Hamburg Train Station

By Zachary on August 16, 2010

Hamburg Station

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Exploring Brussels – The Grand Place

By Zachary on August 14, 2010

Brussels Town Hall

Brussels was actually the last stop on our trip. We managed to find some relatively cheap tickets out of Brussels back to Portland so decided to spend a day here. By the time we got to Brussels though we were exhausted and ended up sleeping all day in our hostel so we didn’t get to explore much. We were fortunate enough though to be about a block away from one of the city’s main attractions – The Grand Place.
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Exploring Dragor

By Zachary on July 28, 2010

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I unfortunately did not get to explore much of Denmark outside of Copenhagen. I was able to visit a small harbor town located 12 km outside of Copenhagen named Dragor, which despite its simple spelling – is quite hard to pronounce. The most remarkable thing about this town was its many well perserved picturesque historical buildings.
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Canal Boat Tour – Copenhagen

By Zachary on July 26, 2010

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On one our final nights in Copenhagen we decided to finally give in and try out one of the canal tours. At this point there wasn’t any part of the tour that we hadn’t already seen, so this gave me an advantage in terms of what to expect. It also meant I could really relax and enjoy the tour.

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Castle Rosenborg – Copenhagen

By Zachary on July 23, 2010

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Castle Rosenborg is located in the center of Copenhagen. It is surrounded by a nice park, called The King’s Garden, that people go to during the day for picnics and to relax.

As far as castles go, it is actually quite small and the real highlight is that the crown jewels reside here.
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