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HOME EXCHANGE GUIDE I # 2 0 0 9 E D I T I O N

RISBJERG & WALLICH-BONNESEN

COPENHAGEN CITY

✱A WARM WELCOME TO OUR HOME IN COPENHAGEN CITY. WE ARE A SMALL FAMILY AT 4 PERSONS: LENE 38 YEARS, PETER 45 YEARS, FILIPPA ISABELL 6 YEARS AND KONRAD EMILIO 1 YEAR. LENE IS WORKING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CLOTHING COMPANY AS PROD-UCT DEVELOPER AND PETER AS INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER IN HIS OWN COMPANY. WE LIVE IN AN OLD AND VERY ELEGANT “DESIGNER FLAT” AT 160 SQUARE METER, WHICH HAS BEEN NEWLY RENOVATED WITH ALL MODERN FACILITIES. THE APARTMENT IS SITUATED AT THE COR-NER OF NÖRREBROGADE AND ELMEGADE CLOSE TO CITY CENTER AND ONLY 1,5 KM FROM THE MAIN RAILWAY STATION “NÖRREPORT” WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO COPENHAGEN AIRPORT. JUST AROUND THE CORNER YOU WILL FIND LOTS OF COSY AND TRENDY CAFÉES, ETH-NIC RESTAURANTS, SMALL UNIQUE FASHION SHOPS AND A PLENTY NUMBERS OF SECOND HAND AND ANTIQUES DEALERS AROUND THE SMALL STREETS.

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TODAY THE AREA HAS BECOME A MAGNET FOR DESIGNERS, MUSI-CIANS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS PLUS A HUGE NUMBERS OF OTHER “CREATIVES”, WHO LOVES AND APPRECIATES THE VERY RELAXING AND CHARMY ATMOSPHERE. PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THE NEXT PAGES WITH PICTURES OF OUR HOME AND THE SURROUNDING AREA INCLUDING SOME USEFUL TOURIST INFORMATION. WE HOPE WE HAVE ROUSED YOUR CURIOSITY A LITTLE BIT, SO YOU MAYBE WILL DECIDE TO PLAN YOUR NEXT “HOME EXCHANGE” STAY IN OUR LOVELY CITY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED ANY FURTHER IN-FORMATION ABOUT US, OUR HOME ETC., PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH US. WE WILL LOVE TO ASSIST YOUR WITH FUR-THER HELP AND GUIDANCE.

Best regards, Lene & Peter

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Our apartment is situatedon the first floor downwards Elm Street

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Religious motive painted on canvas byJudy Marie Schjerning - Peter’s mum

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View to the big green back yard anddirect access to the kitchen and kids room

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SLEPPING SOFA FOR 2 ADULTS OR KIDS / BED FOR BABIES BY REQUESTLOTS OF TOYS FOR EXAMPLE LEGO, BRATZ AND BARBIE

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Sunny and very spacious back yard

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CAFÉ SEBASTOPOLSankt Hans Torv> 200 mClassic French café. Enjoy the sun in the noon at Sanks Hans Torv.Sometimes very crowded.www.sebastopol.dk

ELMEGADE (ELM STREET)> 0 mSmall street with cosy co�ee barsand small, trendy designer-shops.

THE LAUNDROMATEElmegade 15> 100 mFunny place. Enjoy a drink or a deli-cious meal, while your clothes are washed in the laundromate.www.thelaundromatcafe.com

TEA TIMEBirkegade 3, (2 steps down)> 100 mA small charmy tea-salon in “Old English” style. Afternoon tea, scones and lovely pink colored cakes.www.tea-time.dk

BEAT-ROOTElmegade> 200 mEcologic sandwiches, salads and bread. Very delicious. Take-away and only few tables.

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THE LAKES> 500 mHave a walk around the beautiful lakes, which connect Nörrebro to the two other district “Frederiksberg” and “Österbro” respectively.

KIIN KIIN RESTAURANTGuldbergsgade 21> 800 mExclusive and modern Asian style restaurant with 1 Michelin Star.Quite expensive, but exelent!www.kiin.dk

ANTIK & LOPPERFælledvej > 500 mFine small anitique shops with a wide selection of silver, art deco, lamps and watches. Really competitve prices.

PARADIS ISEat ice without bad conscience. Very delicious low-fat ice cream and sorbet.> 500 mwww.paradis-is.dk

NON SOLO PIZZANørrebrogade 18B> 500 mGenuine Italian pizza made by real Italian pizza makers. Only take-away.

NINO FRANCO RESTAURANTBlegdamsvej 36-38> 1,5 kmTraditional Italian food. Try the popular lamp bone with rosemary.Genuine Italian, cheap prices.Reservation is recommended.

