Copenhagen

The purpose of the Copenhagen climate conference in 2009 was to negotiate a global agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change. The conference aimed to secure commitments from countries to limit global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

As always with metropolitan areas it's a question of definitions:

Municipality : 526.918 (Sep 2009) [21% are 1st and 2nd generation immigrants]

Capital (Copenhagen, Frederiksberg & Gentofte) : 683.397 (Jan 2009) [12,4% of DK]

Greater Copenhagen : 1.167.569 (2006) [21,2 % of Denmark]

Developments:

The municipality of Copenhagen has experienced a significant decline since the population peaked right after after WWII at 628.397 persons. This is due to a move from outdated flats in the 'old' city to the suburbs.

Increasingly Greater Copenhagen and the neighbouring Greater Malmö just across the Oeresund strait are in many regards working to develop a common metropolitan area (Öresund region) which is home to 1,8 mill inhabitants.

As always with metropolitan areas it's a question of definitions:

Municipality : 526.918 (Sep 2009) [21% are 1st and 2nd generation immigrants]

Capital (Copenhagen, Frederiksberg & Gentofte) : 683.397 (Jan 2009) [12,4% of DK]

Greater Copenhagen : 1.167.569 (2006) [21,2 % of Denmark]

Developments:

The municipality of Copenhagen has experienced a significant decline since the population peaked right after after WWII at 628.397 persons. This is due to a move from outdated flats in the 'old' city to the suburbs.

Increasing Greater Copenhagen and the neighbouring Greater Malmö just accross the Oeresund strait are in many regards working to develop a common metropolitan area (Öresund region) which is home to 1,8 mill inhabitants.

Langelinie Terminal

As of 23 February 2010:

SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) flies from directly to Copenhagen from:

- Seattle Washington

- Newark

- Chicago O'Hare

- Washington Dulles

Delta Airlines flies directly to Copenhagen from:

- New York JFK (from May 28 2010)

- Atlanta

- Miami

- San Francisco

Continental flies directly to Copenhagen from:

- Newark

While not in the USA:

Air Canada flies directly to Copenhagen from:

- Toronto (from June 25 2010)

danish pastry

Copenhagen is the capitol of Denmark in Europe.

Many.. start at "istedgade" next to the main station, and work your way through copenhagen.

16o KM - you can go either by train or car. If you do the latter you can enjoy the ride across the Great belt bridge (connecting the two islands Zealand and Funen) approx. 80 meter above the sea (The suspension bridge it self is 250 m tall and has the 3rd longst span in the world).

CLT is the Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.

No, you can't in most stores. Denmark and Sweden is a member of EU, but they both have their own currency. Norway is not a member of EU, and also have its own currency.

In Denmark, they use Danish kroner. In Sweden they use Swedish kronar. In Norway they use Norwegian kroner.

There are no non-stop flight between BOS and OSL, but the non-stop flights from New York to Oslo takes roughly 6,5 - 7 hours.

For flying to Oslo from Boston you need transfer in New York or some European cities such as Frankfurt, Germany or London, UK.

Copenhagen is known for the historical buildings and architecture. The oldest one is inside the city, the newest one is in Ørestad (take metro towards Vestamager). In Copenhagen are a lot of small cafees and bars. Copenhageners LOVE to go to these cafees to drink fancy coffee like cafe latte or espresso. The cafees always sells their food and coffee to over prize. A normal cafe latte can easily cost 10 $.

Besides the historical sites and castles (Rosenborg, Amalienborg, Christiansborg) and the churches, you can also spend your time at the beach, which is easy to reach on bicycle. You can also take a swim in the harbor (Islands Brygge Havnebad). If you like nature a trip om bike to Amager is a good choice.

If it is a rainy day, you can visit the shopping mall 'Fields' in Ørestad or 'Fisketorvet' next to Dybbelsbro station (take any red s-train towards Copenhagen South). If it is sunny, you can visit Strøget which is a long shopping path in the center of Copenhagen.

In Copenhagen you will also find Tivoli next to the city hall. It is an amusement park, but expensive. At Fridays during the summer, Tivoli offer concerts if you only pay the entrance, which is around 15$

At Østerbro you can visit the little mermaid and kastellet.

At Nørrebro you can visit the Arab shops and Asistens Kirkegård (Grave yard), where HC Andersen and S. Kierkegaard are buried.

At Vesterbro you have to visit 'bymuseet' at Vesterbro Torv (Take bus 6A towards Rødover). If you continue with bus 6A you will also reach

Frederiksberg where the ZOO is and Frederiksberg Garden.

Other sights, which you properly find online or in a guide book:

The National Museum

Statens Museum for Kunst

Glyptoteket

Lousiana

Rosenborg

Strøget

Rundetårn

Vor Frue Kirke

more to come...

no, they don't - sadly

As it seldom gets really hot in Copenhagen, you can go any month outside the winter season.

Two of the popular attractions - the amusement park Tivoli and the so-called Freetown of Christiania - are seasonal: Tivoli is only open during summer (with two small exceptions around Halloween and X-mas), and Christiania has many time more inhabitants in the summer compared to winter.