Our Trip to Denmark!!!

Itinerary, Weather, and Budget

Itinerary

Day 1—December 17^th

(4:30 PM – 6:10 PM) – Go through security, eat dinner, wait for plane at RDU Airport.
(6:10 PM- 12:00 AM) – Get on overnight plane ride and watch movies.

Day 2—December 18^th

(12:00 AM – 6:50 AM) – Ride plane to London while sleeping.
(6:50 AM – 7:15 AM) – Exit plane and gather luggage.
(7:15 AM – 9:45 AM) – Have breakfast in airport at restaurant Giraffe and wait for next flight.
(9:45 AM – 10:00 AM) – Board plane to Copenhagen.
(10:00 AM – 12:50 PM) – Ride plane to Copenhagen.
(12:50 PM – 1:15 PM) – Exit plane and gather luggage.
(1:15 PM – 1:45 PM) – Ride M2 to Copenhagen Downtown Hostel (our hotel).
(1:45 PM – 3:00 PM) – Check in and unpack in our hotel rooms.
(3:00 PM – 5:00 PM) – Walk to Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Art Museum (culture event) and spend time looking around and enjoying it.
(5:00 PM – 5:10 PM) – Walk to gorm's i Magstræde for dinner.
(5:10 PM – 6:00 PM) – Eat dinner at gorm's i Magstræde.
(6:00 PM – 6:10 PM) – Walk back to hotel and go to sleep.

Day 3—December 19^th

(9:30 AM – 10:00 AM) – Wake up and eat breakfast at hotel.
(10:00 AM – 10:30 AM) – Get ready for day in hotel room.
(10:30 AM – 11:00 AM) Walk down the block to Metro Station (M2) and get on train to The Blue Planet National Aquarium.
(11:00 AM – 12:00 PM) – Enjoy aquarium.
(12:00 PM – 12:30 PM) – Eat lunch at aquarium cafeteria.
(12:30 PM – 3:30 PM) – Enjoy the rest of aquarium.
(3:30 PM – 4:00 PM) – Get back on M2 and return to hotel.

Take 15 minutes at the hotel to put all our stuff down and relax.

(4:15 PM – 4:30 PM) – Walk to Ørstedsparken public park.
(4:45 PM – 5:45 PM) – Enjoy park.
(5:45 PM – 6:00 PM) – Walk back to hotel and eat dinner at Restaurant Puk across the street from our hotel.
(6:00 PM – 7:00 PM) – Eat dinner and return to hotel for the night.

Day 4—December 20^th

(8:30 AM – 10:30 AM) – Wake up, eat breakfast, and get ready for the day.
(10:30 AM – 10:45 AM) – Walk to Post and Tele Museum.
(11:00 AM – 12:00 AM) – Go on guided tour through museum.
(12:00 PM – 12:45 PM) – Eat lunch at Café Hovedtelegrafen in the museum.
(12:45 PM – 1:30 PM) – Walk back to hotel and relax for 30 minutes.
(1:30 PM – 2:00 PM) – Take bus to Copenhagen Zoo.
(2:00 PM – 5:00 PM) – Enjoy zoo.
(5:00 PM – 5:30 PM) – Eat at fast food concession stand at zoo.
(5:50 PM – 6:00 PM) – Ride M2 back to hotel.

Day 5—December 21^st

(10:00 AM – 11:00 AM) - Wake up and go downstairs for breakfast.
(11:00 AM – 11:45 AM) - Get ready for day in room.
(11:45 AM – 12:00 PM) - Walk to Tivoli Gardens.
(12:00PM – 1:00 PM) – Enjoy Tivoli Gardens.
(1:00 PM – 1:45 PM) – Eat at Pirateriet not far from Tivoli Gardens.
(2:00 PM – 5:00 PM) – Enjoy Tivoli Gardens.
(6:00 PM – 8:00 PM) – Enjoy Tycho Brahe Planetarium
(8:00 PM – 9:00 PM) – Late dinner at a diner by our hotel.

