🇩🇰 Denmark

Hej! I share an extract of my experience of visiting marvelous Denmark. I was there in the autumn of 2021, summer of 2023 and autumn of 2023. Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and also does not cover all the wonderful local attributes and places ☺️.

🗺 Places: Copenhagen, Helsingør, Frederikshavn, Sæby.

🏛 Top sights visited:

1. Copenhagen
   • The New Harbour (Nyhavn)
   • The Little Mermaid Statue (Den Lille Havfrue)
   • Amalienborg Castle (Amalienborg Slot)
   • Rosenborg Castle (Rosenborg Slot)
   • Christiansborg Castle (Christiansborg Slot)
   • The Round Tower (Rundetaarn)
   • The Opera (Operaen)
2. Helsingør
   • Kronborg Castle (Kronborg Slot)
   • Helsingør Centre (Helsingør Centrum)
3. Frederikshavn
   • Gunpowder Tower (Krudttårnet)
   • Frederikshavn Square (Frederikshavn Torv)
4. Sæby
   • Old Sæby (Gamle Sæby)
   • Mini Sæby (Minibyen Sæby)

🎧 Local musicians:

• 🇩🇰 Kim Larsen (singer). Genre: retro-pop
• 🇩🇰 Tobias Rahim (singer). Genre: reggaeton
• 🇩🇰 Nephew (band). Genre: rock
• 🇩🇰 Hanne Boel (singer). Genre: retro-pop
• 🇺🇳 Kölsch (DJ). Genre: techno
• 🇺🇳 Morten (DJ). Genre: future rave
• 🇺🇳 Aqua (band). Genre: pop
• 🇺🇳 MØ (singer). Genre: pop

🎚️ Contribution to EDM:

• Future Rave. Originated: late 2010s

🥘 Local food & drinks:

• Open-faced Sandwich (Smørrebrød)
• Danish Fried Pork (Stegt Flæsk)
• Danish Pastry (Wienerbrød)
• Danish Beer (Brands: “Carlsberg”, “Tuborg”)

🎬 Local movies:

• The Hunt (Jagten). Year: 2012. Genre: drama / criminal
• Another Round (Druk). Year: 2020. Genre: drama / comedy
• Riders of Justice (Retfærdighedens Ryttere). Year: 2020. Genre: action / comedy
• Dogville (Dogville). Year: 2003. Genre: crime / thriller
• The Keeper of Lost Causes (Kvinden i Buret). Year: 2013. Genre: crime / thriller
  

🪔 Authentic artifacts:

• Authentic Principle: Hygge (Hygge)
• Danish Easter Letters (Gækkebreve)
• Danish Fairy Tales (Danske Eventyr)

🦉 Local wisdom: “Many small streams make a big river” / “Mange bække små gør en stor å” — Danish proverb

👨‍🎓The oldest university: The University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet), Copenhagen, est. 1479.