It has always been a source of amusement for Copenhageners why so many tourists flock to the Little Mermaid. The reason this little statue became so famous is obviously due to the fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen but to us, it is simply a part of Copenhagen Harbor since 1913.
It is a really nice walk along the harbor to get to it though! And you pass by a lot of nice scenery - so I understand why people enjoy getting out there :)
I frequently visit Copenhagen. The city never stops to amaze me. Even after many years of service in the Navy, it still feels new and has progressive vibrancy, mixed with its ancient charm.. You can always find something to explore, no matter what the weather is like. And in case of perfect weather conditions, I can definitely recommend a boat trip around the old canal system. You can rent your own boat for a few hours, or take the predetermined routes, provided by the local tourist attractions..
That sounds absolutely lovely - I've never tried the boat rides but I should. I've seen Copenhagen as a wee kiddo, as a youngster looking to get drunk, and as a weekend town later in life. It really is amazing how there are new things to discover every time.
My favourite city in the world, so far! Been there four times. I really enjoy your honest reviews and sense of humour 😄keep up the good work with your channel! Cheers!
Hi Mário A. Happy for your feedback about my City. Now! If we could only teach tourists to follow our cycling rules, that would be great 🤣 ! Now some Danish cyclist are idiots too and should know better, but don't ! Every country has it's part of Morons 🙄 !
Violating traffic laws here, even cycling laws! You may have to pay cash (on site), if caught (you'll get at receipt, to prove payment ). But do yourself and us "locals" a favor! Learn the rules! It can get a lot more expensive, if you injure a pedestrian with your bike:
Looks like a beautiful city man! This was a great guide if I ever go there. Your videos are always extremely informative. Hope you are well. Take care!
Wow the palace the the marble behind is beautiful and the temple wow amazing.. Tivoli looks fun.... Yes that building is really magnificent..I enjoyed this video .. history is amazing.. even the LEGO.. 😯.. yes I expected it more beautiful statue of little mermaid hehe... Copenhagen is amazing place ..
Here's a little secret! The official name of the "Marble Church" is "Frederiks Church". It was started in 1749 but ran out of founding. It wasn't finished until 1894, with a lot less Marble. But we still call it the Marble Church, and it's just across from the Royal Palace. Largest Dome Church, to this day, in all of Scandinavia and Northern Europe.
Thanks Vagabond. Once again a top video 👍🏻. Plenty of good tips as always. Loved the city. Wasn’t too keen on the prices though. Don’t think my bank will be too happy.😂. Enjoyed a free trip to the viewing platform at Christiansborg….which was a bonus. Out of all the museums I chose the Danish War Museum. Well worth a visit. Great city, lovely weather for November and friendly people. Thanks for the recommendation. Glad I came. Keep up the brilliant work. Love it. ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you! :D And aah, sounds like I missed a lot of cool stuff when I was there! There's always too little time to see and do everything unfortunately. But I'm glad that you had a great time there! Even though our Scandinavian prices leave a bit to be desired. And Denmark is even worse than Sweden...
As a child I loved the fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen and Astrid Lindgren so I have visited both Odense, Denmark and Vimmerby, Sweden.❤ I know that many young Irish people love to visit Copenhagen because not only have my Irish friends told me and shown me their photos, but when I have visited Ireland and Northern Ireland I see them with huge souvenirs bags saying Copenhagen. I love the Danish political drama Borgen & saw some the scenes used in your video. As for the Little Mermaid statue being small, it has to be small because the fairytale wasn’t about The Huge Mermaid. Disney ruins all the fairytales it steals and it was Disney that invented “happily ever after” because originally fairytales were invented for adults not children and all of them have gruesome endings. I took a Children’s Literature course in university and learned this.😊 Disney also sexualized Pocahontas because in reality the little girl was 11 years old and Captain Smith really was a bastard and the story is really just made up garbage that has angered the descendants of the tribe where the little girl nicknamed Pocahontas originated from.
Those are some great additional notes about the characters, thank you for that. And haha, awesome point about the little mermaid being...well small. I guess I can't argue with that.
Wow!!! So much amazing things I missed out in Copenhagen. I did get to see Børsen, Nyhavn and Tivoli Gardens. I would have loved to visit the Hans Christian Andersen experience. Didn’t know his fairytales had some sad or gruesome stories. Like always, I enjoy watching your videos and your humor? 👍👍 love it!!
Oh absolutely - been there three times I think. But not in recent years unfortunately. I love it in summer as well as in winter. I've been thinking about visiting again but there are always so many new places to see (and so few vacation days)...
Yeah I was being a bit cheeky when I complained about it. Exaggerated just a little 😀 Thank you, and hope you get to see more of Scandinavia later again!
