Like the “Norway in a Nutshell” tours, the Copenhagen Card is specially designed for tourists and includes admission to more than 80 attractions and public transportation.
Hearing Danish on the radio earlier, there was an inexplicable sense of joy, much like a “Cantonese version” of Swedish. The canal boat guide quickly switched between Danish and English, just like Copenhagen’s unpredictable weather. Drinking a freshly brewed Carlsberg in the sunshine is probably one of the must-do things here.
In addition to the bicycles that fill the streets, the blue glowing card swipers on the bus and subway seem to be robots that silently rule the city, and the fact that we chose a capsule hotel with shared bathrooms is very much like a scene from an (anti-)utopian novel.
After visiting the New Carlsberg Art Museum and the Copenhagen Zoo, the most striking observation is that visitors can get so close to cultural heritage and wildlife. For a while I thought all the sculptures from B.C. were replicas, or that the lions could just jump out.
Whether it’s Gauguin, Matisse, kangaroos or flamingos, it may not be unusual for people who live in Beijing. We may have the knowledge, but the same art or natural world can have a completely different feel because of the different way it is presented.
No matter how advanced the technology, a subway gate will never be cooler than a machine that allows you to swipe your ticket conscientiously. Copenhagen made me believe that a system based on trust has to be the most avant-garde.
