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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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Itinerary

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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Day 1 (Monday)

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Group leaves home airport

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Day 2 (Tuesday)

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Group arrives in Copenhagen at noon/around midday

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Day 3 (Wednesday)

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Chill in Copenhagen

• Daytrip to Hven (Island in Sweden)

  • Ferry to Hven:

    https://ventrafiken.se/en/

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Day 4 (Thursday)

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Go to Tivoli

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Day 5 (Friday)

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Leave for Berlin in the morning via flight (ideally Friday for weekend clubbing)

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Berlin, Germany

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Day 5 (Friday)

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Leave for Berlin in the morning via flight

• Arrive in Berlin

• Club night in Berlin

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Day 6 (Saturday)

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• Day in Berlin

• Club night in Berlin

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Day 7 (Sunday)

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Leave Berlin to Copenhagen via 7 hour train and sleep OR fly out

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Copenhagen Leg 2

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Day 7 (Sunday)

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Leave Berlin to Copenhagen via 7 hour train and sleep

• Be back in Copenhagen by (insert time)

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Day 8 (Monday)

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Wake up in Copenhagen, go to Malmo for the day

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Malmo, Sweden

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Day 8 (Monday)

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Go to Malmo for the day, then come back to Copenhagen

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Copenhagen Leg 3

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Day 8 (Monday)

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Come back to Copenhagen from Malmo

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Day 9 (Tuesday)

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Chill in Copenhagen

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Day 10 (Wednesday)

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Chill in Copenhagen

• Go to Aire Ancient Baths

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Day 11 (Thursday)

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Depart in the evening to Iceland

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Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

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Day 11 (Thursday)

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Arrive in Iceland evening to midnight

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Day 12 (Friday)

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Fly to home airport in evening

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Activities

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Copenhagen, Denmark

http://www.visitcopenhagen.com

Hidden Passageways

• Yorks passage

• X

• X

Christianborg Palace

• 800+ years of history and today, the palace is home to the Parliament, the Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme Court

Royal Library

The Ancient Baths

• Ancient bath house

Agnetta and the Mermen

Royal Library Gardens

• Garden haven, small pond, looks like a medieval garden with hedges

Superkilen

• City block painted red and pink, public park in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark

Stroget Shopping Mile

• 5 minutes from Christiansborg

• Shopping area with boutiques, cafés, and restaurants

TorvehallerneKBH

• Fresh food market

• Urban, covered marketplace featuring stalls with local produce, gourmet foods, beverages & desserts

• Website

Some pastry place

• DANISHES

Castles!

• 8 different castles

• Website

Nyhavn Harbor

• Nautical vibe, colorful shore-side with tall ships docked along the quays

Danish Architecture Centre

• First permanent exhibition on Danish architecture

• https://dac.dk/en/

Tivoli Gardens

• Amusement park dating from 1843, known to be pricey

Christiana Commune

• Functioning alternative society, a neat place to explore and buy weed

• Cars are banned, bicycles are the main mode of transport, and horses roam free

Carlsberg Brewery Tours

• Brewery

• Temporarily closed for renovation until autumn 2023

Cisterne

• Underground art

The Round Tower

• Astronomy tower from 17th century

• $6 per person

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Berlin, Germany

Clubs

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Malmo, Sweden

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Malmö Castle

• Malmö Castle was built from 1537 to 1542 on top of ruins from an old fort

• It is the oldest preserved Renaissance castle in Scandinavia, and today it is used for a variety of different experiences and exhibitions

Historical Square, Lilla Torg

• Square located in the centre of the city, close to the main shopping square “Stortorget”

• Created in 1590 and was used as a shopping square then and still is today

• Area has small shops and cafés

Stortorget

• Shopping square

Malmö Saluhall

• Food counters serving ramen, ice cream, falafel & poke in a repurposed dockside industrial space

Triangeln

• Eclectic, urban mall offering eateries and high-end stores

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Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

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Northern Lights

• Priority

Food Tour

• Cost is about $100 for 3hr tour - which is about the cost of 3ish small meals (tacos, burger, entrees all cost about $45 each)

Blue Lagoon Iceland

• About:

  • Hot springs with geothermal seawater

  • Plethora of volcanic landscapes, rising pillars of steam

  • Winter months (December-February) offer the chance to see the Northern Lights

• Getting there:

  • 15 min drive from Keflavik Airport

  • 45-minute drive from Reykjavik

  • Visitors can also take a bus or a guided tour from Reykjavik to the Blue Lagoon

• Reservations:

  • Will want to book asap

  • Must book several months in advance to ensure your space, likely will be turned away at the door without a reservation especially during peak tourist season (June-August)

• Things to note:

  • It’s a requirement to shower naked in public before entering the lagoon, to ensure that the highest hygiene standards are maintained. Though uncomfortable for some, nudity is not taboo in Icelandic culture, so worry not; no one’s looking.