My birthplace. I have always been confused about people's disappointment in The Little Mermaid. It's in the name: The LITTLE Mermaid. It's a fictional character, like Rocky Balboa in Philadelphia If you're unhappy about the weather, wait five minutes. Nice video, by the way.
Lovely place to be born! :) Haha I exaggerated a bit about the Little Mermaid - I just find it so amusing that people list it among the biggest disappointments when it comes to European tourist attractions. She's fine just like the way she is! Oh, and thanks very much :D
@@akyhne Yeah I knoew! Well, I don't really remember Snow Queen either...but I really doubt that it had a nice and happy ending. I think she was firmly the villain in that one...
@@ThreeStarVagabond Snow queen actually did have a happy ending, and would probably have done really well with a more 'accurate' rendition, considering it's about Anna going into the World to save her friend Hans, who has lost sight of what's important and can only see the beauty in cold logic and numbers. The Snow Queen here is more of just a natural disaster type of thing, not really evil as such so much as just completely doesn't care about human lives. come to think of it, I think all the adversaries in it are women? There's a witch and robber's daughter that both try to take Anna for themselves while she's travelling. What I mean to say is that it falls well in step with modern ideology despite being almost 150 years old.
Yeah! The little Mermaid is small! DUH.., it's in the name 🤣 ! She's 125 cm (about 4ft). Stop telling us about it.., WE get it 😉, even if tourists don't 😊 ! But apart from that. Nice VLOG👍
Tip! Amalienborg Castle. There are four residencies. The one with five chimneys, is the "Queens" (she smokes a lot 😀 ). If the Danish flag is flying (on top), she's home. Same thing goes for the opposite residence, regarding the Crown Prince and his family (one less chimney, since they are not known to smoke 😉 ).
I really should come down there more often - I've been there many times, but it seems like I constantly discover some new aspect of the city :) It's really a gorgeous place
I never really thought about that to be honest! It's good for long walks with pets, since it's pedestrian and bicycle friendly - but I think you still have problems taking e.g dog to cafes and such. And there is some traffic as well, so it could be a little bit dangerous for pets still. But no worse than other cities at least
most places won't let you take a dog indoors (museums, cafes, so on), so I wouldn't recommend going on holidays here and bringing a dog. However, if you're stopping over and need to go inside a store for one reason or another, you can safely leave your dog outside for the duration. And most cafes have tables outside, so you can have your dog with you there.
Can't let the Danes think that EVERYTHING about Copehagen is awesome. Try googling "disappointing tourist attractions in Europe" - it shows up pretty high on those lists.
Nice video! Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!
Thank you, and that's a really interesting tip about how to get around abroad! I need to check out that book. Most of the time when I don't know the language I try to just smile a lot and show things with my hands - people are generally nice, and try to understand what you want. But picking up phrases would of course be a lot simpler...
It has always been a source of amusement for Copenhageners why so many tourists flock to the Little Mermaid. The reason this little statue became so famous is obviously due to the fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen but to us, it is simply a part of Copenhagen Harbor since 1913.
It is a really nice walk along the harbor to get to it though! And you pass by a lot of nice scenery - so I understand why people enjoy getting out there :)
I frequently visit Copenhagen. The city never stops to amaze me.
Even after many years of service in the Navy, it still feels new and has progressive vibrancy, mixed with its ancient charm..
You can always find something to explore, no matter what the weather is like. And in case of perfect weather conditions, I can definitely recommend a boat trip around the old canal system. You can rent your own boat for a few hours, or take the predetermined routes, provided by the local tourist attractions..
That sounds absolutely lovely - I've never tried the boat rides but I should. I've seen Copenhagen as a wee kiddo, as a youngster looking to get drunk, and as a weekend town later in life. It really is amazing how there are new things to discover every time.
Wow really nice place! 💖
It's really a nice city to visit :D
My favourite city in the world, so far! Been there four times. I really enjoy your honest reviews and sense of humour 😄keep up the good work with your channel! Cheers!
Thank you so much! :D I love Copenhagen - it's really a lovely city, with a great vibe and such nice architecture. Cheers! :D
Hi Mário A. Happy for your feedback about my City. Now! If we could only teach tourists to follow our cycling rules, that would be great 🤣 ! Now some Danish cyclist are idiots too and should know better, but don't ! Every country has it's part of Morons 🙄 !
This guy is an expat (international - None Dane), but he's got the cycling rules down to a "Tee".
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Violating traffic laws here, even cycling laws! You may have to pay cash (on site), if caught (you'll get at receipt, to prove payment ). But do yourself and us "locals" a favor! Learn the rules! It can get a lot more expensive, if you injure a pedestrian with your bike:
Im going here next week with my work. Looking forward to it!
