I lived there 19 years ago. Back then, bike theft was a big thing. It was very common so yeah, lock your bike in Copenhagen. Sometimes at night, vans would pull up to the big bike parking and just fill up the van, locked or not, and they would ride off with them, so chain your bike to something if you plan to park for longer time :)
I had a short stopover at the Copenhagen airport today on the way to Iceland. I just came here to get to know more about the city and now you have inspired me to visit Copenhagen, rent a bike and explore all of it. Thanks for a video!
Happy you enjoyed the city! However as a local i truly wish tourists wouldn’t rent bikes. Most people are not used to the rush and etiquette on the bike lanes and they cause so many accidents… It’s a super walkable city and its okay to just watch the cyclists if you’re not used to that cycling culture!
great vid- was just there 2 weeks ago- blew me away- so organized and clean- metro is wonderful and the bike infrastructure is next level- we spent hours browsing furniture stores to soak in that great danish design- plan on taking my kids back in spring:)
Thanks for the video. I am loving the city already and I am not there as of yet. I will be there in May for one week. I am looking forward to it, thanks to the great work you have done.
For info: There is actually locks on the bikes, they are just on top of the wheel and attached to the bike. Some people with expensive bikes might use a chainlock also. Electric bike users also take out their battery when they lock it. Bikes get stolen alot! must gets transported illegally out of the country.
Copenhagen is such a tourist place. It's like on the bucket list for many, because of the system in Denmark in general, the bicycle culture, and each and every time there is an election in the USA, Denmark is mentioned. IDKW. And the food is gooood. And a lot of famous people/thing originates from Denmark.
Great video! I enjoyed watching! Reminds me of when i used to ride a bycycle a lot when i was younger. I walk a lot now like to work and to the store. Its good for your health and the environment as well.
I love visiting Copenhagen. It's a 3 hour train ride from my town so it's not that far away. There's alot to see, eat and drink and Denmark as a country is beautiful. Great music!!! It's just sad that no one can understand them when they speak... 😂🤣😁😊👍😜 As always the Bergen train delivers a fantastic and funny video. I'm really excited to see you climb the highest peak in Denmark( If you count out the Faroe Islands and Greenland)🤣🤣 Shouldn't take that long😊😁🤣😂😎 Be safe (up there on the top 🤣😂😆) No really... be safe Björn OUT (micdrop)
Ohhh you gave me a good giggle on this one!! MICDROP! The cherry on top haha! That's so cool it's close to you, I'd visit a few times a year if I could I guess it could even be a day trip for you right? I am counting on the Faroe Islands as a peak but Greenland I'm struggling with because it's not really geographically part of Europe but it might be cool... haha cool 🥶 I dunno, the jury is still out on that one ;) The peak had it's own silly obstacle as you can probably guess 😂 I hope you'll like the video
All the bikes have locks, they are fixed to the frame for the most part. You just didn’t look hard enough or knew where to look. Everyone in Denmark has had a bike stolen more than once, personally I owned very few bikes that were not stolen.
Bikes do have locks and if not they are to be stolen! But Salaries in Denmark are high, as our Prices and Taxes, but we do get much back from the last. But in rural areas you will find tables with local produced fruits and vegetables and a box for money!!! And if it wasn't profitable, they wouldn't be there.
Hi Natasha - I’m slowly following you around Europe! I’m in Malta right now and I’ll be at Ta Djmerek on Sunday. Four weeks later, I’ll be in Copenhagen, so thanks for your tips - not for the highest peak though…for the Xmas markets! I’ll catch up with you one day 😂
As also an often visitor to Malta, you may board a plane directly to Copenhagen from Luqa. Danish, "Atlantic Airways" mostly flies once a week with tourists to the Danish Designed, built and owned "Town" in Mellieha, and they do sell Plane Tickets also, if asked! They have a Representative in Luqa. One of the Danish Guides from Mellieha and she has also made a Danish spoken Announcement in the Airport, when the planes leaves again for Denmark!!! Finn. Denmark
It's really sad, that thefts exists, because I loved this concept of voluntary and trust as we had it in Norway. I can imagine that other Scandinavian countries had as well.
