Top 10: Things to do before you leave Copenhagen

The semester is coming to an end, and most international students are preparing to return home. Before you go, try out the University Post’s top ten not-to-be-missed experiences in Copenhagen

by Patricia Trincado

From cheap dinners to Roskilde Festival, there is a long list of ‘musts’ that you just have to try before leaving Copenhagen. Here is the University Post’s Top 10 pick:

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10. Watery ride
You do not need a touristy and expensive boat trip to see Copenhagen from the water. Just use the public transport boats like the Danes.

For a single ticket, Harbour Buses take you from the Citadel (Little Mermaid) along the New Opera and Nyhavn to the Black Diamond (service lines 901 and 902).

An insider tip is to take line 904, which connects Nyhavn with Sluseholmen, so you can enjoy a long ride along Islands Brygge.

Here are the harbour boat routes.

9. Hotdogs in Fælledparken
If the sun is out, Danes spend the day in the park, with charred sausages.

Use a disposable barbecue to save on post-picnic washing up. Remember ketchup, mustard and pickles for the real Danish hotdog experience.

Add some guitars and outdoor games for the perfect outing!

8. Culture crawl
Copenhagen offers thousands of cultural activities. If you have spent the whole semester with either a beer or a pen (or both) in hand, thinking that you really ought to visit some museums or cultural places, now is the time to do it! And if your study abroad budget is running low, there are many places where the entrance is free.

• Danish Design Center: free on Wednesdays after 5pm
• Botanical Gardens: free admission
• State Museum of Art (Statens Museum for Kunst): free entrance to permament collection and the Royal Cast Collection. Fees charged for special exhibits.

7. When in Denmark, drink Carlsberg
This is for beer lovers only. Why not taste all the different types of Carlsberg before leaving its country of origin?

You could start by visiting The Carlsberg Brewery in Valby. Too expensive? Just go into a discount supermarket and buy all the different kinds of beer you can.

6. Cheap food in Christiania
You have to say yes. There is a ‘restaurant’, known in Danish as the folkekøkken (people’s kitchen) in Christiania were you can eat a generous plate of food for DKK 30. It takes place every Thursday at 7pm.

The menu consists of vegetarian food, bread, delicious cake and fruit.

Be aware that it this is not really a restaurant. The people who serve the food are volunteers, so you have to wash up your own dishes afterwards.

See the top 5 not-to-be-missed experiences here.

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