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RISBJERG & WALLICH-BONNESEN
COPENHAGEN CITY HOME EXCHANGE GUIDE I #2009 EDITION
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dear friends, A WARM WELCOME TO OUR HOME IN COPENHAGEN CITY. WE ARE A SMALL FAMILY AT 4 PERSONS: LENE 38 YEARS, PETER 45 YEARS, FILIPPA ISABELL 6 YEARS AND KONRAD EMILIO 1 YEAR. LENE IS WORKING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CLOTHING COMPANY AS PRODUCT DEVELOPER AND PETER AS INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER IN HIS OWN COMPANY. WE LIVE IN AN OLD AND VERY ELEGANT “DESIGNER FLAT” AT 160 SQUARE METER, WHICH HAS BEEN NEWLY RENOVATED WITH ALL MODERN FACILITIES. THE APARTMENT IS SITUATED AT THE CORNER OF NÖRREBROGADE AND ELMEGADE CLOSE TO CITY CENTER AND ONLY 1,5 KM FROM THE MAIN RAILWAY STATION “NÖRREPORT” WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO COPENHAGEN AIRPORT. JUST AROUND THE CORNER YOU WILL FIND LOTS OF COSY AND TRENDY CAFÉES, ETHNIC RESTAURANTS, SMALL UNIQUE FASHION SHOPS AND A PLENTY NUMBERS OF SECOND HAND AND ANTIQUES DEALERS AROUND THE SMALL STREETS.
WELCOME TODAY THE AREA HAS BECOME A MAGNET FOR DESIGNERS, MUSICIANS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS PLUS A HUGE NUMBERS OF OTHER “CREATIVES”, WHO LOVES AND APPRECIATES THE VERY RELAXING AND CHARMY ATMOSPHERE. PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THE NEXT PAGES WITH PICTURES OF OUR HOME AND THE SURROUNDING AREA INCLUDING SOME USEFUL TOURIST INFORMATION. WE HOPE WE HAVE ROUSED YOUR CURIOSITY A LITTLE BIT, SO YOU MAYBE WILL DECIDE TO PLAN YOUR NEXT “HOME EXCHANGE” STAY IN OUR LOVELY CITY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT US, OUR HOME ETC., PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH US. WE WILL LOVE TO ASSIST YOUR WITH FURTHER HELP AND GUIDANCE.
Best regards, Lene & Peter
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Our apartment is situated on the first floor downwards Elm Street
THE BUILDING
The front of the building
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4-PERSON SOFA / DVD-PLAYER / HI-FI STEREO / TELEVISION 28” / CABLE-TV
antiques, classic designs and modern italian furnitures
OUR LIVING ROOM
Spacious with a stylish mix of
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THE DINING ROOM
Perfect facilities for a successful Religious motive painted on canvas by Judy Marie Schjerning - Peter’s mum
DINNER TABLE FOR 6 PERSONS / FULL-AUTOMATIC ESPRESSO MACHINE APPLE MAC COMPUTER / HIGH SPEED INTERNET
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THE DINING ROOM
The front of the building. Our apartment is situated oncabinets 1st oor Beautiful old-style designed by Peter
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DOUBLE BED / FULL-BODY MIRROR / TV-RADIO & INTERNET CONNECTION
MASTER BED ROOM Light and spaciuos bedroom View to the big green back yard and direct access to the kitchen and kids room
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WAR N I NG!
(...and BRATZ-girls!)
SLEPPING SOFA FOR 2 ADULTS OR KIDS / BED FOR BABIES BY REQUEST LOTS OF TOYS FOR EXAMPLE LEGO, BRATZ AND BARBIE
KIDS ROOM
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Comfortable kitchen dining-room with direct access to a 5 sqm balcony
THE (NEW) KITCHEN
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Comfortable bathroom with shower High speed AEG washing machine with digital control panel + Siemens dryer
THE BATH ROOM
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Comfortable and light 12 sqm room Direct access to the room from the staircase Occupied in some periods for foreign students
THE STUDENT ROOM
BED FOR 1 PERSON / CAFÉ-TABLE AND 2 CHAIRS EXTRA BED CAN BE ARRANGED
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THE BACK YARD
Sunny and very spacious back yard Perfect for barbecue and relaxing in the sun Access from the streets via “locked” gate door
2 BICYCLES FOR ADULTS / 1 KID BICYCLE (5-7 YEARS) BARBECUE EQUIPMENT / CROQUET SET / GAMES
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Big playground with lots of funny activities Childproof and save area. Only access from/to the streets via closed/locked gate doors
THE BACK YARD
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MAP OF THE AREA
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CAFÉ SEBASTOPOL Sankt Hans Torv > 200 m Classic French café. Enjoy the sun in the noon at Sanks Hans Torv. Sometimes very crowded. www.sebastopol.dk
ELMEGADE (ELM STREET) >0m Small street with cosy co�ee bars and small, trendy designer-shops.
THE LAUNDROMATE Elmegade 15 > 100 m Funny place. Enjoy a drink or a delicious meal, while your clothes are washed in the laundromate. www.thelaundromatcafe.com
TEA TIME Birkegade 3, (2 steps down) > 100 m A small charmy tea-salon in “Old English” style. Afternoon tea, scones and lovely pink colored cakes. www.tea-time.dk
BEAT-ROOT Elmegade > 200 m Ecologic sandwiches, salads and bread. Very delicious. Take-away and only few tables.
KIIN KIIN RESTAURANT Guldbergsgade 21 > 800 m Exclusive and modern Asian style restaurant with 1 Michelin Star. Quite expensive, but exelent! www.kiin.dk
ANTIK & LOPPER Fælledvej > 500 m Fine small anitique shops with a wide selection of silver, art deco, lamps and watches. Really competitve prices.