  • Towels and swimsuits are available for rent, visitors are also welcome to bring their own towels and swimsuits

• Hours:

  • January-May, 08:00-21:00

  • June 1st -August 20th, 07:00-24:00

  • August 21st - January, 08:00-22:00

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Food

Copenhagen, Denmark

https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/capital-region/copenhagen/restaurants

Food to try:

• Pastries, Danishes

• Hot dogs

• Smørbrød (open faced sandwich)

• Fish

• Pork

• Danish beer

Restaurants:

Alouette

• 1 Michelin Star (And a Green Star) - Modern Cuisine $$$

• https://www.restaurantalouette.dk/

The Samuel

• 1 Michelin Star - Create Cuisine $$$

• https://www.thesamuel.dk/

formel B

• 1 Michelin Star - Modern Cuisine $$$

• https://formelfamily.dk/

Marchal

• 1 Michelin Star - French Contemporary (Good for Lunch)

• https://www.dangleterre.com/

Hart Bageri

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Berlin, Germany

Food to try:

• Turkish and Greek food

• Currywurst

• Doner kebab

• Jelly donut

• Beer with flavor added

• Eisbein - pork knuckle

• Bouletten -

• Kassler - thick boiled ham

• With cheese noodles

• Ka- Potato pancake with applesauce on top

• Turkish simit (pastry) with Turkish tea

• Turkish bakery breakfast (sukush? Turkish?)

• Dong Xuan Center - viatnamese food store

Bourdain recommended spots:

• Prater Beer Garden

• Konnopke's Imbiss

• Rogacki

• Hasir Ocakbasi

• Bräustüberl Weihenstephan

• Fleischerei Domke

• Michelberger Restaurant

• Zum Schusterjungen

• Lichtblick-Kino

  • Compact cinema, seating 32 people, showing documentaries & foreign-language films with subtitles

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Malmo, Sweden

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Food to try:

Restaurants:

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Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

Food to try:

• Kjotsupa

• Lamb (Stew)

• Hot Dog (Lamb)

• Seafood (Lobster Soup)

• Skyr (Cake)

• Fermented Shark

• Ice Cream

Restaurants:

• Lava at Blue Lagoon

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Flight Info

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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Berlin, Germany

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Malmo, Sweden

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Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

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Stay Info

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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• Copenhagen Downtown Hostel

• Generator Hostel

• Steel House Hostel

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Berlin, Germany

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• Airbnbs available

• St Christopher’s Inn Berlin Alexanderplatz

  • https://www.st-christophers.co.uk/berlin/alexanderplatz-hostel/?checkIn=2023-10-03&checkOut=2023-10-06

• Generator Hostel

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Malmo, Sweden

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Airbnbs available

• Going for a day trip

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Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

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• Airbnbs available

• Hotel at airport (ideal for layovers)

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Flights and Transportation

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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• Uses officially marked taxis

• Denmark doesn't have Uber or Lyft

• Bikes are very popular and common, along with renting bikes

• 4 metro lines 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Easy way to go all over town

• How to get around Copenhagen

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Berlin, Germany

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• Clever Shuttle

• A bus taxi: rideshare eco-taxi where you share the ride with other peeps, almost like a bus

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Malmo, Sweden

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• Malmo is walkable

• Can walk to most landmarks

• Bikes are very common

• Most hotels offer bike rentals

• Bike rental apps: Donkey Bike or Malmö by Bike

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Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

• City Center area is walkable

• Location: from Old Harbour to the Hlemmur bus terminal

• Electric scooters are available

• Bus transportation in Reykjavik is easy, cheap, and gets you to the best spots in the city

• Straeto, Reykjavik’s public transport company: bus routes, times, and fares

• Regular bus ticket: 480 kr (3.30 USD) during the day and 960 kr (6.55 USD) at night

• Buses travel up and down Hverfisgata street, but it's best to wander Laugavegur, the main shopping street, on foot

• There’s no Lyft or Uber

Travel Between KEF airport and Reykjavik

• Airport transport bus service:

• Shuttle bus is fairly priced and travels to and from Keflavik Airport frequently

• Ride time: 45 to 60 minutes

• Taxi:

• Starting price is around $110 USD

Reykjavik

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Bus transportation in Reykjavik:

• Regular bus ticket: 480 kr (3.30 USD) during the day and 960 kr (6.55 USD) at night

Airport transportation:

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Bus service:

• Shuttle bus is fairly priced and travels to and from Keflavik Airport frequently

• Ride time: 45 to 60 minutes

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Taxi:

• Starting price is around $110 USD

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Important Info

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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General

• Mixed gender bathrooms are normal

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Berlin, Germany

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General

• Danka - thanks

• Skoal - cheers

• Prosit - drinking to one’s health

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Malmo, Sweden

General

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Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

General

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General Prep

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• Bring cash

• Alert credit cards and banks of travel

• Practice DuoLingo phrases (not required)

• Tipping not expected but rounding to 10% for exceptional service is nice to do

• Take photos of documents

• Print out to back up (passport, ID, Covid card), leave copy at home and take one with

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Budget and Personal Expenses

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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• Stays

• Transportation

• Food

• Other

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Berlin, Germany

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• Stays

• Transportation

• Food

• Other

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Malmo, Sweden

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• Stays

• Transportation

• Food

• Other

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Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland

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• Stays

• Transportation

• Food

• Other

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Flights and Transportation

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• 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

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Packing List Example

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Pack:

• Thin scarf thing

• Merino wool gloves

• Sweater blue cashmere

• Thermal shirts (4)

• Green shirt

• Grey Henley

• Red down puffer vest

• Yoga pants (3)

• Sweater black merino wool

• Wool skirt

• Merino wool socks

• Thermal leggings for skirt

• Loungewear items

• Socks, panties, bras

• Waterproof boots

• Swimsuit (Reykjavik hot springs?)

