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Overview: A guide to traveling to four countries in Northern Europe during December; Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Iceland. Please note, this guide is utilizing a layover in Iceland.

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Budget and Personal Expenses

Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Stays

  • Transportation

  • Food

  • Other

Berlin, Germany

  • Stays

  • Transportation

  • Food

  • Other

Malmo, Sweden

  • Stays

  • Transportation

  • Food

  • Other

Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

  • Stays

  • Transportation

  • Food

  • Other

Flights and Transportation

  • Train: Copenhagen to Malmo - $12/person

  • Train: Berlin to Copenhagen

  • EasyJet Flight: Copenhagen to Berlin - about $100 round trip

  • EasyJet Flight: Copenhagen to Berlin with 2 bags - about $215 round trip

    • Small cabin bag: 1 x under seat cabin bag (max. 45 x 36 x 20 cm)

    • Large cabin bag: 1 x large cabin bag (max. 56 x 45 x 25 cm

  • Mum’s Deli

  • Bastard Cafe

    Copenhagen

    • La Tre Street (Pho)

    • Buka

    • Kaf Bar

    • The Villa Hotel (pastry espresso spot inside)

    • Danish Architecture Centre

    • Christianborg Palace

      Christmas Markets

      Gluhwein

    • Hot Toddies

    • Currywurst

    • Dandelion Burger

    • Hidden Dim Sum

    • Landbageriet (focaccia and cinnamon rolls)

    • TorvehallerneKBH

      • Coffee Collective

      • Roert KBH (smorrebrod)

      • Fish cake

      • El Mercado Aps (tapas)

      • Ma Poule

      • Tante T

      • Omegn Og Venner Aps

    • Stroget Shopping Center

    • Aamanns 1921 (amazing new Nordic food $$$)

    • Cafe Claude’s Cafe Claude’s Hands (hot egg)

    • Rosenburg Castle

    • Fotex Foods

    • Netto

    • Delicatessen

    • Canal Tour

    • Kaffe Konceptor Aps (alcoholic coffees)

    • Tivoli

      • Raclette mac and cheese

    • Hostels:

      • Generator

        • lockers available

      • CPH Downtown Hostel

        • lockers available

    • Studio X Kitchen (foldy eggs)

    • Kebanistan
    • That one bar afterCucaracha bar

    • Le Petit something (breakfast with skyr)

    • Pharmacy Apotek

    • Orange houses

    • Traditional Smorrebrod from?

    • Lagkagehuset Groennin (cafe by castle park I think?)

    • Other castle and cathedral thing

    • Hart Bagery x2

    • Ice skating area

    • Freetown Christiana

      • No photos

      • Don’t interact with dogs due to recent tension there

      • Pusher street is a little weird and the locals aren’t supporting it due to recent gang violence

      • Christmas Market (and maybe regular market?) is before pusher street and an exit exists next to the market

    • Christmas Market by NyHaven

    • Killer Kebab

    • Thai Takeaway

    • Botanical garden shop (not recommended for people with asthma, something funky in there)

    • Cinema place

    Recommended Establishments

    Coffee Shops

    Music Venues

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    Copenhagen, Denmark

    • Buka

    • Kaf Bar

    • Hart Bagery (bakery - owner worked at Noma)

    • Bastard Cafe (board games, Hygge culture)

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    Berlin, Germany

    • Coffee Fellows Cafe

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    Malmo, Sweden

    • Katarina

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    Berlin, Germany

    • M-Bia (underground industrial music)

    • Schokoladen (tiny disco dance hall but not necessarily disco music)

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    Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

    Museums & Memorials

    Bars & Breweries

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    Berlin, Germany

    • The Wall

    • East Side Gallery

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    Copenhagen, Denmark

    • Cucaracha bar

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    Berlin, Germany

    • Eschschloraque (hidden bar)

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    Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

    Theaters

    Food Halls & Markets

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    • TorvehallerneKBH

      • Coffee Collective

      • Roert KBH (smorrebrod)

      • El Mercado (tapas)

      • Ma Poule (ham shop)

      • Tante T (tea)

      • Omegn & Venner (cheese shop)

    • Christmas Market by NyHaven

    • Christmas Markets

      • Gluhwein

      • Hot Toddies

      • Currywurst

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    Berlin, Germany

    • Flea market [find name and insert]

    • Pop-up hidden Christmas Market on that one street

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    Malmo, Sweden

    • Malmö Saluhall

      • Clemens Kott & Husman

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    Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

    Notable Neighborhoods

    Notable Eats

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    Copenhagen, Denmark

    • Killer Kebab

    • Thai Takeaway

    • Kebanistan

    • Dandelion Burger

    • Hidden Dim Sum

    • Studio X Kitchen (must get folded eggs)

    • Mum’s Deli

    • La Tre Street (Pho)

    • Aamanns 1921 (amazing new Nordic food $$$)

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    Berlin, Germany

    • Hofbrau Munchen (well known)

    • Zeit Fuer Brot (amazing bakery)

    • Turkish place for breakfast (find name)

    • Doner place near laundromat for currywurst and doner [find name and insert]

    • House of Small Wonder (in that one neighborhood)

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    Malmo, Sweden

    • Clemens Kott & Husman

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    Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

    Art Districts & Murals

    Grocery & Retail Shops

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    Berlin, Germany

    • East Side Gallery

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    Copenhagen, Denmark

    • Stroget Shopping Center

    • Fotex Foods

    • Netto

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    Berlin, Germany

    • Thrift store [find name and insert]

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    Malmo, Sweden

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    Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

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