Day 6—December 22^nd

(10:00 AM – 12:00 PM) – Wake up, eat breakfast, and hang around hotel.
(12:00 PM – 12:30 PM) – Walk around Copenhagen until we get to Told Og Snaps where we eat lunch.
(12:30 PM – 1:15 PM) – Eat lunch.
(1:15 PM – 2:00 PM) – Continue to walk around Copenhagen until we reach the Havnebussen Ferry.
(2:00 PM – 4:00 PM) – Ride ferry to opera house through the harbor.
(4:00 PM – 7:45 PM) – Walk around, look at shops and eat dinner at Copenhagen Street Food.
(8:00 PM – 10:00 PM) – Watch Romeo and Juliet at The Royal Danish Opera House

Day 7—December 23^rd

(9:30 AM – 10:15 AM) - Wake up and eat breakfast.
(10:15 AM – 11:15 AM) - Get ready for the day.
(11:30-12:00) – Take M2 to Genforeningspladsen's Ice Skating Rink (sport event).

Two stops; takes about 35 minutes.

(12:00 PM – 12:45 PM) – From ice skating rink walk (11 min) to Ben’s Pizzeria and eat lunch for about 45 minutes.

Buy 2 pizzas for $10 each (total $20)

(12:45 PM – 1:00 PM) – Walk back to ice skating rink (11 min).
(1:00 PM – 3:00 PM) – Each of us pays $13 for rental skates for two hours.
(3:15 PM -3:45 PM) – Get back on M2 and go back to hotel (35 min).
(3:45 PM – rest of day) – Get back at hotel around 3:40 and spend rest of day relaxing.

(6:00 PM – 7:00 PM) – Order room service for dinner.

Day 8—December 24^th

(9:00 AM – 10:30 AM) – Wake up, eat breakfast, and get ready for the day.
(10:30 AM – 11:00 AM) – Walk to bus station and take 14 minutes bus ride to Botanical Gardens (natural environment/ecosystem event).
(11:00 AM – 4:30 PM) – Enjoy Botanical Gardens

Eat lunch we packed while we walk around.

(4:30 PM – 5:30 PM) – Walk to Kaffe Coffee Shop and have some coffee.
(5:45 PM – 6:15 PM) – Take bus ride back to hotel.
(6:30 PM – 7:00 PM) – Order in pizza and eat in hotel.

Day 9—December 25^th

(9:30 AM -10:00 AM) – Wake up and take bus to Sweet Treat breakfast place for breakfast.
(10:00 AM -10:30 AM) - Eat breakfast at Sweet Treat.
(10:30 AM - 11:30 AM) - Leave to walk around streets of Copenhagen.
(11:30 AM - 12:00 PM) – Walk to Tivoli Gardens for “Christmas in Tivoli” festival (festival/celebration event).
(12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) – Enjoy Christmas in Tivoli.
(1:00 PM - 1:30 PM) – Walk to Axelborg Bodega for lunch.
(1:30 PM - 2:45 PM) - Eat at Axelborg Bodega.
(2:45 PM - 3:15 PM) – Walk back to Tivoli Gardens
(3:15 PM - 4:00 PM) – Enjoy Christmas in Tivoli.
(4:00 PM - 4:30 PM) – Trip to H.C. Anderson Castle.
(4:30 PM - 6:45 PM) – Enjoy H.C. Anderson Castle
(6:45 PM - 7:00 PM) – Trip to Wallman’s Circus Building.
(7:00 PM - 8:00 PM) – Eat dinner and enjoy the performance at Wallman’s Circus Building.

Day 10—December 26^th

(10:00 AM – 11:00 AM) – Wake up, eat a quick breakfast, get ready, and pack our thinks for the next hotel.
(11:00 AM – 12:30 PM) – Ride bus to our new hotel, Hotel Skandia.
(12:30 PM – 1:00 PM) – Check into hotel and unpack.
(1:00 PM – 2:00 PM) – Walk to Radmand David’s Hus and eat lunch.
(2:00 PM – 2:30 PM) – Walk to the Danish Museum of Science and Technology (science and technology event).
(2:30 PM – 5:30 PM) – Enjoy the museum.
(5:30 PM – 6:00 PM) – Walk to Restaurant Marienlyst (meal) for a traditional Danish meal.
(6:00 PM – 8:00 PM) – Eat dinner.
(8:00 PM – 9:00 PM) – Walk around Copenhagen until we reach out hotel.

