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A van is around 30 % more expensive that a regular taxi, but only if you are 5 to 8 persons or more using it. If you are 1,2,3 or 4 persons in a van, the price is the same as for a regular taxi (otherwise people hailing a taxi in the street would avoid the vans if one passes by them).

The last public phone in Denmark was dismantled in December 2017 according to the media. So unfortunately, I do not think so.

When we returned the queue at the port for Taxis was considerable. Although our taxi driver said this was due to an event in the City that day, not sure what this was but we did see a lot of roads cordoned off, a significant Police presence and the Danish Prime Minister walking around.

If it was on the 28th or 29th of August it was the state visit of the French president, Monsieur Macron.

Hi,

 

Do you know which of the following 2 adapters sold on Amazon would be better?

Type C:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DTRHB2G/ref=emc_b_5_i

Type E/F:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SY5O5K/ref=emc_b_5_I

 

Thanks much!!

Both adapters will work in Denmark. The C type will work in most european countries, the E/F type will work in most european countries as well and will transfer German Schuko ground and French ground pin. Denmark uses a different grounding system, so it will not transfer ground in Denmark, but this is not important nor required. Do not bring your 1875 Watt hair dryer if it is not dual voltage, it will blow the fuses!

Actually, not really. This hasn’t really caught on in Denmark as it has in Germany, there is not much selection, and they are not very interesting. There is Tuborg Super Light, Carlsberg Nordic and Royal Free, and some of the microbreweries make non-alcoholic beer too. You will have to go to a supermarket to get them, I do not think many bars or restaurants have them. A few German brands like Clausthaler are also available.

As mentioned: Tipping is not expected anywhere (although the culture is sneaking in a little bit), but of course appreciated, so it is perfectly acceptable not to tip. For good or exceptional service, you can tip 5 to 10 % at restaurants, if a taxi driver does a good favor, you could tip him too by rounding the bill if you pay cash. Otherwise, I would not tip reataurants, taxis or anybody else. I would put it this way: tip if you feel you have received a service better than expected. For standard regular service, don't tip.

Yes, 746.038, not 746 thousand of course. Denmark is part of the ERM II together with Lithuania and Latvia.

The Danish Krone is pegged with the Euro to an exchange rate of 746,038 kroner per 100 euro. It is not allowed to fluctuate more than +/- 2.25 % from that exchange rate. That means that when the Euro is strong towards the US dollar, the Danish Krone is strong as well and vice versa.

A list of all Danish lighthouses can be found here, http://www.fyrtaarne.dk/. the site has a small interactive map helping you find the lighthouse - and a picture. Many of them are vey small and do not look like traditional lighthouses, others are quite special, e.g. small wooden houses or located inside villas, but there are of course traditional lighthouses as well.

You cannot really hire buses as taxis in Copenhagen. And the largest taxis take up to 8persons. Large 8 person taxis are difficult to find on the street, however, only 1 in 10 taxis are 8 person taxis. An alternative is to hire a minibus with a chauffeur. This is possible through a bus hiring company where you hire a bus by the hour and distance driven. prices for bus hire are not metered.

I can recommend Lyngby turistfart: http://www.lyngbyturistfart.dk

From Skagen to the parking lot on Grenen it is 3.5 km. There is a normal bus doing the trip to the Grenen parking lot. From the Grenen parking lot, you can either walk or take the tractor-pulled bus. The walking distance from the parking lot to the tip of Grenen is 2 km, partly dirt road, partly sand and absolutely doable; actually, if you are able bodied, it feels a bit of a waste of money to take the tractor bus, but you can do it for the fun of it! On Google Earth, you can easily see the harbor, the parking lot at the end of Fyrvej, where there are two small museums and a big restaurant/cafeteria, and of course the tip, Grenen, which actually is not exactly the northernmost point since it bends to the east.