Monthly Archives: October 2011

Off to Sight-Seeing

After an enjoyable night with an excellent meal and drinks amongst friends we started not too early on Saturday for our ultimate sightseeing trip in Copenhagen.

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We went through the city, visited the city hall, passed the court and went down the main shopping street Stromgarde with many well preserved beautiful old houses.

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At Amalienborg we could see from the flying flag that the Queen was home. Guards Continue reading

Danish Everyday Design

The first thing I noticed upon arrival at Copenhagen was the literally excellent design of the airport hall, very bright, a bit like a nave on the way to the exit.

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Our hotel was beautifully designed too, the Clarion Collection Mayfair in Vesterbro – advertised as an elegant English-style with Asian influence decoration – could match up with our expectations.

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Lobby, Rooms and dining area were well designed and a pleasure to stay in. Even the lamp in the dining area was of noticeable design and with great attention to detail.

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Travel Equipment

When I was at the airport for a flight to Denmark the other weekend, I saw a new vending machine that caught my attention.

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“Forgot Camera?” asked the advertisement on the vending machine just to make sure no one would overlook this wasn’t meant for hungry and thirsty travellers that passed the security check.

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And indeed, a lot of travellers equipment was stored inside – cameras, mass storage devices, mp3 players, batteries – with all the smartphones and tablets people use these days, I wonder if those goods sell well…