Today Saturday 13th - Loppedmarked very nice handmade earrings great price

Christianshavn Tor - right by Metro - woman has some really gorgeous handmade earring, good prices, I got two pairs for 50 DKK.

Paddle Boating - Who knew?

Cool restaurant with beach lounge and paddle boats. Go to the train station in Nørreport then head towards the canal. I don't know the address or the name, sorry guys, but it is right across the bridge.

They have a dock set up as a floating beach to lounge on while you eat or just go straight to the paddle boats. The price is right 85 DKK for the three person one or a little more for an hour on the big one.

Didn't try the food so if you do please let us know how it is.

Guinness World Record Museum and 4 Pack on Stroget

Yes, it's silly but well worth it! I have been avoiding those goofy museums since we got here but Grandma and Grandpa bought us the multiple attraction pass available at their ticket office(s). "Go Grandma!" This is the pass that lets you in Guiness World Record Museum, Mystic Exploritorium (both by Kongens Nytorv) Ripleys Believe it or Not Museum, and the Hans Christian Anderson Museum (by City Hall/Tivoli). You can visit them the same day or one at a time.

Dreading the shear cheesiness, we started at Guiness - and had a great time! Then we followed this by going right next door and putting our tokens in to enter the Exploritorium (Goofy horror museum), all hands on activities. It took up a couple of hours and the kids had a blast and I liked it too. I liked reading the facts, which are all in English, and they liked the many hands on activities in both attractions.

This week, so about a month later, we went to the other end of the Stroget and did Ripleys and HC Anderson. They are next to each other by KFC in City Hall Square. Not as cool as the first two but still fun and the price to do all 4 instead of just one made it worth it. Even better if Grandma and Grandpa pay! Ripleys had a lot of fun info for adults and older kids but not as much hands on as Guiness and the HC Anderson one was full of facts but also stations with cool diplays where they read the whole story to you in your choice of several languages.

Overall, a fun ticket to keep in your pocket and to visit when you run out of ideas.

Any English-Speaking ExPats have children looking for Playdates this Summer

Anyone interested? I have an 8 and an 11 year old boy and we are staying in Denmark this summer. There's a lot to do but not a lot of friends in town their age to do it with. So anyone interested in scheduling a group activity - we could go to Klatreskoven, Tivoli, the beach or anywhere else?

REAL Lucky Charms have come to Denmark

Yes they have them at the Mega Candy Store in Nørreport right across the square from Tiger. They have always had a generic substitute but now they have the REAL THING!!! Yes they are over $10, they are 79 DKK, but they are delicious.

Don't forget they also have American pancake syrup, Dr. Pepper and Cherry Coke, Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers, strawberry and grape Jello, and a bunch of other stuff.

Going to Rome - Fantastic Tour Company with Great Prices

We went to Rome for 3 days so we had a lot to see in a short amount of time. We also took and 8 and an 11 year old, so whether it would be fun or not was up in the air :) A friend recommended Through Eternity Tours and trying to save money I debated long and hard about using them but - I did and it was a great decision. Their group tours looked interesting and their prices were really good but if you look closely their private tours are not much more money and with two kids; I wanted to go at our own pace. So I booked a one day 7 hour tour on our first day there. It was fantastic! Even with my youngest. We saw everything and even fit in a leisurely lunch. The next day we took the hop on hop off bus, saw the Capuchin Monk bizarre crypt with the skeletal chandeliers, went to the castle and the ice skating rink and merry-go-round right down the block  and still didn't rush to or through anything.

The tour guide was fabulous and knowledgeable and knowing our situation - make sure to describe everything you need and want in your reservation comments - they are listening - she brought along a Rome popup book. It was great.

Also make sure and tell them you come from Denmark because then a lot of the kids tickets are free. Also,NO LINES, YES NO LINES AT THE COLOSSEUM OR THE VATICAN and you get to see things that other people don't, Who knew that if you ask the guards you are allowed to turn the sculpture at the Vatican. Who even knows that it spun around?

Call them, book it, and have a great time.

http://www.througheternity.com/

Tree Climbing Park - Klatreskoven - Great Fun

We took 2 adults and 7 children to climb during the Easter Holiday - what a terrifying good time! Jeg var BANGE!

There is indoor climbing - this appears to need a reservation if you want to be guaranteed a climbing time but he outdoor courses do not. However, if you have a bigger group for the outdoor park, call anyway. They may give you a reservation to assure that they can fit you in. We climbed outdoors, it was a little chilly but the terror warms you right up ;) The hours are 10-6 on weekends and school holidays and it is generally 100 DKK for children and 150 DKK for adults for two hours climbing time. You get instruction on the safety line (one must be attached at all times) and on the safety equipment and off you go to the three courses, soon to be four. The red course does have a height requirements and only 2 of the kids with us could go. Adults too, but you are out of you mind if you thought I was going - however our 10 and 11 year olds climbed right up. There is also a Yellow course that is only 50 DKK and right off the ground for smaller children.

Note that the youngest we took were 8 years old and they had fun but had a little trouble reaching their safety lines to move them around the course so stick close to the shorter children.

So terrifying, YES, and affordable good time, YES! Looks like it would also be great for birthday parties.

It is right off the S Toget at the Enghave station. Leave the station and go left. It deadends about a block down on a bigger street, turn right and then almost immediately left at the grocery store. Go  STRAIGHT and you will run into it. Also check out the cool architecture in Enghave it is a really pretty place to walk around -  Carlsberg Brewery has some castle like buildings that are awesome. There is also a skateboard park right by the Climbing Park.

Klatreskoven - http://www.klatreskoven.dk/ - Pasteursvej 8-10, 1799 Kbh. V, banke@gmail.com, 2894 4648