Honestly as a Dane Copenhagen is no more expensive than cities like London, New York and so on. Copenhagen can easily be done on a budget if you have the energy to do so. I grew up In Denmark, and all the bikes I owned in my life has been stolen, no bike is ever safe here lol.
Bike theft in Denmark is a huge problem. I believe that you dont see the locks because most of them are integrated into the bike. We dont use chainlocks a lot. But great video. I like you have an eye for the things normal tourist dont see. Except Nyhavn ;) It is a pity you have to restrict yourself cause of RUclipss guidelines. In the future all RUclips videos will be like "Roses are red, violets are blue".
"Nyhavn" pronounced "Newhown" 😊 ! Denmark is safe unless you are a bike😒! Unfortunately, bicycle theft is huge here 😒! All bikes here are sold with a basic lock! They are metal, black and circular and set on the rear wheel. They open with either code or key. They are insurance required ! Christiania" is a hippie town. Tourists visit it because they think it's antonymous! It's not! Police still raid them often! Due to "Pusher Street". Christiana is subject to the same laws as the rest of the country! So pot and drugs aren't legal there either! It is a fine experiment where you see many forms of housing and ways of life if you move further into the surrounding area! Recommend that ! Good Vegan and vegetarian eateries I hear! Probably reasonably priced 😊 Pusher Street was initially about the hippies being able to smoke some hash/weed! Today, Pusher Street is controlled by criminal gangs who just want to sell there weed and hashish! Even the Christanites want to get rid of them.
Next time check out CopenHill which is a waste facility plant with a year-round ski slope on the roof. Take the elevator up, and walk down - then you get the full experience. It's quite close to Reffen, so it makes a lot of sense to combine the two. Rent a bike, also. It makes a lot of sense to get around by bike. You can also check out Absalon CPH which is a former church turned into a community hang-out place. They serve food, coffee, sodas, beers, wine, and you can play ping-pong and hang out.
I'm Danish, and I would live i Cph if I could afford it. Even Århus the next biggest city (wich you absolutely should visit the next time) is expensive. I'll have to stick to lesser cities, but that's not too bad either.
Places like Copenhagen is why I am so confused by people fighting against environmentalism, sustainability, building for people, design, etc. Almost no one coming to Copenhagen will claim they didn't feel better, calmer, happier and more stimulated than in the average metropolis, and there is no secret to why Copenhagen is how it is and how to get there, but once one tries to move in that direction so many people start fighting against it.
Hey Natacha! Nice video there! I just love your food Odysseys😋. Can you really call 170 meters a "peak"😅? It`s more of a rolling hill😄. Even though, I`m looking forward to that vid. Take care😊!
Oh the food scenes... hahaha my partner tells me I put too much foodstuff in but if you like, that's awesome!!! I think you'll like the next video too, the peak is 'controversial' 🤣
Just to point out, it is still illegal to buy weed in Christina, the government has launched a campaign to make sure tourist understand this. The locals are also getting tired of it, the shootings and crimes around the street is high. Last you can film there, but just not on pusher street because of the crimes being done, they do not like to be filmed selling drugs, in other areas if you ask, they will most likely let you film.
Lived there for 14 years, worked close to Nyhavn, never saw a thing. Tragic. Would probably have helped if I have had friends or someting to go outside and see stuff. But I hadn't so I didn't.
Copenhagen is nice but too expensive! Visited that food market, I agree really worth a visit for good food and craft beer. I think Christiania has seen it best days, soon it will be no difference.
When Denmark´s borders were almost closed and guarded as a Covid precaution, bike theft in Denmark went down pretty accurately with 50% overnight! It really are sad that never EU members (some get busted with vans filled with bikes) act like that....sigh 😢
as a dane i never go to copenhagen, we have better places to go go. cities are to expencive. go to bornholm or the west coast. you can hike all the way from south to the skagen using free shelters
You misundersiood the concept og locking your bike! The locks are integrated /. Build into every bike! We have a Big problem with massive invasions of people from Poland stealing truck full of bikes leaving our country illegal with 1000’s of bikes every day
Copenhagen being the architectural capital is a joke tho lol. We have some of the most damaging architecture in Europe and keep building new rather than renovate. My guess is we just paid a bunch of money to be made the "architecture capital" lol
Practically every single tourist site and "what to see in Copenhagen"-type websites has it listed. It's incredibly unique compared to the rest of Europe, or, well, the world really.