Day 11—December 27^th

(9:30 AM - 10:00 AM) - Wake up and eat breakfast at Cafe Karisma.
(10:00 AM - 10:30 AM) - Get ready and head out.
(10:30 AM - 10:45 AM) - Ride bus to bike shop and rent bikes for the day.
(10:45 AM - 11:30 AM) - Ride bikes to Helsingor Bycenter to go shopping.
(11:30 AM - 3:00 PM) - Shop in Helsingor Bycenter.
(3:00 PM - 4:00 PM) - Eat lunch at Baran Kücük Yildiz.
(4:00 PM - 6:00 PM) - Ride our bikes along the coast and enjoy the beach.
(6:00 Pm - 7:00 PM) - Eat dinner at Frelsens Hærs Hovendkvarter.
(7:00 PM - 8:00 PM) - Ride bikes back to hotel.

Day 12—December 28^th

(9:30 AM – 10:00 AM) – Wake up and eat breakfast at hotel.
(10:00 AM – 11:00 AM) – Get ready for the day.
(11:00 AM – 11:30 AM) – Walk to Kronborg Castle (history event).
(11:30 AM – 12:30 PM) – Walk around and enjoy the castle.
(12:30 PM – 2:00 PM) – Go on guided tour through the castle.
(2:00 PM – 3:00 PM) – Walk to Bolettes Gaestbud.
(3:00 PM – 5:00 PM) – Walk to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and enjoy it.
(5:00 PM – 6:45 PM) – Walk back to hotel and eat dinner there.
(6:45 PM – 9:00 PM) – Go back to hotel rooms and pack for flight tomorrow.

Day13—December 29^th

(4:00 AM – 5:00 AM) – Eat breakfast at hotel and gather things to get on the bus to the airport.
(5:00 AM – 6:45 AM) – Ride on bus to airport.
(6:45 AM – 8:00 AM) – Arrive at airport, go through security, and board flight to Amsterdam.
(8:15 AM – 9:40 AM) – Ride plane to Amsterdam.
(9:40 AM – 1:30 PM) – Get off plane and spend 4-hour layover in airport while eating, sleeping, and reading.
(1:30 PM – 3:50 PM) – Board plane to Philadelphia and ride there.
(3:50 PM – 6:15 PM) – Get off plane and spend 3-hour layover in airport while eating, sleeping, and catching up on the news we missed.
(6:15 PM – 7:49 PM) – Board plane to Raleigh and ride plane back to RDU Airport.
(7:50 PM – 8:15 PM) – Gather luggage and say goodbye to everybody.

Weather

Temperature

· Average for December in Copenhagen, Denmark: 36°F (2°C)

· Average for December in Helsingor, Denmark: 36°F (2°C)

Sunshine Hours

· Average for December in Copenhagen, Denmark: 4 hours

· Average for December in Helsingor, Denmark: 1 hour

Rainfall

· Average for December in Copenhagen, Denmark: 50mm

o Average rainfall days: 18 days

· Average for December in Helsingor, Denmark: 54mm

o Average rainfall days: 17 days

Budget

Budget Max	$3,500.00

Hotel 1: Copenhagen Downtown Hostel for the first 8 nights	$353.62
Hotel 2: Hotel Skandia for the last 3 nights	$181.60
All Flights Combined	$1,533.00
Estimated Bus Fare	$200.00
Meal Estimate	$500.00
Activities	$400.00
Souvenir Shopping	$200.00

Total	$3,368.22

Saved	$131.78

Persuasive Post

A beautiful, illuminated sky spreads above the bustling, lively streets full of cheerful commuters and friends as they enjoy their lives to the fullest. Does this sound good to you? Would you like a taste of this wonderland? Well, all you need to do is find your nearest airport and buy a one-way, or two-way if you would for some reason want to come back, ticket to the beautiful country of Denmark.

