obvioulsy there are some snags that have to be worked out before the plans can be put into action but it surely sounds promising.

Free internet is a post from: Copenhagen Links

Mild Earthquake in Copenhagen

admin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:08:07 +0000

A mild earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter Scale shook Denmark this morning, the quake had its epicentre in southern Sweden some 65km from Copenhagen. There are no reports of casualties or damage although there were reports of people in some high rise buldings rushing outside as windows and cupboards shook and buildings swayed briefly.

Things will probably be alot different on June 19 when AC/DC visits Parken, chances are Copenhagen will shook all night when the Rock ‘n’ Roll Train hits town like a War Machine.

Mild Earthquake in Copenhagen is a post from: Copenhagen Links

CPHCard

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:09:19 +0000

The Copenhagen Card (CPHCARD) gives you free entry to about 60 museums and attractions throughout the Greater Copenhagen Region and discounts on many activities, attractions and restaurants, including boat trips, canal tours and car rental. Furthermore, the card gives you free transport by train, bus and Metro.
You can purchase your CPHCARD online at www.cphcard.com or at one of the many sales outlets: Copenhagen Airport, larger railway stations and tourist information offices, such as Copenhagen Right Now, directly opposite Tivoli’s main entrance. The cards are also available from many hotels, campsites and hostels.

CPHCard is a post from: Copenhagen Links

Netto Boats

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:39:32 +0000

Take a 60 minutes harbour and canal tour onboard one of the blue Netto-Boats. Sit down and make yourself comfortable. See Copenhagen from the water front and enjoy the scenery and the sights which we pass on the tour, while our guide tells you in Danish, English, and German about the sights.

Netto Boats is a post from: Copenhagen Links

DFDS Canal Tours

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:10:14 +0000

DFDS Canal Tours takes you through new and old Copenhagen.
Our guides tells you about the main sights and the most interesting moments in Copenhagens history in Danish and English, and may also include a third languaga, such as German, Italian, Spanish or French. For details of a third language, please see the bullatin boards at the ticket offices in Nyhavn and Gammel Strand.

photo credit: alq666

DFDS Canal Tours is a post from: Copenhagen Links

Skinny Dipping a Legal Right

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:10:53 +0000

Nude bathing has been legal in Denmark for 32 years, a court recently ruled that a couple in Skodsborg just north of Copenhagen can’t ban nude bathing on a beach in front of their house. Looks like the danes have all the fun.

photo credit: Sister72

Skinny Dipping a Legal Right is a post from: Copenhagen Links

Topless allowed in public pools

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:00:20 +0000

Girls are by a law passeid in march 2008 allowed to bath and swim topless at public pools in Copenhagen.

The Danish campaign to allow topless swimming was inspired by a Swedish group called Just Breasts, which was formed after two women were asked to cover up their breasts by a lifeguard at a public pool near Stockholm.

We want our breasts to be as normal and desexualised as men’s, so that we too can pull off our shirts at football matches.

Topless allowed in public pools is a post from: Copenhagen Links

The city bike and Copenhagen

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:00:26 +0000

The city bikes in Copenhagen are world famous. When you tour the city you notice, that especially tourists love riding the city bikes. Some even regard them as the major tourist attraction of Copenhagen! “Bycykelservice” maintains the city bikes. “Bycykelservice” is a departement in the rehabilitation agency of Copenhagen. It trains around 30 rehabilitees. During a 6 month-training program the rehabilitee qualifies for a job on normal conditions. The program is a succes. Around 80% of the rehabilitees get a job afterwards, mainly as lorrydrivers or bicycle repairers.

photo credit: scjody

The city bike and Copenhagen is a post from: Copenhagen Links