I really appreciate you saying this! Copenhagen was an amazing place. Hopefully one day I'll be able to get back there and visit some of the places I missed (Tivoli Gardens being a major one)
I'm a local, and watch a lot of tourists Vlog's about my City ! Your Vlog is top Tier 👍 ! Yeah! if most people would just do a bit of research, before arriving.......🙄🙄🙄. You left some essential things out, but it's still among my favorite tourist Vlogs 😎👍 Good job Michael! Your smarter and seem older, than your age seemsl👍😊👍
This was such a great comment to wake up to - Thanks so much. There were definitely a few things I knew I'd miss this time around (Tivoli Gardens, namely), but that just means I have more reason to return one day!
What defines a great Capital is the number of small oases scattered around that makes a city livable. And you really did a top shelf job on the matter. Great portrait.
Thank you for the correction! I'm realizing that it's only in the US that a "typical Danish pastry" includes cream cheese - I knew something tasted better about it in Copenhagen 😉
Nice to have a tour video where aesthetics are constantly included. What is filmed is done and executed at the right angle. The recordings are cut and assembled in a suitable flow, and you have familiarized yourself with things in advance. What you film is in focus, you yourself are in the background, calm but 100% present. Thank you for a beautiful experience
Man I love your approach. I have never seen anyone else approach travel videos this way. It's definitely inspired me to stretch what I know about storytelling.
And in 1700 a Danish Warship visited Madeira to get samples of the local wine plants for our Botanical Garden and the University. Then came an illness which destroyed the local plants on Madeira till one remembered the Donation to Copenhagen! And they had new plants made in Copenhagen to become re-exported to Madeira!!! And this is why you are still able to buy original "Madeira Wine"! Finn. Denmark
If you like beer, then seeing Carlsberg old brewery at carlsberg byen may be worth a look, they do got tours around the area and a more varied beer collection to taste.
Which one would you choose between Copenhagen, Lisbon, Berlin, Oslo, London, Stockholm, Amsterdam in terms of beauty and livability. Please give an honest and unbiased answer and please rank them... I would so want to know your perspective. Although all these cites are beautiful in their own way but to you which captivated you the most. Thankyou 😊❤
This is a tough question, because each of these places are amazing in their own way, but I'll try to be as unbiased as I can in my answer: Beauty: 1. Lisbon 2. Stockholm 3. Oslo 4. London 5. Amsterdam 6. Copenhagen 7. Berlin Livability: 1. Stockholm 2. Copenhagen 3. Amsterdam 4. Berlin 5. Lisbon 6. Oslo 7. London Again though, ALL of these cities are amazing places and I would not be upset if I had to live in any of the above :)
@@serendipity4364 it was hard to rank them because they're all beautiful in their own way! I think the reason Copenhagen isn't as high as Stockholm and Oslo is simply the geography. The buildings themselves are spectacular
@@asenseoftravel So accurate!! But I prefer other not capital cities! And yes Lisbon is just amazing... did you already visited other cities in Portugal? it's a small country but with a lot of things to see.
Your misspellings of Danish foods are extremely cute 😂 As a Dane that has lived in Copenhagen for soon to be 20 years, this was a very accurate and entertaining walk-through! I'm glad TH-cam recommended your channel! ♥
I am British but lived, here since 1980s. I run an NGO fighting human trafficking. Love Copenhagen and sometimes even do bed and breakfast for a select few. I live a 10-minute bike ride from the Kings Gardens. never owned a car ,take a coffee in Kaffe Kafferiet on corner of Kings Gardens with best coffee in town and located in one of the old guard houses.
