Last September my wife and I visited the beautiful city of Copenhagen. Whenever we visit a new city, we are always keen to orientate ourselves with the layout of the city and its attractions by going on either an hop on – hop off bus or boat tour. In Copenhagen, as we were staying for three days, so we decided to get a ticket for a boat tour of the city and a two – day bus ticket.
We have always found this to be a a great way of discovering what the city has to offer. If on the bus or boat tour we see an attraction we like, we make a mental note of it so that we can go back and visit later, when we have more time to explore. When we visited Copenhagen we enjoyed an entertaining, educational and amusing Strommer Classic Canal Tour of the cities historic sites, architecture & beautiful Canals.
We boarded our boat, without difficulty, in Nyhavn or new harbour. This iconic 17th century harbour is full of brightly painted townhouses, historic ships & boats, waterfront restaurants and lively bars. It is, as we soon discovered one of the most popular and beautiful parts of the city. Its rich maritime history dates back to between 1670 and 1675. My wife and I loved the vibrancy of the area, it was a wonderful place in which to start and finish our boat tour of the city.
Our guide was very funny, he had a dry, sometimes sarcastic well rehearsed stream of information, anecdotes and jokes, which we all enjoyed enormously. The boat tour passed by many of the cities most famous sights and landmarks, including the iconic Little Mermaid, if in Copenhagen you just have to go and see the mermaid, it was very busy with many people, each trying to get their very own selfie with the small structure.
We also saw, amongst many other beautiful sights and buildings, the majestic Amalienborg Castle, which we were told, by our guide, is home to the Danish royal family. We both admired the beautiful Opera House. We also spotted Christiansborg Palace, which our guide informed us all is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen, as well as where the Danish Parliament sits, the Danish Prime Minister’s Office, and the Supreme Court of Denmark. A very important building.
Our guide told us that world famous author Hans Christian Andersen actually lived in three different houses in Nyhavn at numbers 20, 67, and 18—during his lifetime.
We found the 24 hour Hop on and Hop off bus very useful for moving effortlessly around the city. We managed to visit all of the cities sights and attractions on our list, very easily because the buses were very regular and easy to spot. We even used the application, to find out when to find out how long it would be for the next bus. Everything worked perfectly. Well done stromma.com
My wife and I stayed at The Strand Copenhagen Hotel, part of the Arp Hansen Hotel Group, which was conveniently situated just a short walk from the colourful Nyhavn. The 174 room hotel is a former harbour warehouse, built around 1869, We also visited Freetown on the bus. It is an intentional community & anarchist commune in the Christianshavn neighbourhood. It began in 1971, on a former military base and is today, a very popular tourist attraction. The bus ticket allowed us to plan our route and gave us plenty of time to explore this interesting community.
If visiting the City of Copenhagen I would fully recommend you take a boat tour of the Canals with https://www.stromma.com/en-dk/copenhagen Why not check them out for yourself.
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