• Berlin clubbing outfit (tbd)

• Socks, panties, bras

• Waterproof boots

• Second pair of shoes (tbd)

• Swimsuit

• Toiletries (see subtask for full list)

• Bag/purse thing

• Phone

• Wallet

• Pen

Wearing to airport:

• Adidas

• Long black water resistant down coat (maybe)

• Yoga pants

• Thermal shirt

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Toiletries

• Day cream

• Night cream

• Tylenol

• Toothpaste

• Toothbrush

• Deodorant

• Conditioner

• Shampoo

• Face wash or scrub

• Body wash

• Flossers/floss

• Razor

• Sunscreen

• Brush

• Tampons

• Earplugs

• SPF chapstick

Makeup

• Foundation

• Sponge with holder

• Mascara

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Coffee Shops

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Music Venues

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Berlin

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Breweries

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Theaters

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Dispensaries

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Copenhagen

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Berlin

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Mum’s Deli

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Bastard Cafe

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La Tre Street (Pho)

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Buka

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Kaf Bar

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The Villa Hotel (pastry espresso spot inside)

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Danish Architecture Centre

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Christianborg Palace

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Christmas Markets

• Gluhwein

• Hot Toddies

• Currywurst

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Dandelion Burger

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Hidden Dim Sum

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Landbageriet (focaccia and cinnamon rolls)

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TorvehallerneKBH

• Coffee Collective

• Roert KBH (smorrebrod)

• Fish cake

• El Mercado Aps (tapas)

• Ma Poule

• Tante T

• Omegn Og Venner Aps

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Stroget Shopping Center

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Aamanns 1921 (amazing new Nordic food $$$)

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Cafe Claude’s Hands (hot egg)

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Rosenburg Castle

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Fotex Foods

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Netto

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Delicatessen

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Canal Tour

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Kaffe Konceptor Aps (alcoholic coffees)

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Tivoli

• Raclette mac and cheese

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Hostels:

• Generator

  • lockers available

• CPH Downtown Hostel

  • lockers available

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Studio X Kitchen (foldy eggs)

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Kebanistan

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That one bar after

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Cucaracha bar

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Le Petit something (breakfast with skyr)

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Pharmacy Apotek

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Orange houses

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Traditional Smorrebrod from?

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Lagkagehuset Groennin (cafe by castle park I think?)

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Other castle and cathedral thing

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Hart Bagery x2

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Ice skating area

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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

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Christmas Market by NyHaven

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Killer Kebab

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Thai Takeaway

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

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Cinema place

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• Hofbrau Munchen (well known)

• Coffee Fellows Cafe

• Eschschloraque (underground bar)

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

• M-Bia (underground industrial music)

• Doner place near laundromat for currywurst and doner

• Thrift store?

• Flea market?

• House of Small Wonder (in that one neighborhood)

• Pop-up hidden Christmas Market on that one street

• The Wall

• Zeit Fuer Brot (dank ass bakery)

• Turkish place for breakfast

• St Christopher’s Inn Alexanderplatz

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Art Districts & Murals, Markets

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Malmo

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• Katarina

• Clemens Kott & Husman

• Malmo Foodhall (what called?)

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Coffee Shops

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Music Venues

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Museums

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Breweries

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Theaters

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Happy Hour Spots

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Notable Neighborhoods

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Notable Eats

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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.

One Bag Packing List Example
Pack: Thin scarf thing Merino wool gloves Sweater blue cashmere Thermal shirts (4) Green shirt Grey Henley Red down puffer vest Yoga pants (3) Sweater black merino wool Wool skirt Merino wool socks Thermal leggings for skirt Loungewear items Socks, panties, bras Waterproof boots Swimsuit (Reykjavik hot springs?) Berlin clubbing outfit (tbd) Socks, panties, bras Waterproof boots Second pair of shoes (tbd) Swimsuit Toiletries (see subtask for full list) Bag/purse thing Phone Wallet Pen Wearing to airport: Adidas Long black water resistant down coat (maybe) Yoga pants Thermal shirt	Image AddedImage AddedImage Added
Toiletries Day cream Night cream Tylenol Toothpaste Toothbrush Deodorant Conditioner Shampoo Face wash or scrub Body wash Flossers/floss Razor Sunscreen Brush Tampons Earplugs SPF chapstick Makeup Foundation Sponge with holder Mascara