What I remember the most about Copenhagen is their Danish rolls, the smell and the taste of this roll is a treat for my sweet tooth. Of course Copenhagen offers more than just variety of pastries, the city of Hans Christian Anderson offers so many things and place to explore such as Tivoli garden, Nyhavn, Kovenhavn H and Christianborg palace.

We booked the hotel right by Kovenhavn H (Copenhagen central station), so we hopped on the train from airport to Kovenhavn H and walked to the hotel. Kovenhaven H itself is a treat to an eye. This train station is located within the old building with a nice architecture. Our hotel was within walking distance to Tivoli garden. Since it was so close to the hotel, we made the first stop at Tivoli garden, a must see and most famous garden in Copenhagen. It looks like a children story book, filled with rides, flowers, water fountain and cafes. Expect to spend many hours here if you are planning to hop on the rides. By the time we left, the day started to get dark. We continue the exploring to the statue of little mermaid. The statue of little mermaid was adopted from the story written by the famous children book author Hans Christian Anderson. I’m his big fan, so to see the statue in person was delightful. And now, Ariel the mermaid is one of Disney famous characters adored by children all around the world. From there we walked straight to downtown to explore the night life of Copenhagen. Believe me, at night Copenhagen was bumping, just a place to be.

On second day, we decided to venture out to HillerØd and HelsingØr to explore the Frederiksborg Castle and Kronborg Castle aka The Hamlet Castle. The trip took approximately 44 minutes by train from Kovenhavn H to HelsingØr train station. From HelsingØr we hopped another train to HillerØd to visit Frederiksborg Castle and then back to Copenhagen. To read more about the castles, click here.

From Kovenhavn H we hopped on the subway to take us to the famous Nyhavn. Nyhavn is a 17^th century canal, waterfront and entertainment district in lined with bars, cafes, colorful townhouses facing the harbor. Hans Christian Anderson lived in one of the townhouse between 1845 and 1864. If you want to check it out, then go to the house no. 67, where a memorial plaque now stands. While you are here, stroll along the canal, try one of the restaurant or the café. We did, and the food was really good. We also tried crepes from the street vendor.

Feeling so energized by the big dinner, we continued to walk toward Christianborg palace. It was after 5 PM so the palace was closed for public. Instead, we just walked around it and admired the architecture from the outside. We hopped on the subway back to Kovenhavn H and walked to the hotel. Something I noticed about traveling in Denmark, nobody was checking our tickets when we boarded the train nor any turnstiles to be found. It seems trust is a foundation of business. I wonder how many people would follow the rule and still buy a ticket if they implement that system here in US.

The next day as we prepared to leave Copenhagen, I made sure that I brought home few bags of Danish rolls. What can I say, I’m hooked on these rolls. And every bite of it certainly reminded me of the fun time in Copenhagen.