One of the things that surprise many tourists is actually the fact that there are only a relatively small selection of buildings in the medieval part of Copenhagen that are older than 1728. The reason is that large parts of the medieval part of Copenhagen burned down in 1728, 1795 and 1807, the latter thanks to the British navy bombing Copenhagen from the sea. The current Christiansborg Castle was actually first completed in the end of the 1920s. The medieval part of Copenhagen was a fortified city until the mid 1850s. The lsmall akes in Østre Anlæg Park (near the national arts museum), Botanic Garden, H.C. Ørsted Park and Tivoli are remnants of the moat that once surrounded Copenhagen. The large boulevard running along Tivoli and City Hall is where the moat was. This part was the last part to be filled in. This was completed in the late 1880s. It may be hard to imagine but the royal library garden was once a water filled part of the harbour where naval ships came in to restock provisions and ammunition. A slight correction about the Spandauer. There should be no cheese in this pastry. We usually also call the Spandauer the Baker's bad eye. It's difficult to point at which type of pastry that is the usual favorite of Danes. For some, it may be the Kanelsnegl but for others, it may be the Tebirkes or something completely different. While we do eat pastry now and then, I doubt you will find many Danes who would say that we indulge in pastries. We mostly eat cheaper and more simple breakfast bread and bun types. The pastry is more used as an afternoon coffee or morning coffee sweet but I would not say we eat a massive amount of them. A very good presentation of Copenhagen.
The long yellow houses in the beginning are named: Nyboder, and became built by King Christian 4th and was intended for his Naval personnel in the nearby harbor. It is still used for housing Military Personnel.
Thanks Michael, for a great video, making me love my oun city more :-) The small errors like FISKEFRIKADELLER (as in fish) and not friske, and KANELSNEGL (cinnemon snail) and not seigel, is just charming. The Prime minister doesent live at that castle as far as i know she has another castle up north called Marienborg, but some ministers live at Christiansborg/ Parlament buildings.
Lovely, thought out presentation that really describes Copenhagen. Btw, "by" means "town" and best pronounced "beau" like the french way but with a hard short vowel sound like "buh". Well done! When you return, go to Lego Town for your inner child (probably the reason why the flagship store is tiny).
Noted on the pronunciation of "indre by!" Also, I didn't realize there was a Lego Town! That would have been way more in line with what I was expecting
@@asenseoftravel It is imperative that you come back in lets say late june, july or august! That is when the city peaks - no other place I would rather be during those 3 month! (the rest of the year I am fine elsewhere haha)!
Denmark have some world class beaches. Denmark is a country made of sand and clay, so beaches and farm land are the dominant natural sights outside the cities. The only reason people don't flock to Denmark for the beaches is the unreliable weather. The Germans have long since discovered the Danish beaches though and come every year in huge numbers for beach side vacations.
Much have been put into the danes use of their flag. Many foreigners seem to get it wrong. Danes use their flag as a piece of decoration, not as a manifestation of nationallism. Visit danish homes and se how they put the flag on birthday cakes and Christmas trees. Foreigners don't see that.
Careful when eating at any restaurant at Nyhavn: They include a tip of 25% in the bill. Food was very delicious and service was very quick and friendly
Nah, Danes are not more nationalistic than other EU countries. Our flag is a "happy" flag. We use at nearly all occasions, birthday, birth, weddings and much, much more. The red and white flag goes well to nearly everything, just think Christmas. Next time you see the Dannebrog (flag's name), just smile and remember you are looking at the world's oldest national flag (year 1219).
A great point - it's interesting to hear this, because in the US the flag is so often used from a very nationalistic perspective. Denmark really does have a great flag 🇩🇰
ask yourself why the Danish flag is seen as a "happy flag" as you write , you are correct the flag is seen as a celebration -but why???? it is because it is our national flag and we love it, are proud of it and therefore to us we feel happy seeing it !!!!-it's not like other populations celebrate using the Danish flag because it's a "happy flag" -and they do actually celebrate birthdays and other things in other countries -however not with flags as we do-so people claiming its not about being proud and nationalist haven't really thought it true-by the way there is nothing wrong with being a nationalist Ghandi and Nelson Mandela was Nationalists , it's just about loving your country, traditions and culture and most Nationalists also love and respect other countries, cultures and traditions
@@akyhne Your answer is not much worth. The no to Euro, who do you compare with? I remember that, Germany, France and Italy did not vote. Sweden did, and voted no, in a non-binding referendum. I do quite some Swedes, some of them ain't keen on the flag either, and I guess you will find a lot of those in France and other countries too.
