Denmark was the third stop on our (Emilie and I) trip around Europe in late November/early December of 2000. Our train ride there was interesting - in order to get to Copenhagen from Germany, a waterway has to be crossed. Rather than have passengers disembark from trains and board boats, whole trains are put on ships! I had never heard of that before, and remember wondering what on earth was going on! During that part of the trip, we actually could get off the train and wander around the boat.
It was sooo cold in Copenhagen, but that didn't stop us from getting out to explore. Our hostel was pretty far outside of town, so we had to take buses into town - not too difficult despite not knowing one bit of the language. We went to Tivoli, the local theme park, twice, I believe, once during the day and once at night. Everything was decorated for Christmas and just absolutely beautiful! It was far too cold to do any of the rides there, but it was fun to walk around to see all of the decorations and lights, and to watch everyone ice skating around the pond. Looking at the website now, I didn't realize how much there was to the park, but I think a warmer time of year is better for doing further exploration! The rest of Copenhagen was beautiful as well, with very interesting architecture - I loved the spires on the buildings! The canal areas were picturesque, and now remind me a little of Amsterdam (although I had not yet been there at that point). On the recommendations of some Italian friends, one afternoon we wandered over to Christiana park (pretty much a glorified hippie commune) - I'd never seen so much hash just out there for sale in the open! :P
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