The Deptford Lads in Copenhagen: November 1999

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We visited Copenhagen for six days from Thursday 4 November to Tuesday 9 November 1999. The following is a brief outline journal with links to more detailed pages.

Thur | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue


Thursday
4 Nov
11:20 Depart: London Heathrow (SAS flight 502)
14:10 Arrive: Copenhagen Kastrup Airport
(1hr 50 mins, 594 miles)
    Train: Airport to Copenhagen central station (København H)
  Afternoon Walk around Nyhavn and Strøget.
  Evening Dinner at Restaurant Dubrovnik (Balkan)

Friday
5 Nov
Morning Walk along quayside to the Slotsholmen and visit the brand new extension to the Danish Royal Library. Visit very interesting exhibition of medieval book culture in Denmark "Living Words and Luminous Pictures".
  Afternoon Visit National Museum - excellent Danish pre-history exhibits (i.e. up to AD 1050).
  Evening Dinner at the Skipperkroen Restaurant on Nyhavn.

Saturday
6 Nov
Morning Walk to Strøget, then to Nørreport station.
Train from Nørreport to Humlebæk (about 30 mins).
Walk to Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
  Afternoon Train back to Copenhagen.
Walk back to Hotel.
  Evening Dinner at KGB Restaurant & Vodkabar (Russian)

Sunday
7 Nov
Morning Walk to Slotsholmen.
Coffee and cake at ? cafe on quayside.
Walk to Central station.
Train to Roskilde.
  Afternoon Roskilde Cathedral.
Walk through park to end of fijord and Viking Ship Museum.
Walk back to town centre; Late lunch at cafe on main street.
Train back to Copenhagen.
  Evening Dinner at restaurant on Nyhavn

Monday
8 Nov
Morning Walk to Central Station
Buy tickets for "Round the Sound" (Øresund rundt) tour (DKK 130/£11.52 each).
Train to Helsingør. Short walk through the town, Kronborg Castle etc.
  Afternoon Scandlines ferry "Hamlet" to Helsingborg (barely 20 minutes).
Walk around Helsingborg town centre - Tycho Brahe monument - Castle and terrace.
Pågatåg (regional train service) to Malmö.
Walk around old town square - beer and sandwich in trendy bar.
Walk around Malmö's main shopping area, coffee and internet session at cinema.
  Evening Dinner at Piccolo Mondo (Italian)
8pm catamaran (Flygbåtarna) back to Copenhagen.

Tuesday
9 Nov
Morning
  Afternoon
  15:55 Depart: Copenhagen Kastrup Airport
(SAS flight 535)
16:55 Arrive: London Heathrow
(2 hrs, 594 miles)


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