Christiansborg is not the royal palace... Amalienborg is. Royals haven't lived in Christiansborg since 1794. Also - Denmark is expensive for tourists, not so much for the people living here, because we're generally all paid a comfortable living wage. That usually means while things are expensive, the pay is tailored to make it "normal"..
And actually famous writer: Hans Christian Andersen had his only home as a rented room on top of Nyhavn, in spite of being extremely rich at the end of his life!
Can't argue that there are probably far better ones to choose from! I went from what I understood the Danish "standard" to be, but I'm sure there are far better. In the world of stouts and porters, what would your best recommendation in the area be for next time?
Very nice vid BUT There is ABSOLUTELY no cheese in the Danish spandauer's it's either vanilla custard or jam ..the cheese danish as you call it is an american abomination.... alittle history lesson : In Denmark , what you call danish's we call Wienerbrød,/ bread from vienna.. in the 1840's the bakers and the owners of bakeries , had a little situation and bakers went on strike.. that forced the owners to import bakers from other countries and among them were Bakers from Vienna ,Austria... and they brought their recipies with them ... ofc from there it evolved BUT the origin is from Vienna
Interesting! I definitely never would have realized there was a connection to Vienna, thanks for sharing! (also I agree, us Americans tend to change recipes for the worse)
One of the absolute best presentations of Copenhagen here on You Tube.
I really appreciate you saying this! Copenhagen was an amazing place. Hopefully one day I'll be able to get back there and visit some of the places I missed (Tivoli Gardens being a major one)
Agreed a nice way of presenting too.
Great video!
Thanks 😊
And thank you!
I love your camera work. It fully reveals your "eye".
Thank you!
Yup. We need to travel together.
You say the word and I'm there!
I'm a local, and watch a lot of tourists Vlog's about my City ! Your Vlog is top Tier 👍 ! Yeah! if most people would just do a bit of research, before arriving.......🙄🙄🙄. You left some essential things out, but it's still among my favorite tourist Vlogs 😎👍 Good job Michael! Your smarter and seem older, than your age seemsl👍😊👍
This was such a great comment to wake up to - Thanks so much. There were definitely a few things I knew I'd miss this time around (Tivoli Gardens, namely), but that just means I have more reason to return one day!
You are always Welcome back 👍😊👍!!
BTW! No cheese in a Danish. Not a thing here. It´s custard 😀
Excellent review of your travel to Copenhagen. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!!
would love to visit Denmark one day for sure man. thanks for sharing this 🔥
Thanks for watching!
What defines a great Capital is the number of small oases scattered around that makes a city livable. And you really did a top shelf job on the matter. Great portrait.
I really appreciate this!
A spandauer is filled with custard or jam, but never cheese :)
Thank you for the correction! I'm realizing that it's only in the US that a "typical Danish pastry" includes cream cheese - I knew something tasted better about it in Copenhagen 😉
I really like the way the video is sectioned! It is pretty much what I look for in a travel vlog instead of the chaotic energy that I often see 😂
Thank you! I used to break my vlogs down into sections for each literal "sense," but I thought that really oversimplified the cities.
Nice to have a tour video where aesthetics are constantly included. What is filmed is done and executed at the right angle.
The recordings are cut and assembled in a suitable flow, and you have familiarized yourself with things in advance. What you film is in focus, you yourself are in the background, calm but 100% present.
Thank you for a beautiful experience
Thank you for this review! I really do appreciate it!
Man I love your approach. I have never seen anyone else approach travel videos this way. It's definitely inspired me to stretch what I know about storytelling.
don't ever choose the red sausage. choose the grilled/fried (risted pølse) instead.
That does sound a lot better! Next time I'm in Copenhagen that's what I'll go for
And in 1700 a Danish Warship visited Madeira to get samples of the local wine plants for our Botanical Garden and the University. Then came an illness which destroyed the local plants on Madeira till one remembered the Donation to Copenhagen! And they had new plants made in Copenhagen to become re-exported to Madeira!!! And this is why you are still able to buy original "Madeira Wine"!