Why oh Why does every single youtube visitior in Copenhagen choose to buy Danish and coffe at the MOST EXPENSIVE TOURIST TRAPS !? You can get better bread and coffe for a quarter of that price if you just- well ask for directions!
Many Danish bicycles have a locking mechanism built into the frame just above the back wheel/under the seat. It immobilizes the bike by sending a bolt around the tire between the spokes. The bike can still be carried away but as Danish commuter bikes are clunky and heavy... this style of un-fancy bike has no black market value to speak of.
@@NatashaBergenTechnically you should travel to Greenland to find the peak (Denmark scammed it from Norway but the inuits was there some years before 1000 years ago but indians are in America too but they are still countries like Denmark is Greenland too. A couple of years ago i read Norway wanted to give a mountain to Finland who has so few. Amazing consudering Norway and Sweden and border fights over hundreds of years
Stepping into the bicycle lanes? Incorrect, find a young person and speak broken Dabish to them. They know you can speak English well and they know that you know that they can as well. That's a move that infuriates people :p
@@NatashaBergen The best backyard in CPH is DYREHAVEN =DEERGARDEN in Klampenborg north of CPH on Worldheritage list read about it !! the oldest fair BAKKEN is near. MUST VISIT nextr time !!!
Every danish bike has a lock, and a wirelock is common- but ordinary bikes don’t have huge locks
A lot of bicycles have integrated locks situated underneath the seat stays so it is not always obvious they are locked up.
Yeh prolly 90% of all bikes in Cph is locked
@@statagerz More like 99%
I lived there 19 years ago. Back then, bike theft was a big thing. It was very common so yeah, lock your bike in Copenhagen. Sometimes at night, vans would pull up to the big bike parking and just fill up the van, locked or not, and they would ride off with them, so chain your bike to something if you plan to park for longer time :)
I had a short stopover at the Copenhagen airport today on the way to Iceland. I just came here to get to know more about the city and now you have inspired me to visit Copenhagen, rent a bike and explore all of it. Thanks for a video!
Awesome!! Glad you had a good time 🤩
Happy you enjoyed the city! However as a local i truly wish tourists wouldn’t rent bikes. Most people are not used to the rush and etiquette on the bike lanes and they cause so many accidents… It’s a super walkable city and its okay to just watch the cyclists if you’re not used to that cycling culture!
great vid- was just there 2 weeks ago- blew me away- so organized and clean- metro is wonderful and the bike infrastructure is next level- we spent hours browsing furniture stores to soak in that great danish design- plan on taking my kids back in spring:)
Oh that's awesome!! I bet spring will be a great time to go too!
@@NatashaBergen every season in Copenhagen is wonderfull but May, june, july and august gives good possibilities exploring the city outdoors
Added info: In most of Denmark we pump up Basic Water from the ground and give it some air before pumping it out in the tubes for water.
Another lovely video from Natasha
Going to Copenhagen in a month so soaking in every piece of content and suggestions I find from anyone
Being able to join you on your adventures is always a treat, Natasha x
Thanks for the video. I am loving the city already and I am not there as of yet. I will be there in May for one week. I am looking forward to it, thanks to the great work you have done.
Thank you for your comment, and I'm glad you liked it! Enjoy your trip and let me know how it goes =)
For info: There is actually locks on the bikes, they are just on top of the wheel and attached to the bike. Some people with expensive bikes might use a chainlock also. Electric bike users also take out their battery when they lock it. Bikes get stolen alot! must gets transported illegally out of the country.
Very interesting indeed! Great to know 😁
The locks on most danish bikes are boltet to the bike and it goes through the back wheele..
Couldn’t agree more! I spent ten days there and knew I could easily live there 72 hours in.
Copenhagen is such a tourist place. It's like on the bucket list for many, because of the system in Denmark in general, the bicycle culture, and each and every time there is an election in the USA, Denmark is mentioned. IDKW.
And the food is gooood. And a lot of famous people/thing originates from Denmark.
Great video! I enjoyed watching! Reminds me of when i used to ride a bycycle a lot when i was younger. I walk a lot now like to work and to the store. Its good for your health and the environment as well.
Born and raised in CPH, left at 27 for northern Sweden. That is where I want to live,, but CPH is still the nicest city to tourist in.
That’s an exciting shift! I’m glad it worked out 🤩
Great video. Thank you for visiting us.
Thanks for having me! 😁
I love visiting Copenhagen. It's a 3 hour train ride from my town so it's not that far away.
There's alot to see, eat and drink and Denmark as a country is beautiful. Great music!!!
It's just sad that no one can understand them when they speak... 😂🤣😁😊👍😜
As always the Bergen train delivers a fantastic and funny video. I'm really excited to see
you climb the highest peak in Denmark( If you count out the Faroe Islands and Greenland)🤣🤣
Shouldn't take that long😊😁🤣😂😎
Be safe (up there on the top 🤣😂😆)
No really... be safe
Björn OUT (micdrop)
Ohhh you gave me a good giggle on this one!! MICDROP! The cherry on top haha! That's so cool it's close to you, I'd visit a few times a year if I could I guess it could even be a day trip for you right? I am counting on the Faroe Islands as a peak but Greenland I'm struggling with because it's not really geographically part of Europe but it might be cool... haha cool 🥶 I dunno, the jury is still out on that one ;) The peak had it's own silly obstacle as you can probably guess 😂 I hope you'll like the video
@@NatashaBergen Greenland and Faroe Island is under Denmark rule and I'm not worried. You always deliver quality videos Natasha.
All the bikes have locks, they are fixed to the frame for the most part. You just didn’t look hard enough or knew where to look. Everyone in Denmark has had a bike stolen more than once, personally I owned very few bikes that were not stolen.
Bikes do have locks and if not they are to be stolen! But Salaries in Denmark are high, as our Prices and Taxes, but we do get much back from the last. But in rural areas you will find tables with local produced fruits and vegetables and a box for money!!! And if it wasn't profitable, they wouldn't be there.
Wonderful video as always ❤
Hi Natasha - I’m slowly following you around Europe! I’m in Malta right now and I’ll be at Ta Djmerek on Sunday. Four weeks later, I’ll be in Copenhagen, so thanks for your tips - not for the highest peak though…for the Xmas markets! I’ll catch up with you one day 😂
Ohhhh so awesome you'll be there for christmas markets! And I hope you enjoy Malta 😁
As also an often visitor to Malta, you may board a plane directly to Copenhagen from Luqa. Danish, "Atlantic Airways" mostly flies once a week with tourists to the Danish Designed, built and owned "Town" in Mellieha, and they do sell Plane Tickets also, if asked! They have a Representative in Luqa. One of the Danish Guides from Mellieha and she has also made a Danish spoken Announcement in the Airport, when the planes leaves again for Denmark!!! Finn. Denmark
It's really sad, that thefts exists, because I loved this concept of voluntary and trust as we had it in Norway. I can imagine that other Scandinavian countries had as well.
Had.
Honestly as a Dane
Copenhagen is no more expensive than cities like London, New York and so on.
Copenhagen can easily be done on a budget if you have the energy to do so.
I grew up In Denmark, and all the bikes I owned in my life has been stolen, no bike is ever safe here lol.
Jep, hvis man vil have en cykel til at stå ved stationen eller lignende, så skal det være noget gammelt lort, ellers bliver den stjålet.
Love Living in Copenhagen ❤
All the bikes have looks, look again.
Nunca me había llamado la atención ir a este lugar pero me convenciste tengo que ir algún día! 🤍🤍🤍
Si?! ¡Qué alegría! Cuando vas espero que me cuentas tus aventuras 😁
Tuve la fortuna de visitar Dinamarca y me enamoré , es un país de ensueño, tienes que visitarlo jeje ❤
I did very much enjoy that one😊
Bike theft in Denmark is a huge problem. I believe that you dont see the locks because most of them are integrated into the bike. We dont use chainlocks a lot. But great video. I like you have an eye for the things normal tourist dont see. Except Nyhavn ;) It is a pity you have to restrict yourself cause of RUclipss guidelines. In the future all RUclips videos will be like "Roses are red, violets are blue".
"Nyhavn" pronounced "Newhown" 😊 !
Denmark is safe unless you are a bike😒! Unfortunately, bicycle theft is huge here 😒! All bikes here are sold with a basic lock! They are metal, black and circular and set on the rear wheel. They open with either code or key. They are insurance required !
Christiania" is a hippie town. Tourists visit it because they think it's antonymous! It's not! Police still raid them often! Due to "Pusher Street".
Christiana is subject to the same laws as the rest of the country! So pot and drugs aren't legal there either!
It is a fine experiment where you see many forms of housing and ways of life if you move further into the surrounding area! Recommend that !
Good Vegan and vegetarian eateries I hear! Probably reasonably priced 😊
Pusher Street was initially about the hippies being able to smoke some hash/weed!
Today, Pusher Street is controlled by criminal gangs who just want to sell there weed and hashish! Even the Christanites want to get rid of them.
I love you and your videos so funny... lovely story telling
Next time check out CopenHill which is a waste facility plant with a year-round ski slope on the roof. Take the elevator up, and walk down - then you get the full experience. It's quite close to Reffen, so it makes a lot of sense to combine the two. Rent a bike, also. It makes a lot of sense to get around by bike. You can also check out Absalon CPH which is a former church turned into a community hang-out place. They serve food, coffee, sodas, beers, wine, and you can play ping-pong and hang out.
Oh yes!! Thank you for this!! I will for sure go back for these 🙌 Am I right in thinking there’s also massive rock wall somewhere near CPH or in? 😄
@@NatashaBergen Yes, there is one on the outside of CopenHill itself. There is also a climbing gym right next to Reffen, actually.
Yayyy. I recommended reffen quite a long time ago 😁😁
YESS!!! Thank you for that! :)
I'm Danish, and I would live i Cph if I could afford it. Even Århus the next biggest city (wich you absolutely should visit the next time) is expensive. I'll have to stick to lesser cities, but that's not too bad either.
The bikes have built in locks
Places like Copenhagen is why I am so confused by people fighting against environmentalism, sustainability, building for people, design, etc.
Almost no one coming to Copenhagen will claim they didn't feel better, calmer, happier and more stimulated than in the average metropolis, and there is no secret to why Copenhagen is how it is and how to get there, but once one tries to move in that direction so many people start fighting against it.
Hey Natacha!
Nice video there! I just love your food Odysseys😋. Can you really call 170 meters a "peak"😅?
It`s more of a rolling hill😄. Even though, I`m looking forward to that vid.
Take care😊!
Oh the food scenes... hahaha my partner tells me I put too much foodstuff in but if you like, that's awesome!!! I think you'll like the next video too, the peak is 'controversial' 🤣
they have locks on the bag tier normally lol
Just to point out, it is still illegal to buy weed in Christina, the government has launched a campaign to make sure tourist understand this. The locals are also getting tired of it, the shootings and crimes around the street is high. Last you can film there, but just not on pusher street because of the crimes being done, they do not like to be filmed selling drugs, in other areas if you ask, they will most likely let you film.
Where, specifically, did you find the mini trampolines on the sidewalk?
I had to Google because I couldn’t remember:) it’s down the Havnegade!
Copenhagen is a best city for living.
All the bikes have locks 🤗 not chain locks, but stationary locks
Lived there for 14 years, worked close to Nyhavn, never saw a thing. Tragic. Would probably have helped if I have had friends or someting to go outside and see stuff. But I hadn't so I didn't.
How much would you say one should budget for the day ? Not including accommodations.
Haven't spent too much time in Copenhagen but I've been working one summer (4 months) in Legoland as a lego brick...
No way! You were a brick?! Is that code for body guard?
@@NatashaBergen No. It's a small plastic piece of lego...
Copenhagen is nice but too expensive! Visited that food market, I agree really worth a visit for good food and craft beer. I think Christiania has seen it best days, soon it will be no difference.
