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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsGoing to Malmo Sweden, freezing arse off, AMA!
AMA=Ask Me Anything
At - 5C Copenhagen train station waiting for my train
dchill
(38,472 posts)Swedish meatballs?
steve2470
(37,457 posts)Meatballs I am not there yet lol
dchill
(38,472 posts)Can I get a Danish?
steve2470
(37,457 posts)FedEx it would go bad maybe.
diva77
(7,640 posts)Will the bills expire? or maybe you're going exclusively with plastic? I edited to include 3rd question
steve2470
(37,457 posts)Exchange rate is like 6.5 krone to USD. No idea about the bills longevity.
Amsterdammer
(130 posts)Ok, -5C is cold, no doubt, but I'm a tad envious...my wife and I are 100 km north of Prague in a mountainous area where Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic converge...great skiing...it's been -15 C to -30 C here!
Hey, did you stop by Christiania while in København? My late father and his entire family emigrated from Denmark (Horsens and Haderslev) to the US in the 30s.
How about the Oresund bridge to Malmo from København...pretty cool, huh?
Have a great time, stay warm!!
steve2470
(37,457 posts)No time for Christiana I am afraid.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)How about "The Tunnel" which was based on "The Bridge."
I watched both series on Netflix. I'm currently watching "Wallander." The scenery is so lovely. I would love to visit.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)Le Gaucher
(1,547 posts)steve2470
(37,457 posts)steve2470
(37,457 posts)so, what the hell, I'm not getting any younger or healthier (yet), so I decided to hop over to Oslo, Norway.
When I come home on March 18th, I'll have memories of Deutschland, Danmark, Sverige, Norge, Nederland, and Czechia in my brain. I love to travel, so 29 years of no European travel just exploded this time.
geardaddy
(24,926 posts)That's 23°F. That's balmy if you ask me. I'm in Minneapolis
sl8
(13,747 posts)I understand that it's a surefire way to ingratiate yourself with the locals. Demonstrates your interest in the culture, or somesuch.
In case you need to brush up: