Can't believe I haven't found your channel before. Love your excitement about Frederiksborg, our mist magnificent castle, and Kronborg our oldest. We have a lot more to show you. And you should go to Christiansborg where the royal rooms that the royals still use for official purposes, are open to the public. As well as you can see the ruins of the two first castles that stood there, underneath Christiansborg. Not sure whether the painting with the Dutch flag shows the Dutch rescuing the Danes. But the arrival of Dutch immigrants in Denmark in 1520 did have significance to our agriculture.
Thank you! Last April we traveled to Norway (loved it) and my interest in all of Scandinavia was peaked. So now Copenhagen is on my list. Your appreciation of the intersection of art and history is inspiring.
@@DavionWest summer is a perfect time to visit. I hope you get to go. i recommend Bergen, the Hardangerfjord region, Sognefjord, Geirangerfjord, Alesund, Lofoten islands and Tromso in the Arctic circle
Both have something different to offer, Jro borgå has the fortress side of the old day. While Frederiksborg has the luxury side since it’s a palace and was only built for that.
If you think that train station in Hillerød is beautiful, you should see the one here in Esbjerg (on the West coast)... It's design resembles an old castle or a _really_ nice manor house.
I really love the way you take contact to the people you meet, and as you said; Danish people will always help you and try to answer your questions. Or find another way to help you if they dont know the answer them selves. I can’t stand the many videos of people visiting Danmark without trying to interact to the danish people at all. Even worse when they walk around being anoyed about something, but not trying to solve their problems by asking the locals. Great video and I love your approach to travelling and making videos. Thank you. 😊👋🏼🇩🇰
Thank you for the kind words and support, it really means a lot. That was one of the things I noticed about a lot of travel videos, it just feels like a huge show off of being in a certain location. I rather have locals show me around and interact in the videos if they want to be. Have you seen my video on jelling Danmark? A local and one of my subscribers invited me to show me around, it’s one of my favorite videos because I got experience it from a locals perspective. 👋
The parties they held in the great hall could last for weeks and it was all about drinking and eating like maniacs. When they got full and couldn't eat more, they had a big bowl get send around and they used a birds feather to tiggle their uvula so they threw up, making room for more eating and drinking. They used it as a "party game" of sorts.
It's actually heart warming to see an American who are really deeply interested in history. The world would probably be a much better and safer place if more people bothered to learn from history. One of the most important things about history is to learn from it to avoid making the same mistakes again and again. Apart from that, history is fun. You tend to get new perspectives on a lot of things. Your videos are great. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
I hope my video can inspire others to travel more and experience other cultures and learn about their history. I think it’s easier for people to understand more when they visit someone else’s country and eat their food and just experience in life versus a book you know? Thank you for the kind words and support ☺️
@@DavionWest Hans Christian Andersen once said that to travel is truly to live. I can only agree to that. If people around the world bothered to learn and experience other cultures and the history of other people, maybe that could bring people more together and bring some more focus on to how we can improve as human and how we can move on and develop in the future. These days, it seems the words from Terminator II ring true when the Terminator says that it is in the human nature to destroy ourselves. It's sad to say so but the time today seems to have moved more and more in that direction. Your videos are exactly what people need. They are informative and positive. I wish you all the best. Please never lose your positive attitude.
Thank you for the kind words, that really means alot. I was thinking of going to Norway for a little this summer, I want to see trains and small villages. Any recommendations? I always feel like videos are the best when you have a local in the video.
Ohh, you traveled to Helsingør (Elsinore) - that's my hometown 😊. Kronborg is quite stunning and it's placed surrounded by the waters of Øresund. I really love that you read about the places before you go. I do the same whenever I travel to foreign countries. The experience is so much better and my daughter is happy, because she doesn't have to study anything. She's relying on her mom as her personal "Wikipedia" 😁 Fun fact: The canons you walked by is used every year on the 16th of April. That's our Queens birthday 🎉
Yes and I loved your hometown!! I need to go back and do just a video dedicated to your hometown. Kronborg looks like its straight out of a fairy tell! You're right, its always the best when you know about the place, so when you show up feels even more special and out of this world! Im definitely my girlfriends personally wikipedia and planner lol. Ohhhh I wish I could be their on the 16th of April. :/
@@DavionWest Here's a video ruclips.net/video/fTf_Rgsttmo/видео.html I just found your channel, watched all your videos from Denmark. Loved all of them and your enthusiasm - and I will subscribe to your channel 👍 If you visit Helsingør again, I would be more than happy to show you around.
Yeah 7-eleven is everywhere in denmark you can find it at basicly every station on some of the bigger ones even have multiple in 1 station. The danish state train company (dsb) also cooperstes with 7-eleven to give free bonusses for a few different things
@@DavionWest yeah i can imagine its awesome seeing something rly popular and being like i live where that thing was invented. For me (a dane) i feel like that abt lego and H.C. Andersen but mostly the lego
Greetings from a local 🇩🇰 😊 . Loved your vlog. Really good job..., even though your from Dallas 🙄 (I have Aggie friends, from Houston). Your always welcome back.., and as my Texan friends would say "GIG'em" 🤣
Denmark is full of old castles and buildings like that. The oldest fortres of Elsinore was build in 1420, by Erik af Pommern (king). 72 years before Columbus discovered America. The building you see today, was built 70 years after Columbus discovered America. Thats how old Denmark is.
i"m so glad you highlighted the painting of the Danish soldiers in Afghanistan. Too few Americans appreciate our allies. The served and they made sacrifices in solidarity with the USA after 9/11.
It really surprised me! I definitely did not hear a lot about what our Allie’s did for us and with us. I would just hear about American troops on us media outlets. This is one of the reasons I love traveling, learning about other countries and what they have done.
I’ve heard several theory’s, the wife of the president in the 60s thought the name looked too aggressive so they added the lowercase… Another that a graphic designer changed it to catch the eye. 😅 so tbh I’m not even sure even though I’m from Dallas
@@DavionWest it makes kinda sense i guess. There were deffo a reason for it haha. It just always invade my mind every time i spot a 7-Eleven. Cant be unseen hahaha. 😆
What were the train stops to the castles? And how long were the walks from the stations? Loved the video, thank you for sharing! Going to Denmark very soon, first time visiting one of the motherlands for me, and I’m so exited!
For Frederiksborg Palace the train station is Hillerød Station. For Kronborg Castle it’s Grønnehave St. (Helsingør). For the first station it was about 10-15 mins (flat) for the second one it was 15 mins. Thank you for the kind words ☺️. You’re going to love Denmark!! It has my heart, I hope you have a great time.
U asked if the dutch was involved in the dozens of wars between Sweeden and Denmark. Well the dutch "lands knechte" were probably the best mercanaries in world at that time. They always sided with the weaker part in the conflict so nor Sweeden or Denmark could control and tax Øresund. The Great Belt was very dangerous to navigate, and dutch needed access to baltics to get the best wood for their ships. That is how Netherlands got involved.
Denmark actually had the highest KIA ratio in Afghanistan pr capita in the whole NATO alliance. Helmand.. Not great.. We should not have been there at all to start with tbh, but thats a whole other topic. D:
Can't believe I haven't found your channel before. Love your excitement about Frederiksborg, our mist magnificent castle, and Kronborg our oldest. We have a lot more to show you. And you should go to Christiansborg where the royal rooms that the royals still use for official purposes, are open to the public. As well as you can see the ruins of the two first castles that stood there, underneath Christiansborg.
Not sure whether the painting with the Dutch flag shows the Dutch rescuing the Danes. But the arrival of Dutch immigrants in Denmark in 1520 did have significance to our agriculture.
Thank you for the kind words and recommendations. I made a video also about Christiansborg 🙌🙌
love your enthusiasm! Both those castles are awesome!
Thank you for the kind words! I was in awwwe the whole day
Thank you! Last April we traveled to Norway (loved it) and my interest in all of Scandinavia was peaked. So now Copenhagen is on my list. Your appreciation of the intersection of art and history is inspiring.
I still haven’t made it to Norway 🇳🇴 yet. Hopefully this summer 🥹. And thank you for the kind words. Copenhagen has my heart
@@DavionWest summer is a perfect time to visit. I hope you get to go. i recommend Bergen, the Hardangerfjord region, Sognefjord, Geirangerfjord, Alesund, Lofoten islands and Tromso in the Arctic circle
@@jkneumann ohh man, I should spend 3 weeks in Norway at least then! Thank you for the recommendations :). I know nothing about Norway.
Frederiksborg Castle and Krongborg Castle are definitely both worth a visit.
Both have something different to offer, Jro borgå has the fortress side of the old day. While Frederiksborg has the luxury side since it’s a palace and was only built for that.
Agree - both great places
If you think that train station in Hillerød is beautiful, you should see the one here in Esbjerg (on the West coast)... It's design resembles an old castle or a _really_ nice manor house.
Ahhhh that was on my list but I didn't make it to Esbjerg. Will defiantly make it to the west coast on the next trip.
I really love the way you take contact to the people you meet, and as you said; Danish people will always help you and try to answer your questions. Or find another way to help you if they dont know the answer them selves.
I can’t stand the many videos of people visiting Danmark without trying to interact to the danish people at all. Even worse when they walk around being anoyed about something, but not trying to solve their problems by asking the locals.
Great video and I love your approach to travelling and making videos. Thank you. 😊👋🏼🇩🇰
Thank you for the kind words and support, it really means a lot. That was one of the things I noticed about a lot of travel videos, it just feels like a huge show off of being in a certain location. I rather have locals show me around and interact in the videos if they want to be. Have you seen my video on jelling Danmark? A local and one of my subscribers invited me to show me around, it’s one of my favorite videos because I got experience it from a locals perspective. 👋
Yes. I saw your Jelling-video too. And great to hear from both the young girl in the museum, and the man talking about the graves and more.
Some great tips and ideas there Davion - well done.
Thank you 🙏 and thank you for watching
you're welcome @@DavionWest
The parties they held in the great hall could last for weeks and it was all about drinking and eating like maniacs. When they got full and couldn't eat more, they had a big bowl get send around and they used a birds feather to tiggle their uvula so they threw up, making room for more eating and drinking. They used it as a "party game" of sorts.
Very cool seeing another Denmark video from you. Really like your videos ✌️
Thank you for the support, it really means alot :). I have alot more Denmark videos coming out this month and next month.
It's actually heart warming to see an American who are really deeply interested in history.
The world would probably be a much better and safer place if more people bothered to learn from history.
One of the most important things about history is to learn from it to avoid making the same mistakes again and again.
Apart from that, history is fun. You tend to get new perspectives on a lot of things.
Your videos are great. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
I hope my video can inspire others to travel more and experience other cultures and learn about their history. I think it’s easier for people to understand more when they visit someone else’s country and eat their food and just experience in life versus a book you know? Thank you for the kind words and support ☺️
@@DavionWest
Hans Christian Andersen once said that to travel is truly to live. I can only agree to that. If people around the world bothered to learn and experience other cultures and the history of other people, maybe that could bring people more together and bring some more focus on to how we can improve as human and how we can move on and develop in the future.
These days, it seems the words from Terminator II ring true when the Terminator says that it is in the human nature to destroy ourselves. It's sad to say so but the time today seems to have moved more and more in that direction.
Your videos are exactly what people need. They are informative and positive. I wish you all the best. Please never lose your positive attitude.
Yes Americans like history!! We are civilized!
You seem like a really nice and knowledgeable guy!
This Dane will be subscribing:)
Thank you for the support, just trying to learn more about the world and history by traveling and experiencing other cultures.
I am from Norway! I loved your video :) it was great! I think you are very underrated ;) Maybe you can come to Norway next?
Thank you for the kind words, that really means alot. I was thinking of going to Norway for a little this summer, I want to see trains and small villages. Any recommendations? I always feel like videos are the best when you have a local in the video.
@@DavionWest can I dm you on Instagram instead?
Yes.
@@qaao idk if you saw, but I made it to norway and made a few videos.
Ohh, you traveled to Helsingør (Elsinore) - that's my hometown 😊. Kronborg is quite stunning and it's placed surrounded by the waters of Øresund. I really love that you read about the places before you go. I do the same whenever I travel to foreign countries. The experience is so much better and my daughter is happy, because she doesn't have to study anything. She's relying on her mom as her personal "Wikipedia" 😁
Fun fact: The canons you walked by is used every year on the 16th of April. That's our Queens birthday 🎉
Yes and I loved your hometown!! I need to go back and do just a video dedicated to your hometown. Kronborg looks like its straight out of a fairy tell! You're right, its always the best when you know about the place, so when you show up feels even more special and out of this world! Im definitely my girlfriends personally wikipedia and planner lol. Ohhhh I wish I could be their on the 16th of April. :/
@@DavionWest Here's a video ruclips.net/video/fTf_Rgsttmo/видео.html
I just found your channel, watched all your videos from Denmark. Loved all of them and your enthusiasm - and I will subscribe to your channel 👍
If you visit Helsingør again, I would be more than happy to show you around.
D. Just found your channel. You’re living the life my brother. Keep up the good work sir.
Thank you for the support, it really means a lot 🙏
Yes we do love 7-Eleven i. Denmark 😅😅 good job, good pay as they signed an agreement with the labourunions❤🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
☺️glad something from my city (Dallas) made it to one of my favorite countries :)
Yeah 7-eleven is everywhere in denmark you can find it at basicly every station on some of the bigger ones even have multiple in 1 station. The danish state train company (dsb) also cooperstes with 7-eleven to give free bonusses for a few different things
It’s just crazy to think about how it was started in Dallas, Texas and I see them all over the world now. It really makes me smile.
@@DavionWest yeah i can imagine its awesome seeing something rly popular and being like i live where that thing was invented. For me (a dane) i feel like that abt lego and H.C. Andersen but mostly the lego
Greetings from a local 🇩🇰 😊 . Loved your vlog. Really good job..., even though your from Dallas 🙄 (I have Aggie friends, from Houston). Your always welcome back.., and as my Texan friends would say "GIG'em" 🤣
Hey 👋 🇩🇰, thank you for the kind words ☺️. Haha 😂 Dallas 🙏🙏. Haha 😂 Aggies have so much pride!
Denmark is full of old castles and buildings like that. The oldest fortres of Elsinore was build in 1420, by Erik af Pommern (king). 72 years before Columbus discovered America. The building you see today, was built 70 years after Columbus discovered America. Thats how old Denmark is.
Thank you for the history 🙏! I love Denmark and can’t wait to go back.
i"m so glad you highlighted the painting of the Danish soldiers in Afghanistan. Too few Americans appreciate our allies. The served and they made sacrifices in solidarity with the USA after 9/11.
It really surprised me! I definitely did not hear a lot about what our Allie’s did for us and with us. I would just hear about American troops on us media outlets.
This is one of the reasons I love traveling, learning about other countries and what they have done.
Nice my town hillerød. In Denmark nice video. 👍
Thank you for the support ☺️, I need to go back and explore the actual town next time 🥰
I'm from Japan!ありがとうI want to go to Denmark someday. Copenhagen is very beautiful city.
You should go someday!! Its such a beautiful country, and I still need to visit Japan someday.
@@DavionWest ありがとう！Thank you everything. Please come Japan!
I always wondered why 7-Eleven is all upper case letters, besides the n i the end lol. freaks me out rofl :P what were u thinking back in Dallas??? :P
I’ve heard several theory’s, the wife of the president in the 60s thought the name looked too aggressive so they added the lowercase…
Another that a graphic designer changed it to catch the eye. 😅 so tbh I’m not even sure even though I’m from Dallas
@@DavionWest it makes kinda sense i guess. There were deffo a reason for it haha. It just always invade my mind every time i spot a 7-Eleven. Cant be unseen hahaha. 😆
What were the train stops to the castles? And how long were the walks from the stations? Loved the video, thank you for sharing! Going to Denmark very soon, first time visiting one of the motherlands for me, and I’m so exited!
For Frederiksborg Palace the train station is Hillerød Station. For Kronborg Castle it’s Grønnehave St. (Helsingør). For the first station it was about 10-15 mins (flat) for the second one it was 15 mins. Thank you for the kind words ☺️. You’re going to love Denmark!! It has my heart, I hope you have a great time.
The rebuilding of Frederikborg was mostly paid by Carlsberg, like the Carlsberg beer...
That family really was doing a lot for the Danish government 😳
@@DavionWest They are also the money behind Glyploteket.
Hi bro, where do we buy tickets from Copenhagen to Kronborg? Are we choosing a zone?
I bought mine at the train station I believe, I can’t remember about the zone.
U asked if the dutch was involved in the dozens of wars between Sweeden and Denmark. Well the dutch "lands knechte" were probably the best mercanaries in world at that time. They always sided with the weaker part in the conflict so nor Sweeden or Denmark could control and tax Øresund. The Great Belt was very dangerous to navigate, and dutch needed access to baltics to get the best wood for their ships. That is how Netherlands got involved.
Ohhhh so the Dutch we’re playing the field to keep both parties involved in check, so they couldn’t get too strong. Thank you 🙏
Yup. The Netherlands were alliede to DK. They've saved DK more than once.
That makes a lot of sense 😳😳 I was like why do they look so happy in this photo
well sometimes they allied sweeden, i made a comment.
@@ulrikbro-jrgensen1542 that’s true if you think of the Kalmar Union 😳
Thank you Sir for showing us the World, since you finished your tour in the United States Army 🇺🇸
Thank you for the support! I love showing what the world has to offer. More videos from Denmark coming soon.
Denmark actually had the highest KIA ratio in Afghanistan pr capita in the whole NATO alliance. Helmand.. Not great.. We should not have been there at all to start with tbh, but thats a whole other topic. D:
I had no idea at all 🥺…. I swear all the US media shows us is just US media