AROUND THE CORNER
THE LAKES > 500 m Have a walk around the beautiful lakes, which connect Nörrebro to the two other district “Frederiksberg” and “Österbro” respectively.
PARADIS IS Eat ice without bad conscience. Very delicious low-fat ice cream and sorbet. > 500 m www.paradis-is.dk
NON SOLO PIZZA Nørrebrogade 18B > 500 m Genuine Italian pizza made by real Italian pizza makers. Only take-away.
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NATRAJ RESTAURANT Birkegade 2 > 150 m Original Indian restaurant. Very tastfull disches and cheap. Also take-away. Tel. 35 37 57 51
THE ASSISTENT CEMETERY Kapelvej 2 > 1 km Famous cemetery where famous artist and authors like HC Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard are resting. It’s aloaded to drive by bicycles.
SELFISH Elmegade 2 > 50 m Absolutely the best Sushi in town. Always fresh and very delicious. Only 6 seats, but also take-away. www.selfish.dk
NINO FRANCO RESTAURANT Blegdamsvej 36-38 > 1,5 km Traditional Italian food. Try the popular lamp bone with rosemary. Genuine Italian, cheap prices. Reservation is recommended.
CAFE PLENUM Sankt Hans Torv 3 > 500 m Second-hand interior and very cosy atmosphere. Nice place and very cheap sandwiches.
NÖRREPORT TRAIN STATION Nørre Voldgade (Nørreport) > 1,8 km Main station with connection to the whole Denmark and direct access to Copenhagen Airport Kastrup. www.dsb.dk
RUST BAR & NIGHTCLUB Guldbergsgade 8 >600 m Forefront of Copenhagen nightlife, presenting live music and DJ clubbing scene. www.rust.dk
AROUND THE CORNER
ROXY KLASSIK Fælledvej 4 > 500 m 20th century modern Scandinavian and European furniture & design. Arne Jacobsen, Poul Kjærholm etc. www.roxyklassik.dk
RAVNSBORGGADE (STREET) > 700 m The famous antique- and second-hand steet. Also nice fashion shops and home decoration botiques. wwww.ravnsborggade.dk
PROPS CAFÉ Blågårdsgade 5 > 500 m Cosy and cheap “second-hand” café. Buy the chair you are sitting on. All things are for sale. www.propsco�eeshop.dk
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THE WALKING STREET > 3 km 4 km of Walking Street with international fashion shops from Prada and Gucci to H&M and ZARA.
TIVOLI Vesterbrogade 3 > 2 km The old beautiful amusement park. Open in the summer period and during the Christmas time. www.tivoli.dk
CHRISTANIA Prinsessegade 1 > 3 km Have a walk at Christania - The autonome “City” with funny houses etablished by hippies in the 60th.
THE CANAL TOURS Gammel Strand 32 2 km Have a great look at copenhagen City by seaside with the Canal Tours. Departure every hour from Christiansborg Castle.
KINGS GARDEN Rosenborg Castle, Gothersgade > 1,5 km Beautiful garden in renaissance style. Bring a sandwich, a bottle of wine and a blanket and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere.
THE OPERA HOUSE Ekvipagemestervej > 7,5 km The spetacular opera building donated by Mr. Mærsk McKinney Møller, owner of the worldwide shipping company, Maersk.
AMALIENBORG CASTLE Amalienborg Slotsplads >3 km Beautiful residence for the Royal family. Changing of the guard several times during the day. www.amalienborg.dk
SIGHTSEEING CITY
COPEN-CABANA Islands Brygge 7 > 4 km The “Beach” in Copenhagen Habour at “ISland Brygge”. Open in the summer period.
AMALIEHAVEN (AMALIE GARDEN) Toldbodgade (Amalienborg) > 1,5 km Another donation to Copnehagen City from Mr. Maersk. Just in front of Amalienborg and vies to the Opera Building on the other seaside.
NYHAVN (OLD HABOUR) Nyhavn > 2 km The very popular “Nyhavn” with restaurants a bars side by side in small charmy buildings from the 16th century.
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MALMOE CITY (SWEDEN) > 48 km Go to the 3rd biggest city in Sweden for shopping. Very cheap prices because of the very low Swedish krone. 50 minuts by train from “Nörreport Station”.
AMAGER BEACH PARK > 7,8 km Beautiful new beach in Copenhagen - 4 km wide - made of million tonne of sand pumped up from the Baltic Sea.
SIGHTSEEING CITY
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ALL ABOUT COPENHAGEN All informations about restaurants, museum, music, concerts etc. Super website for exploring Copenhagen. In English. www.aok.dk
VISIT COPENHAGEN The o�cial tourist website for Copenhagen with lots of usefull informations about the city and the surrounding area. In English www.visitcopenhagen.dk
THE WEATHER FORECAST Published by The Danish Meteorological O�ce. The national- and the local weather forecast respectively. www.dmi.dk
FLIGHT TIMETABLES Timetables for all arrivals and departures in Copenhagen Airport Kastrup. In English. www.cph.dk
THE TRAVEL PLAN How to plan your trip by train and bus from “A” to “B”. Really nice website and easy to enter. In English, Frence and Deutsch. www.rejseplanen.dk
NEWS IN ENGLISH Daily Danish news in English published by the Danish newpaper Politiken. www.politiken.dk/newsinenglish
USEFULL WEBSITES
MAPS & ROUTE PLANER Enter the adress and you will get a map or a satelitte photo. Also route-planer if you are driving from “A” to “B”. www.eniro.dk
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