Our group took our trip for a number of reasons, which we would love to share with anyone interested in taking a vacation in the near future. First reason is the simple charm and hospitality of the people we were able to meet with on the streets of Denmark. On a number of occasions our group was stopped by a lively native of the country, and even though we had never met, we all talked like the best of friends with each other. Another reason that we decided to visit this country in particular was the variety of things we had the option to do while we were there. Whether it was sightseeing, sports, shopping, or places to walk around, no matter what we felt like doing there was always something local that we could do. The final reason our group would like to share with you all is that it was just the perfect country for a vacation. It was just a combination of all the sights, places, and people that just gave off a vibe that felt like fun and relaxation. We enjoyed everything that Denmark presented us with and we believe that anyone else who visits this country will do the same.

Limitless fun, limitless smiles, limitless love, limitless everything, that’s what you will get when you visit Denmark.

A woman enjoys the popular hobby of bicycling in Denmark

The Blue Planet aquarium we enjoyed during our trip

Day 13- December 29th- Going Home from Denmark

Today, we woke up at 4 A.M to get ready to go home. All of us got dressed and gathered our belongings. This took approximately thirty minutes. Then we went downstairs to eat breakfast in the lobby of the hotel. At 5 A.M, we rode a bus to the airport, which took an an hour and forty-five minutes because of the switch in hotels. We arrived at the airport at 6:45 A.M, so we could be early to check in and go through security. We boarded the plane at 8 A.M, but the plane left at 8:15 because there were no problems. On the plane ride to Amsterdam, we watched movies. Some of the movies we watched were Clueless.

At 9:40 A.M, the plane arrived in Amsterdam. We made sure to get to our next gate before we did anything. We had a four hour layover at the airport, so we decided to rest a little and get some food. In the airport, there was a McDonalds in the airport, so we decided to eat there. We all got inexpensive meals, just to save as much money as possible. The McDonalds in the airport was very different than in the US. They served alcohol, while McDonalds in the US do not. This is because the culture and laws are different in Europe, compared to the United States.

During the layover, we read and watched movies on our phones. With the extra time, we also decided that we should all take naps. We get on the next plane to Philadelphia at 1:20 in the afternoon. This plane ride should only take about two hours and twenty minutes. So during the time we are on the plane, we all did different things. Taylea and Mary Kate blabbed about volleyball, Alex slept, and Morgan and Ellie watched Mean Girls. That took up the majority of the time we were on the plane. We got off the plane in Philadelphia at 3:50 P.M.

In Philadelphia, there was another layover for three hours. When we got off, we slowly walked to our gate to consume time.We just ate some of the food that we packed in our carry ons. We sleep and watch television during the layover.

At 6:15 P.M, we get on our last flight to RDU. The flight is only one hour and thirty minutes long, so we chose to sleep the whole plane ride. When we woke up, we only had three minutes left of the flight. We got to Raleigh and claimed our luggage at 7:49 P.M. It was late, so we all wanted to go home and get some rest.

Day 12 - December 28th - Kronborg Castle

History Event:

We wake up around 9:30 and went downstairs in our pajamas ready to eat. By 10:00 we are done eating and upstairs, getting ready for our day. At 11:00 we leave for the Kronborg Castle (history event). To get our exercise for the trip we walked to the castle, surprisingly only taking about 20 minutes. We got there by 11:30 and it is absolutely gorgeous, outside and in. At first we just walked around outside waiting for the guided tour, In Hamlets Footsteps at 12:30. By 2:00 the tour is over and we are starving and ready for lunch. We found a a nice place called Bolettes Gæstebud.
Culture Event:
We eat for about an hour and then go on our way to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Our favorite thing about this museum was the East wing, also known as the Graphics wing. It contains exhibitions of photographic, video, and light artwork. We also have our favorite sculpture down below is by Joan Miro.

Picture of the Kronborg Castle.

Sculpture at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art by Joan Miro.

We decided it would be best to just go back to the hotel and eat there because of the early flight tomorrow morning. We ordered burgers, fries, and some strange but good Danish orange soda. We also tried to watch a Danish movie but gave up 5 minutes in and watched 21 Jump Street instead. By 9:00 p.m. we were all packed up and ready to go home. At 10:00 p.m., we were fast asleep.

Monday, December 15, 2014