Finn. Denmark
Nice video. A little mistake though. It is not "kanelsegl" but "kanelsnegl". Directly translated, cinnamon sNail (sNegl). :D
Good catch! My Danish pronunciations could definitely use some work lol.
Chistiansborg is not the Royal Palace. Amalienborg is the Royal Palace, the one with soldiers guarding the Queen.
Noted!
@@asenseoftravel I will just add, the Queen uses Christiansborg to host state- and other big dinner's.
Great video A sense of Travel - well done.
Many thanks!
you're welcome @@asenseoftravel
You will find no cheese in a Spandauer. It is a custard with vanilla and maybe almond. No cheese!
Thanks for this correction! I believe I thought it was cream cheese, because in the US, typical "Danish pastries" use cream cheese
I am sorry to inform you that its not bronce but copper roofs
This video makes me realise I need to visit again in a warmer season. Heck, I’d love to experience living there for a year or so 🥹
I couldn't agree more! Although, I have to say, winter in Copenhagen sounds pretty magical. Same with Oslo!
If you like beer, then seeing Carlsberg old brewery at carlsberg byen may be worth a look, they do got tours around the area and a more varied beer collection to taste.
What an amazingly made video. I’m happy you enjoyed it here
Thank you! Excited to return again one day.
You document this well. Copenhagen is a place that I love.
I’m glad I captured the city well! Copenhagen is a magical place for sure
This is in my bucket list!
Rightfully so! Copenhagen has a true fairytale elegance to it.
What an amazing video. You gotta great voice for telling what You See and hear
Thank you!! Copenhagen is a truly beautiful place.
Hey buddie you make me want to visit all the sights again. And I live here 😂 your really good at making travel videos 🙏🏻
I appreciate this a lot! I understand completely. I live in Washington, DC, and it's easy to forget how cool your city is when you aren't a tourist!
Quality presentation!
Which one would you choose between Copenhagen, Lisbon, Berlin, Oslo, London, Stockholm, Amsterdam in terms of beauty and livability. Please give an honest and unbiased answer and please rank them... I would so want to know your perspective. Although all these cites are beautiful in their own way but to you which captivated you the most. Thankyou 😊❤
This is a tough question, because each of these places are amazing in their own way, but I'll try to be as unbiased as I can in my answer:
Beauty:
1. Lisbon
2. Stockholm
3. Oslo
4. London
5. Amsterdam
6. Copenhagen
7. Berlin
Livability:
1. Stockholm
2. Copenhagen
3. Amsterdam
4. Berlin
5. Lisbon
6. Oslo
7. London
Again though, ALL of these cities are amazing places and I would not be upset if I had to live in any of the above :)
@@asenseoftravel haha I wasn't expecting you to rank Copenhagen on 6th position in terms of beauty 😀 anyways appreciated🙏🏻👍🏻...thank you 💕
@@serendipity4364 it was hard to rank them because they're all beautiful in their own way! I think the reason Copenhagen isn't as high as Stockholm and Oslo is simply the geography. The buildings themselves are spectacular
@@asenseoftravel thank you for rating Oslo nr 3.
In beauty I rate Stockholm and Copenhagen 1 and 2 . And I am norwegian.
@@asenseoftravel So accurate!! But I prefer other not capital cities! And yes Lisbon is just amazing... did you already visited other cities in Portugal? it's a small country but with a lot of things to see.
Your misspellings of Danish foods are extremely cute 😂 As a Dane that has lived in Copenhagen for soon to be 20 years, this was a very accurate and entertaining walk-through! I'm glad TH-cam recommended your channel! ♥
Haha, I really do have a certain skill for completely mispronouncing and misspelling things in my videos 😂 but thank you!
I am British but lived, here since 1980s. I run an NGO fighting human trafficking. Love Copenhagen and sometimes even do bed and breakfast for a select few. I live a 10-minute bike ride from the Kings Gardens. never owned a car ,take a coffee in Kaffe Kafferiet on corner of Kings Gardens with best coffee in town and located in one of the old guard houses.
Beautiful place to live! Hopefully some other folks see this comment in case they're looking for a BnB in Copenhagen!
