Recomendations for visit

Hello, I will be in Denmark around the end of July, I want to know if you can recommend a scenic small town, other than Copenhagen to visit during our stay. It would be nice to be by water if possible. looking for small shops, friendly hofbrau%26#39;s and people to talk with. Will be there for two days travelling via train. Hope you can help. also, will the bahn hof have a place to exchange Euro%26#39;s for krones?

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Yes you can exchange mone at the central station - the shop has a huge yellow sign and is called Forex.

I%26#39;ll suggest you either go to Hornbæk or Tisvildeleje - both very nice sea side summer places.

To get to Hornbæk by train - you go to Helsingør which is a nice place in itself with Hamlets castle Kronborg as the star attraction.

In Helsingør you change to a smaller train the runs mainly along the nothern coast.

To go to Tisvildeleje - you go to Hillerød and change to a smaller train that will take you thorugh a nice forest.

Read about Hornbæk here:

http://www.hornbaek.dk/English/IndexEN.htm

And Tisvildeleje here:

visitgribskov.dk/international/…

And then just a polite point - Danish is not German.

Some would take offence if you casually used German words in a coversation - assuming you really didn%26#39;t know where in Europe you were ;)

Ask again if you want more information in either towns they are both wonderful places.

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Andreadoria, thankyou for your response. Helsingor sounds like a great place to visit. Can you tell me about how long it would take to get to Helsingor by train from Hamburg, and is it all train and no ferries? also, can you tell me if there are a lot of people who speak English? since I don%26#39;t know the word for train station in Danish, I thought the German would be better known to you, that is why I used it. I will keep your suggestions in mind though. They don%26#39;t list but two hotels to stay at, do you think it would be difficult finding a place to stay since we are not making reservations? it will be hard to make reservations because we don%26#39;t know how long we will be at our previous destinations, so we are just hoping to find a place to stay. and last, do you know if they have a shopping and eating district there, meaning a part of town where we can walk through and shop a little and stop to have a couple beers and something to eat. thanks so much for your help.

Sarge

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Hi,

There are 5 daily direct ICE/EC from Hamburg to Copenhagen, where you have to change to a regional train to Helsingor.

The ICE/EC trains go on board the ferry for the 50 min crossing from Puttgarden to Rodby,

Savings fares are available from EUR 29/one-way from German Rail if you book well in advance (max 89 days). Number of tickets is limited, use of selected train is required, tickets are non-changeable and non-refundable. Normal one-way fare is EUR 80.40.

Timetables: http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

Hans

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Our train expert Hans forgot to mention - it%26#39;s an about 6 hour train ride to Helsingøre.

Are you afraid of going on a ferry? Or just afraid it%26#39;s a hassel?

Like Hans wrote - the train drive on to the ferry - no hassel. Do go up - don%26#39;t be afraid to leave the bulk of your luggage but take valuables with you.

I doubt you%26#39;ll have any problems finding a place to sleep in Helsingør.

This is the homepage for the local tourist bureau:

http://www.visithelsingor.dk/

The office is close to the station - pop over and ask for help.

You%26#39;ll not have any trouble finding someone speaking English.

This has prviously been covered - in a negative way I%26#39;m afraid in the Denmark forum.

It%26#39;s my firm belief you%26#39;ll find someone who can help you with directions and stuff like that in any Danish town - big or small - within a minute of asking for help.

No, they won%26#39;t all be able to have a deep conversation with you, but a chat and directions can always be found - even if our accents sounds funny ;)

Helsingør has a central pedestrian only shopping district where you can window shop and find good beers and a bite to eat.

Have fun.

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Andreadoric and Hans, it appears you have answered all my questions. No, we are not afraid of taking a ferry, it%26#39;s just the time factor. if we had to exit a train, wait for a ferry, and then wait for another train on the other end, in total that could take quite some time and I just did not want to waste my vacation time waiting for ferry%26#39;s. I didn%26#39;t expect the Danish to speak a lot of English, but just enough to help with directions. we have two more weeks then we are off to Europe, I hope everything goes well for us. Maybe you can answer one more question, when we are leaving Amsterdam for Helsingor, which will be around the 21st, will that be enough time to get reservations for the ferry? If we have a seat on the ICE train, would that assure us a seat on the ferry? We have the Eurail select pass, which covers all train travel in all 5 of our countries, and I think that covers any ferry that the train may have to use to cross. Again, thanks for all your help, I hope you have a great Summer.

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Hi again,

You do not need a separate reservation for the ferry. You don%26#39;t even have to leave the train during the crossing.

Seat reservation is not compulsory, but highly recommended in the peak holiday season.

Enjoy your Europe trip.

Hans

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I%26#39;d also go up to Helsingor. I%26#39;ve been there many times over many decades. I lived in Copenhagen, during the summers, for 20-plus years and have been going there a span of 36 years.

Danish friends and I used to always go up to Helsingor, from Copenhagen. We%26#39;d also go off to summer houses in the Tisvildeleje area and also in Hornbaek. It%26#39;s very nice and relaxing up there.

As for the train getting on the ferry, from Germany to Danmark, it%26#39;s no big deal. I%26#39;ve done it tons of times. As someone mentioned just take your valuables with you when you leave the train to go up the stairs and inside of the ferry where the restaurants and shops are. And please remember to write down which door you%26#39;ll need to go back out of to get back to the train before the train pulls out. I%26#39;ve seen a many a lost folks over the decades.

By the way %26quot;hovedbanegaard%26quot; is %26quot;hofbahnhof%26quot; in Danish. Please get a little Danish phrase book to get familiarized with some of the %26quot;Danish%26quot; vocabulary. Danes do speak excellent English as they take it starting in elementary school, but it%26#39;s always nice to try to use a few words. I spent whole summers in school, in Copenhagen, to learn Danish so that I could speak Danish to people. Folks were very appreciative. But, just a few words and phrases also go a long way. Happy Travels!