{"id":3628,"date":"2022-08-01T01:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T01:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/?p=3628"},"modified":"2022-08-01T10:21:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T10:21:17","slug":"denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/travel\/denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d01-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"270\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d01-1024x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d01-1024x270.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d01-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d01-768x202.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d01-1536x405.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d01-2048x540.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Danny Kaye - Beautiful beautiful Copenhagen\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eEwdroXuL8A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen,<br>Friendly old girl of a town.<br>&#8216;Neath her tavern light<br>On this merry night<br>Let us clink and drink one down<br>To wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen,<br>Salty old queen of the sea.<br>Once I sailed away<br>But I&#8217;m home today<br>Singing Copenhagen, wonderful, wonderful<br>Copenhagen for me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-primary-background-color has-primary-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d03-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d03-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d03-1024x788.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d03-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d03.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d04-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d04-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d04-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d04-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d04-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d04.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer is peak season in Copenhagen.  Boats cruise up and down the canals.  The cafes, bars and restaurants are full from morning until past midnight.  Musicians entertain on the sidewalks.  This is a friendly, busy city perfect for a social holiday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-primary-background-color has-primary-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d5-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d5-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d5-1024x749.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d5-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d5.jpg 1257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d08.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d08-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d08-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d08-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d08-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d08-1536x859.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d08-1360x765.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d08.jpg 1830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week was especially exciting in Copenhagen because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jonasvingegaard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jonas Vingegaard<\/a> just won the Tour de France.  This is only the second time in history that a Dane has won the Tour de France, so this was a very big deal for Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d06.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d06-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d06-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d06-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d06-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d06-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d06-1360x765.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d06.jpg 1819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d09.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d09-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d09-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d09-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d09-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d09-1536x767.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d09-2048x1023.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I was swept up by thousands of Jonas&#8217;s adoring fans who lined the streets and then crowded into City Hall Square to applaud his victory and welcome him home.  This was unexpected!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-primary-background-color has-primary-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d10-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d10-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d10.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/d14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/d14-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/d14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/d14-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/d14-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/d14-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/d14.jpg 1363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From Copenhagen, I went west to visit my friend Bob, who lives in Kors\u00f8r, on the west side of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zealand\" target=\"_blank\">Zealand<\/a>.  Although Kors\u00f8r is just 61 minutes by train from Copenhagen, it&#8217;s a world apart from the hustle and bustle of Denmark&#8217;s capital.  I was surprised to find that rural Denmark is full of pastures, wheat fields, beaches, forests and the occasional Viking ruin.  It was a treat to have a local friend with a car who knows where all the country roads lead.  Bob also has a washing machine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d11-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d11-1024x349.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3641\" width=\"840\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d11-1024x349.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d11-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d11-768x262.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d11-1536x524.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d11-2048x698.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d13-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d13-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d13-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d13-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d13.jpg 1452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d12-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d12-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d12-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d12-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/d12.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob and I ferried out to Agers\u00f8. This is a quaint and quiet island where time seems to have stopped.  We had fresh fish for lunch at the traditional <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xn--agerskro-94a.dk\/?r_done=1\" target=\"_blank\">Agers\u00f8 Kro<\/a> where &#8220;1872&#8221; is stamped over the doorway.  Classic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Denmark is my 164th country, I still have many miles to go.  From here, I&#8217;ll head south to visit two of Europe&#8217;s smallest countries.  Can you guess what they are?  Stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen,Friendly old girl of a town.&#8216;Neath her tavern lightOn this merry nightLet us clink and drink one downTo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3628"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3628"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3700,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3628\/revisions\/3700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}