One of the things that surprise many tourists is actually the fact that there are only a relatively small selection of buildings in the medieval part of Copenhagen that are older than 1728. The reason is that large parts of the medieval part of Copenhagen burned down in 1728, 1795 and 1807, the latter thanks to the British navy bombing Copenhagen from the sea.
The current Christiansborg Castle was actually first completed in the end of the 1920s.
The medieval part of Copenhagen was a fortified city until the mid 1850s. The lsmall akes in Østre Anlæg Park (near the national arts museum), Botanic Garden, H.C. Ørsted Park and Tivoli are remnants of the moat that once surrounded Copenhagen.
The large boulevard running along Tivoli and City Hall is where the moat was. This part was the last part to be filled in. This was completed in the late 1880s.
It may be hard to imagine but the royal library garden was once a water filled part of the harbour where naval ships came in to restock provisions and ammunition.
A slight correction about the Spandauer. There should be no cheese in this pastry. We usually also call the Spandauer the Baker's bad eye.
It's difficult to point at which type of pastry that is the usual favorite of Danes. For some, it may be the Kanelsnegl but for others, it may be the Tebirkes or something completely different. While we do eat pastry now and then, I doubt you will find many Danes who would say that we indulge in pastries. We mostly eat cheaper and more simple breakfast bread and bun types. The pastry is more used as an afternoon coffee or morning coffee sweet but I would not say we eat a massive amount of them.
A very good presentation of Copenhagen.
Thank you for your insights here! It's always great to learn more about places through a local's eye :)
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Maybe also visit Frederiksberg park, its our "central park" with water canals, old trees, castel, and even a look into the elephants area at the zoo.
The long yellow houses in the beginning are named: Nyboder, and became built by King Christian 4th and was intended for his Naval personnel in the nearby harbor. It is still used for housing Military Personnel.
Thanks Michael, for a great video, making me love my oun city more :-)
The small errors like FISKEFRIKADELLER (as in fish) and not friske, and KANELSNEGL (cinnemon snail) and not seigel, is just charming.
The Prime minister doesent live at that castle as far as i know she has another castle up north called Marienborg, but some ministers live at Christiansborg/ Parlament buildings.
Thank you! You live in an amazing city :)
Lovely, thought out presentation that really describes Copenhagen. Btw, "by" means "town" and best pronounced "beau" like the french way but with a hard short vowel sound like "buh". Well done! When you return, go to Lego Town for your inner child (probably the reason why the flagship store is tiny).
Noted on the pronunciation of "indre by!"
Also, I didn't realize there was a Lego Town! That would have been way more in line with what I was expecting
Would love to visit this city
Really nice work! Loved that you got around and spotted some of the places that most videos miss and that we - the locals - enjoy!
Thanks! I know I still missed quite a bit. Whenever I make it back to Copenhagen, I really want to visit Christianhavn and Tivoli Gardens
@@asenseoftravel It is imperative that you come back in lets say late june, july or august! That is when the city peaks - no other place I would rather be during those 3 month! (the rest of the year I am fine elsewhere haha)!
Denmark have some world class beaches. Denmark is a country made of sand and clay, so beaches and farm land are the dominant natural sights outside the cities. The only reason people don't flock to Denmark for the beaches is the unreliable weather. The Germans have long since discovered the Danish beaches though and come every year in huge numbers for beach side vacations.
Much have been put into the danes use of their flag. Many foreigners seem to get it wrong. Danes use their flag as a piece of decoration, not as a manifestation of nationallism. Visit danish homes and se how they put the flag on birthday cakes and Christmas trees. Foreigners don't see that.
we use the flag as celebration more than decoration -and national pride
Copenhagen is a best city for living.
I could certainly see that!
fun fact: the round tower stands in the former center of the Danish kingdom, when the danes ruled Scandinavia
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If you wonna see real Lego representation, then you need to go to Billund theres Lego museum and Legoland (themepark)
Careful when eating at any restaurant at Nyhavn: They include a tip of 25% in the bill. Food was very delicious and service was very quick and friendly
Nah, Danes are not more nationalistic than other EU countries. Our flag is a "happy" flag. We use at nearly all occasions, birthday, birth, weddings and much, much more. The red and white flag goes well to nearly everything, just think Christmas.
