Tilo recommends:
Do you have a favourite place in Copenhagen?
”In Copenhagen I am most fond of Amager, the island I also live on. This is where you will find Grønlandske Handels Plads (Greenland Dock), from where, in the old days, ships would to sail out toward Greenland in spring. Today you’ll find the cultural center Nordatlantens Brygge (North Atlantic House) in this location, a place where you can get a whiff of the Arctic.
On Amager, you’ll also find Copenhagen Airport from where you can travel out into the whole wide world. I often bike out there and watch the planes taking off and landing.”

How about outside of Copenhagen?
”Outside of Copenhagen, I like Gedser the best – it’s Denmark’s southernmost town. From here, ferries sail to Germany and there is a small and cosy museum where you can look at old train carriages. The old train station in Gedser also appears in Denmark’s most famous TV show, ’Matador’, as Korsbæk Station.”

What Danish musician are you fond of?
”My favourite Danish musician – hmmm, perhaps Carl Nielsen? Everyone in Denmark is familiar with his songs, but I am most fond of his symphonies. Especially his fifth, in which the snare drum runs amok and tries to disrupt the music. But in the end, it doesn’t succeed – the orchestra is victorious!”

Christina recommends:

Do you have a favourite place in Copenhagen?

”To me, Copenhagen is history, atmosphere and water. The Latin Quarter around Vestergade, Studiestræde, Larsbjørnsstræde, Teglgårdsstræde and Sankt Peders Stræde is a colourful and historic quarter. A place where you can take a stroll, feel the atmosphere and the presence of history or visit one of the area’s many second-hand and vintage shops. From there, it’s a short walk to Frue Plads – past Copenhagen University, where Søren Kierkegaard lectured and spent his days from 1831 til 1840. The square is a lovely place to dwell in the summer, sitting on one of the benches with a cup of coffee. If it’s too cold, you can just go round the corner of Fiolstræde and enjoy a good cup of coffee or lunch at Paludans Bogcafé, one of my favourite cafés in central Copenhagen.

I very much enjoy sitting on Søren Kierkegaards Plads by the Black Diamond on a warm summer’s day, reading a good book or simply enjoying the view of Christianshavn on the other side of the water. Or even just observing life in the canal, with boats and kayaks of all shapes and sizes filling the waters with life and fun. Copenhagen also has lots of green areas for when I am looking for more calm. I live on Amager and I am very fond of taking a walk on Amager Common, in summer as well as winter. It is the most wonderful oasis in the middle of the city, full of lovely nature, lakes and birds. Amager is also home to Amager Strandpark, if you’re looking for a little sand between your toes.”