100% agree for better or worse :)
@@NatashaBergenCHRISTIANIA IS not interesting anymore instead visit the famous SPIRAL CHURCH NEARBY
When Denmark´s borders were almost closed and guarded as a Covid precaution, bike theft in Denmark went down pretty accurately with 50% overnight! It really are sad that never EU members (some get busted with vans filled with bikes) act like that....sigh 😢
drugs of all kind is as illegal in Christania as in the rest of Denmark-the laws apply there and there is often police raids
as a dane i never go to copenhagen, we have better places to go go. cities are to expencive. go to bornholm or the west coast. you can hike all the way from south to the skagen using free shelters
Always lock the bike on to something firm with a chainlock !!!!
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Nice :)
Not very observant, when you don’t see that practically all stationary bikes are locked in one way or another.
Yeah super non-observant! I can see your comment is hilarious 😂
@@NatashaBergen
Apart from that I am pleased that you enjoyed my Capital.
If I might suggest you try Bornholm another time?
You misundersiood the concept og locking your bike! The locks are integrated /. Build into every bike!
We have a Big problem with massive invasions of people from Poland stealing truck full of bikes leaving our country illegal with 1000’s of bikes every day
What?! No way! That's insanity
Hello you ❤❤❤😊
Copenhagen being the architectural capital is a joke tho lol. We have some of the most damaging architecture in Europe and keep building new rather than renovate. My guess is we just paid a bunch of money to be made the "architecture capital" lol
My City ... but biks are lock.
they have locks, "build" in lock, no big chain lock is needet
Nyhavn = "new haven"!
Oh, no, we have locks, bikes are the most stolen item here for sure
Ouf really? I'm a bit surprised to be honest!
Funny how Copenhagen content gets pushed while being on vacation here
Nyhavn translated New Harbour
Love a good fun fact 😄 thank you!
How do you guys even hear about Nyhavn? We joke about drunk Swedes in Nyhavn, it's a legacy from previous generations. But how do you know about it?
Practically every single tourist site and "what to see in Copenhagen"-type websites has it listed. It's incredibly unique compared to the rest of Europe, or, well, the world really.
Why oh Why does every single youtube visitior in Copenhagen choose to buy Danish and coffe at the MOST EXPENSIVE TOURIST TRAPS !? You can get better bread and coffe for a quarter of that price if you just- well ask for directions!
Hehe because it was next to the FlixBus stop to Aarhus 😜😂 girl gotta eat 🤣
Many Danish bicycles have a locking mechanism built into the frame just above the back wheel/under the seat. It immobilizes the bike by sending a bolt around the tire between the spokes. The bike can still be carried away but as Danish commuter bikes are clunky and heavy... this style of un-fancy bike has no black market value to speak of.
Very liberal use of the term "peak" when it comes to denmark..:P
haha indeed! Wait until you hear the controversy behind it 🤣
@@NatashaBergenTechnically you should travel to Greenland to find the peak (Denmark scammed it from Norway but the inuits was there some years before 1000 years ago but indians are in America too but they are still countries like Denmark is Greenland too. A couple of years ago i read Norway wanted to give a mountain to Finland who has so few. Amazing consudering Norway and Sweden and border fights over hundreds of years
Stepping into the bicycle lanes? Incorrect, find a young person and speak broken Dabish to them. They know you can speak English well and they know that you know that they can as well. That's a move that infuriates people :p
Why didnt you visit me??😡😡
it is really stupid not to lock your bike-
They steal them in the thouuuuusens- put them in vans..drive to polen--niiice ..hu ?
You can't step onto the bike lane, but bikers almost kill you on the sidewalk all the time. Annoying people!!!
Native Copenhagener here… no we don’t.
over-priced, overrated and a poor representative for the country Denmark.
Oh wow you might like the other Denmark videos then
Great video. Søndermarken is "literally" my backyard, so I'm always happy to see foreigners discover it. Thanks for visiting 😊
What a place to live 🤩 incredible 🙌
@@NatashaBergen The best backyard in CPH is DYREHAVEN =DEERGARDEN in Klampenborg north of CPH on Worldheritage list read about it !! the oldest fair BAKKEN is near. MUST VISIT nextr time !!!