Next time you see the Dannebrog (flag's name), just smile and remember you are looking at the world's oldest national flag (year 1219).
A great point - it's interesting to hear this, because in the US the flag is so often used from a very nationalistic perspective. Denmark really does have a great flag 🇩🇰
@@asenseoftravel Fun Fact. It is not illegal to burn the flag, but it is illegal to burn other countries flags.
ask yourself why the Danish flag is seen as a "happy flag" as you write , you are correct the flag is seen as a celebration -but why???? it is because it is our national flag and we love it, are proud of it and therefore to us we feel happy seeing it !!!!-it's not like other populations celebrate using the Danish flag because it's a "happy flag" -and they do actually celebrate birthdays and other things in other countries -however not with flags as we do-so people claiming its not about being proud and nationalist haven't really thought it true-by the way there is nothing wrong with being a nationalist Ghandi and Nelson Mandela was Nationalists , it's just about loving your country, traditions and culture and most Nationalists also love and respect other countries, cultures and traditions
We are more nationalistic. That's why we voted no to the Euro, and many Danes won't have the EU flag, on their licence plate.
@@akyhne Your answer is not much worth. The no to Euro, who do you compare with?
I remember that, Germany, France and Italy did not vote. Sweden did, and voted no, in a non-binding referendum.
I do quite some Swedes, some of them ain't keen on the flag either, and I guess you will find a lot of those in France and other countries too.
Thanks for sharing this videos. New idea before moving there next year. ❤
I hope you have a great move to Copenhagen :)
Just beautiful, what time of year did you visit Copenhagen?
I was there in late May!
A funny one at 9:09, to 9:15 all the cars is reverse ;-) (Backwards) :-)
Christiansborg is not the royal palace... Amalienborg is. Royals haven't lived in Christiansborg since 1794. Also - Denmark is expensive for tourists, not so much for the people living here, because we're generally all paid a comfortable living wage. That usually means while things are expensive, the pay is tailored to make it "normal"..
Great video! I am visiting Copenhagen soon and I really liked that beach, where is it located?
That one was called Amager Beach! It's not far from the the city center at all, maybe a mile or two
Thansk! I'll visit@@asenseoftravel
And actually famous writer: Hans Christian Andersen had his only home as a rented room on top of Nyhavn, in spite of being extremely rich at the end of his life!
Hahahaha great video, but my god you got a lot of things wrong 😂
I figured I might haha. The downside of solo traveling is no one to fact check you while you take notes 😂
@@asenseoftravel hahaha true, Meet a dane next time your here ;-) Safe travels.
Music in the intro?
Here is a link to the original audio track!
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@@asenseoftravel Thank you very much!
Try being brown in Copenhagen. I promise it's a very different experience.
Nah.
From all of the local breweries and beers, you choose Carlsberg, proberbly the most boring beer in the world?…
Can't argue that there are probably far better ones to choose from! I went from what I understood the Danish "standard" to be, but I'm sure there are far better. In the world of stouts and porters, what would your best recommendation in the area be for next time?
Very nice vid BUT There is ABSOLUTELY no cheese in the Danish spandauer's it's either vanilla custard or jam ..the cheese danish as you call it is an american abomination.... alittle history lesson : In Denmark , what you call danish's we call Wienerbrød,/ bread from vienna.. in the 1840's the bakers and the owners of bakeries , had a little situation and bakers went on strike.. that forced the owners to import bakers from other countries and among them were Bakers from Vienna ,Austria... and they brought their recipies with them ... ofc from there it evolved BUT the origin is from Vienna
Interesting! I definitely never would have realized there was a connection to Vienna, thanks for sharing! (also I agree, us Americans tend to change recipes for the worse)
Spandauer has vanillacustard in the middle, not cheese
Thanks for this correction! I believe I thought it was cream cheese, because in the US, typical "Danish pastries" use cream cheese
There is no cheese in danish pastries
Thanks for this correction! I believe I thought it was cream cheese, because in the US, typical "Danish pastries" use cream cheese
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