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[Raoul Duke III]

GL Paul; new build should be a lot cleaner contractually

[Raoul Duke III]

They seemed fairly outgoing to me, had a bit of craic with a fair few of them.

Culturally, they're Northern European Protestants so you're...

[Raoul Duke III]

"Copenhagen. Annoyingly perfect."

Might not be the choice of the local tourism board as a slogan but would probably be a fair one....

[Raoul Duke III]

Now sampling some bottles of Julebryg, as per Ole's recommendation. Certainly smells festive.

[Raoul Duke III]

Ha. They have given up on the dream of Disney tbf at this stage. The years of blanket refusal have beaten then down....

[Raoul Duke III]

6 hours plus in Tivoli Gardens. Fairly magical after darkness falls. Every city should have one!...

[Raoul Duke III]

Yeah, I'd say <10% wear helmets. And the majority have those old-style upright bikes which are surprisingly easy to ride. Although they do painstakingly...

[Raoul Duke III]

It's actually the kids who it seems to have the biggest effect on.

Anyway, off now to the Danish Architecture Museum and then Tivoli Gardens...

[Raoul Duke III]

And Copenhagen seems to be Neth++.

With no covid restrictions whatsoever just for the added bonus. ...

[Raoul Duke III]

Took the 12 and 14 y/o to Christiana as part of the tour. Think their eyeballs may still be on the pavement back there.

"Dad,...

[Raoul Duke III]

Rented bikes and cycled all over Copenhagen today. Like being in some celestial dream-city for cyclists.

Lots of this:

and this...

[Raoul Duke III]

Don't remove the kitchen door unless you want the rest of the house to smell of cooking.

[Raoul Duke III]

Excellent day out at Bakken, which seems to be Danish version of Tayto Park. Except with no queues and many fine bars where you can partake while your...

[Raoul Duke III]

Julebryg

Saw them in the shops. Worth a lash?...

[Raoul Duke III]

Yeah it's 'Classic', which I've never encountered outside of Denmark. Totally different, in the good way....

[Raoul Duke III]

Tuborg Classic (very good):

In bar: 60kr (~€8.50)
In shop: 11kr (~1.70)

No wonder the bars are quiet.

[Raoul Duke III]

HH was right about Danish museums fwiw. The 'Nationalmuseet' in Copenhagen is so good that it took 3hrs+ before the kids started moaning (breaking all...

[Raoul Duke III]

Mrs D3 went to boarding school in Tuam.

There were a lot of Wards....

[Raoul Duke III]

There's something visceral about rats being used here....

[Raoul Duke III]

Hmmm.

I'll side with the actual law-talking guy on this one....