Copenhagen, Denmark Escort Service

COPENHAGEN SIGHTS              

Compact Copenhagen is best seen on foot or by bike.  Various walking tours are detailed in Play Time  (at Use It), covering all sections of the city.  Opposite Kongens Nytorv is the multi-coloured and picturesque Nyhavn, the  "new port"  where Hans Christian Andersen wrote his first fairy tale.

On a nice day, take the 6.4 km walk along the five lakes that border the western end of the city center.  The lakes, as well as the Rosenborg Have, are great places for a picnic.  Wednesday is the best day to visit museums, as most are free.

COPENHAGEN CITY CENTER
The first sight you'll see as you exit the train station is Tivoli, the famous 19th-century amusement park.  Christian VIII ordered the creation of the park in 1843, convinced that  "when the people are enjoying themselves they forget about politicking".  Heed the king and lose yourself in the festive ambiance, replete with beautiful fountains, town-fair-style games, and, of course, roller coasters.
Open:  mid-June - mid-August.  Sunday - Thursday 11am - midnight, Friday - Saturday 11am - 1am;  off-season reduced hours.

Across the street from the back entrance of Tivoli, the beautiful Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek  (Dantes Pl. 7) boasts a fine collection of ancient and Impressionist art and sculpture, complete with an enclosed Mediterranian garden.
Open:  Sunday and Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm.

Follow Copnhagen, Denmark's changing face since the beginning of man at the National Museum  (Ny Vesterg)
Open:  Sunday and Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm.
Tel:  33 - 13 - 44 - 11.

Christiansborg Castle  (Prins Jorgens Gard)  features subterranean ruins, still-in-use royal reception rooms, and the Folketing  (Parliament)  chambers.  To see the magnificent tapestries given to teh Queen for her 50th birthday, take the tour.
Open:  daily 9:30am - 3:30pm.
Required castle tours:  May - September, daily 11am, 1pm and 3pm; 
October - April, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 3pm.

Satisfy your carnal curiosity at the Museum Erotica, where various exhibits offer peeks into the sex lives of the famous, the history of prostitution, and kinky art from around the world including Copenhagen.
Open:  May - September.  Daily 10am - 11pm;  October - April, Sunday - Thursday 11am - 8pm;
Friday - Saturday 10am - 10pm.

CHRISTIANSHAVN
Climb the awe-inspiring golden spire of Vor Frelsers Kirke  (Our Savior's Church)  for a great view of both the city and the water.
Church open:  March - November daily 11am - 4:30pm;  December - February 10am - 2pm.
Tower open:  March - November Monday - Saturday 11am - 4:30pm, Sunday noon - 4:30.

The  "free city"  of Christiania, in the southern section of Christianshavn, was founded in 1971 by youthful squatters in abandoned military barracks.  Today it is inhabited by a thriving group of artists and alterna-thinkers carrying 70's activism and free love into the new millennium.

FREDERIKSTADEN
Edvard Eriksen's Lille Havfrue  (Little Mermaid), the tiny but touristed statue at the opening of the harbour, honours Hans Christian Andersen's version of the tale.
Open:  daily 6am - dusk.

Head back along the canal and turn left across the moat to reach Kastellet, a 17th-century fortress that's now a park.

Cross through Kastellet to the fascinating Frihedsmuseet  (Museum of Danish Resistance), which documents the German occupation from 1940 - 1945, during which the Danes helped over 7000 Jews escape to Sweden and committed about 4000 acts of sabotage.
Open:  May - mid-September, Sunday 10am - 5pm, Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm; 
mid-September - April, Sunday 11am - 4pm, Tuesday - Saturday 11am -3pm.
English tours:  May - mid-September, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday 2pm.
Tel:  33 - 13 - 77 - 14.

From the museum in Copenhagen, walk south down Amalieng, to reach the lovely Amalienborg Palace, residence of Queen Margrethe II and the royal family.  Most of the interior is closed to the public, but the apartments of Christian VII are open, including the gaudy, original studies of 19th-century Danish kings.  The changing of the guard takes place at noon on the brick plaza.
Open:  May - October daily 10am - 4pm;  November - April, Sunday and Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 4pm.
Tel:  33 - 12 - 08 - 08.

The gorgeous 19th-century Marmokirken  (Marble Church), opposite the palace, features an ornate interior, Europe's third-largest dome, and a spectacular view.
Open:  Monday - Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 5pm, Wednesday 10am - 6pm, Friday - Sunday noon - 5pm.
Dome open:  mid-June - August, daily 1pm and 3pm; 
September - mid-June Saturday - Sunday 1pm and 3pm.

A few blocks north, Statens Museum for Kunst  (State Museum of Fine Arts)  displays an eclectic collection of Danish and international art in a beautifully designed building.
Open:  Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Wednesday 10am - 8pm.
Tel:  33 - 74 - 84 - 94.

Opposite the museum, Rosenborg Slot, built from 1606 - 1634 by King Christian IV as a summer residence, hoards royal treasures, including the crown jewels.
Open:  June - August daily 10am - 5pm;  May and September 10am - 4pm;  October 11am - 3pm;
November - April, Sunday and Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 2pm.
Tel:  33 - 15 - 32 - 86.

Nearby, stroll through the 13,000 plant species in the Botanisk Have  (Botanical Gardens);  make sure to visit the Palm House.
Gardens open:  June - August daily 8:30 - 6pm, September - May,
Sunday and Tuesday - Saturday 8:30 - 4pm.
Palm House open:  June - August daily 10am - 3pm; 
September - May, Sunday and Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 3pm.