Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Copenhagen vs. Amsterdam

Copenhagen is just like Amsterdam!

Except:

With far better restaurant service
More expensive (7 euros for a pint of Carlsberg beer, 3 euros for a cup of tea at Starbucks)
Better dressed

Like Amsterdam:

Cold and dark in the winter (though Amsterdam is slightly less cold and less dark)
Known for great design and architecture
Has canals
Has a word equivalent to "gezellig" (hygge), which means more than just "cozy"
Has a word equivalent to "lekker" (lekkert)
Has frikandel ("frikadeller")
Lots of bike lanes and bicyclists (though not as many as Amsterdam, and their toddlers on bikes have helmets!)
Loves herring and licorice
Everyone speaks English
Imported TV shows and movies are subtitled instead of dubbed
Has a museum similar to Kruller Mueller called "Louisiana" (but even better and with a view of the water)
Has very limited shopping hours (but even more limited than Amsterdam, with shops closed early on Saturday and closed everywhere on Sunday)

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