NATRAJ RESTAURANTBirkegade 2> 150 mOriginal Indian restaurant. Very tastfull disches and cheap. Also take-away. Tel. 35 37 57 51

THE ASSISTENT CEMETERYKapelvej 2> 1 kmFamous cemetery where famous artist and authors like HC Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard are resting. It’s aloaded to drive by bicycles.

SELFISHElmegade 2> 50 mAbsolutely the best Sushi in town. Always fresh and very delicious.Only 6 seats, but also take-away.www.selfish.dk

CAFE PLENUMSankt Hans Torv 3> 500 mSecond-hand interior and very cosy atmosphere. Nice place and very cheap sandwiches.

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ROXY KLASSIKFælledvej 4> 500 m20th century modern Scandinavian and European furniture & design. Arne Jacobsen, Poul Kjærholm etc.www.roxyklassik.dk

RUST BAR & NIGHTCLUBGuldbergsgade 8>600 mForefront of Copenhagen nightlife, presenting live music and DJ club-bing scene.www.rust.dk

NÖRREPORT TRAIN STATIONNørre Voldgade (Nørreport)> 1,8 kmMain station with connection to the whole Denmark and direct access to Copenhagen Airport Kastrup.www.dsb.dk

PROPS CAFÉBlågårdsgade 5> 500 mCosy and cheap “second-hand” café. Buy the chair you are sitting on. All things are for sale.www.propsco�eeshop.dk

RAVNSBORGGADE (STREET)> 700 mThe famous antique- and second-hand steet. Also nice fashion shops and home decoration botiques.wwww.ravnsborggade.dk

THE WALKING STREET> 3 km4 km of Walking Street with inter-national fashion shops from Prada and Gucci to H&M and ZARA.

TIVOLIVesterbrogade 3> 2 kmThe old beautiful amusement park. Open in the summer period and during the Christmas time.www.tivoli.dk

CHRISTANIAPrinsessegade 1> 3 kmHave a walk at Christania - The autonome “City” with funny houses etablished by hippies in the 60th.

THE CANAL TOURSGammel Strand 322 kmHave a great look at copenhagen City by seaside with the Canal Tours. Departure every hour from Chris-tiansborg Castle.

KINGS GARDENRosenborg Castle, Gothersgade> 1,5 kmBeautiful garden in renaissance style. Bring a sandwich, a bottle of wine and a blanket and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere.

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COPEN-CABANAIslands Brygge 7> 4 kmThe “Beach” in Copenhagen Habour at “ISland Brygge”. Open in the sum-mer period.

THE OPERA HOUSEEkvipagemestervej> 7,5 kmThe spetacular opera building donated by Mr. Mærsk McKinney Møller, owner of the worldwide shipping company, Maersk.

AMALIENBORG CASTLEAmalienborg Slotsplads>3 kmBeautiful residence for the Royal family. Changing of the guardseveral times during the day.www.amalienborg.dk

AMALIEHAVEN (AMALIE GARDEN)Toldbodgade (Amalienborg)> 1,5 kmAnother donation to Copnehagen City from Mr. Maersk. Just in front of Amalienborg and vies to the Opera Building on the other seaside.

NYHAVN (OLD HABOUR)Nyhavn> 2 kmThe very popular “Nyhavn” with res-taurants a bars side by side in small charmy buildings from the16th century.

MALMOE CITY (SWEDEN)> 48 kmGo to the 3rd biggest city in Sweden for shopping. Very cheap prices because of the very low Swedish krone. 50 minuts by train from “Nörreport Station”.

AMAGER BEACH PARK> 7,8 kmBeautiful new beach in Copenhagen - 4 km wide - made of million tonne of sand pumped up from the Baltic Sea.

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ALL ABOUT COPENHAGENAll informations about restaurants, museum, music, concerts etc. Super website for exploring Copenhagen. In English.www.aok.dk

VISIT COPENHAGENThe o�cial tourist website for Copenhagen with lots of usefull informations about the city and the surrounding area. In Englishwww.visitcopenhagen.dk

THE WEATHER FORECASTPublished by The Danish Meteoro-logical O�ce. The national- and the local weather forecast respectively.www.dmi.dk

THE TRAVEL PLANHow to plan your trip by train and bus from “A” to “B”. Really nice website and easy to enter.In English, Frence and Deutsch.www.rejseplanen.dk

FLIGHT TIMETABLESTimetables for all arrivals and departures in Copenhagen Airport Kastrup. In English.www.cph.dk

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MAPS & ROUTE PLANEREnter the adress and you will get a map or a satelitte photo. Also route-planer if you are driving from “A” to “B”.www.eniro.dk

NEWS IN ENGLISHDaily Danish news in English published by the Danish newpaper Politiken.www.politiken.dk/newsinenglish

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