Hope you'll have a great time there! It really is a lovely city. Let's hope you get good weather for the trip 😄
That is so cool! 🙂
I will definitely put some of those places on my bucket list when I visit Copenhagen!
I hope you'll enjoy them! Thank you so much for checking it out :D
Thank you for your tips! We just ate at Tollerhaven market. What a find after Nyhavn.
I'm happy to help in any small way I can 😀
Looks like a beautiful city man! This was a great guide if I ever go there. Your videos are always extremely informative. Hope you are well. Take care!
It really is a cool place! Perfect for a weekend - but maybe not big enough for longer than that. Thank you so much! Really happy to hear that :D
“The Danish King….” Denmark hasn’t had a king in over 50 years ;-) But a Queen!
Oh no, I'm SO embarrassed! I don't know why I forgot about that... I must have read up on history and totally mixed up the current situation...
Wow the palace the the marble behind is beautiful and the temple wow amazing.. Tivoli looks fun.... Yes that building is really magnificent..I enjoyed this video .. history is amazing.. even the LEGO.. 😯.. yes I expected it more beautiful statue of little mermaid hehe... Copenhagen is amazing place ..
Thank you so much for checking it out! I loved the marble church as well, and it was really fun to see all of these places in general :)
Here's a little secret! The official name of the "Marble Church" is "Frederiks Church". It was started in 1749 but ran out of founding. It wasn't finished until 1894, with a lot less Marble. But we still call it the Marble Church, and it's just across from the Royal Palace. Largest Dome Church, to this day, in all of Scandinavia and Northern Europe.
@@KHValby You have so much excellent information about the city and its buildings! Thanks for sharing all of this :D
@@ThreeStarVagabond Your Welcome, glad to do it 👍 !
Thanks Vagabond. Once again a top video 👍🏻. Plenty of good tips as always. Loved the city. Wasn’t too keen on the prices though. Don’t think my bank will be too happy.😂. Enjoyed a free trip to the viewing platform at Christiansborg….which was a bonus. Out of all the museums I chose the Danish War Museum. Well worth a visit. Great city, lovely weather for November and friendly people. Thanks for the recommendation. Glad I came. Keep up the brilliant work. Love it. ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you! :D And aah, sounds like I missed a lot of cool stuff when I was there! There's always too little time to see and do everything unfortunately. But I'm glad that you had a great time there! Even though our Scandinavian prices leave a bit to be desired. And Denmark is even worse than Sweden...
As a child I loved the fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen and Astrid Lindgren so I have visited both Odense, Denmark and Vimmerby, Sweden.❤ I know that many young Irish people love to visit Copenhagen because not only have my Irish friends told me and shown me their photos, but when I have visited Ireland and Northern Ireland I see them with huge souvenirs bags saying Copenhagen.
I love the Danish political drama Borgen & saw some the scenes used in your video.
As for the Little Mermaid statue being small, it has to be small because the fairytale wasn’t about The Huge Mermaid. Disney ruins all the fairytales it steals and it was Disney that invented “happily ever after” because originally fairytales were invented for adults not children and all of them have gruesome endings. I took a Children’s Literature course in university and learned this.😊
Disney also sexualized Pocahontas because in reality the little girl was 11 years old and Captain Smith really was a bastard and the story is really just made up garbage that has angered the descendants of the tribe where the little girl nicknamed Pocahontas originated from.
Those are some great additional notes about the characters, thank you for that. And haha, awesome point about the little mermaid being...well small. I guess I can't argue with that.
Wow!!! So much amazing things I missed out in Copenhagen. I did get to see Børsen, Nyhavn and Tivoli Gardens. I would have loved to visit the Hans Christian Andersen experience. Didn’t know his fairytales had some sad or gruesome stories. Like always, I enjoy watching your videos and your humor? 👍👍 love it!!
Thank you so much! And Copenhagen will still be there, so maybe you can do all of the other activities the next time instead :D
Hans Christian Andersen's home is in the city of Odense. Very exiting museum about him. It it worth visiting.
Thank you for the hint! Never been to Odense so that could be really interesting
Have you been to Prague? We also have fairy-taley vibe
Oh absolutely - been there three times I think. But not in recent years unfortunately. I love it in summer as well as in winter. I've been thinking about visiting again but there are always so many new places to see (and so few vacation days)...
I actually loved the little Mermaid statue, even though it was smaller than I expected.
Thanks for the tour. I miss Scandinavia.
Yeah I was being a bit cheeky when I complained about it. Exaggerated just a little 😀 Thank you, and hope you get to see more of Scandinavia later again!
