Royal Danish Naval Museum
At first glance I thought the Orlogsmuseet was going to be a watchmaking museum, because I incorrectly associated the Danish word orlogs with the French word horloge. But it turned Read More …
Category: Denmark
The Workers’ Museum in Copenhagen
The Workers’ Museum is in a building that has belonged to the Danish Labor Unions for many decades. The building also houses the historic Union Assembly Hall, which is still Read More …
Signspotting on the Strøget
The Strøget is 1.1 kilometers long and claims to be the world’s longest urban pedestrian zone.
Brahms in the new Concert House
Copenhagen in the 21st century has not only built itself a stunning new opera house, but also a world-class concert house called the DR Koncerthuset — “DR” being Danish Radio Read More …
Wagner at Operaen
Copenhagen’s fantastic new opera house is called “Operaen”, which simply means “The Opera” because the -en ending is the definite article in Danish.
Rossini at the Old Stage
This beautiful old theater dates from 1874 and is still very much in operation despite the recent openings of the new opera house, the new concert hall and the new Read More …
By train and ferry to Denmark
Forty-one times a day these Scandlines ferries make the crossing from Puttgarden, on the island of Fehmarn in northern Germany, to Rødbyhavn on the Danish island of Lolland. I made Read More …