Very very nice
Thank you so much! :D
My birthplace. I have always been confused about people's disappointment in The Little Mermaid. It's in the name: The LITTLE Mermaid. It's a fictional character, like Rocky Balboa in Philadelphia
If you're unhappy about the weather, wait five minutes.
Nice video, by the way.
Lovely place to be born! :) Haha I exaggerated a bit about the Little Mermaid - I just find it so amusing that people list it among the biggest disappointments when it comes to European tourist attractions. She's fine just like the way she is! Oh, and thanks very much :D
Ja IKKE 🤣 !? (Just answering this guy in our native language of Danish 🇩🇰 ).
素晴らしい 🌿
ありがとうございます
The little mermaid is not a disappointment if you walk from Nyhavn and enjoy the trip.
That's a very good point. It really was a lovely walk along the harbor. Except for a sudden hailstorm for a short bit :)
Well, Disney managed to butcher the ending of "The Little Mermaid", so why not butcher other HCA stories.
Haha, I really hope they don't! But yeah. The Disney-ification of fairytales is really depressing...
Frozen is also inspired by "The Snow Queen" by HCA btw.
But I don't remember the original, and I haven't seen the Disney version.
@@akyhne Yeah I knoew! Well, I don't really remember Snow Queen either...but I really doubt that it had a nice and happy ending. I think she was firmly the villain in that one...
@@ThreeStarVagabond Snow queen actually did have a happy ending, and would probably have done really well with a more 'accurate' rendition, considering it's about Anna going into the World to save her friend Hans, who has lost sight of what's important and can only see the beauty in cold logic and numbers. The Snow Queen here is more of just a natural disaster type of thing, not really evil as such so much as just completely doesn't care about human lives.
come to think of it, I think all the adversaries in it are women? There's a witch and robber's daughter that both try to take Anna for themselves while she's travelling.
What I mean to say is that it falls well in step with modern ideology despite being almost 150 years old.
Yeah! The little Mermaid is small! DUH.., it's in the name 🤣 ! She's 125 cm (about 4ft). Stop telling us about it.., WE get it 😉, even if tourists don't 😊 ! But apart from that. Nice VLOG👍
Haha! Sorry, maybe I got a bit overexcited about that one :D But thank you very much! Really happy to hear that :)
@@ThreeStarVagabond At least we can brag about one of the smallest landmarks in the world 🤣🤣 ! Good gifts come in small packages 😎 !
Tip! Amalienborg Castle. There are four residencies. The one with five chimneys, is the "Queens" (she smokes a lot 😀 ). If the Danish flag is flying (on top), she's home. Same thing goes for the opposite residence, regarding the Crown Prince and his family (one less chimney, since they are not known to smoke 😉 ).
If the Royal life Guard Band attends, it's because the "Queen" is home!" 😊 !
@@KHValby Haha so true! Btw, Copenhagen definitely punches above its weight class when it comes to awesome things to see in general
Haha. Glad you liked Copenhagen - but in one day? You should come once in a while- the city has many faces you'd adore :-)
I really should come down there more often - I've been there many times, but it seems like I constantly discover some new aspect of the city :) It's really a gorgeous place
I'd like to ask if it is a pet friendly city?!
I never really thought about that to be honest! It's good for long walks with pets, since it's pedestrian and bicycle friendly - but I think you still have problems taking e.g dog to cafes and such. And there is some traffic as well, so it could be a little bit dangerous for pets still. But no worse than other cities at least
Depends on what you mean with pet friendly?
most places won't let you take a dog indoors (museums, cafes, so on), so I wouldn't recommend going on holidays here and bringing a dog. However, if you're stopping over and need to go inside a store for one reason or another, you can safely leave your dog outside for the duration. And most cafes have tables outside, so you can have your dog with you there.
WoW! That poor statue! 🤭🤣
It deserves it for being such a disappointment :D
Difficult to hear you because of music
Oh no, sorry to hear that! Thanks for letting me know - I'll look into lowering the music further, or muting it when talking for the coming videos!
The little mermaid is little! What a disappointment. But it gets worse! It is a mermaid! How disappointing.
Can't let the Danes think that EVERYTHING about Copehagen is awesome. Try googling "disappointing tourist attractions in Europe" - it shows up pretty high on those lists.
@@ThreeStarVagabond which is never not hilarious to me, when it's EXACTLY what it says on the tin 😂😆 Little. Mermaid.
@@pipkin5287 I should have had a surprised Pikachu in the video at that point. "Whaat? The Little Mermaid is small?!"
Nice video! Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!
Thank you, and that's a really interesting tip about how to get around abroad! I need to check out that book. Most of the time when I don't know the language I try to just smile a lot and show things with my hands - people are generally nice, and try to understand what you want. But picking up phrases would of course be a lot simpler...