The 19th century Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen once described Christmas time in his country as "magnificent,incomparably magnificent." A visit to Copenhagen in the run-up to Christmas is proof that this has not changed with the city looking its most festive. An enormous decorated Christmas tree stands in front of the mayor's house and half a million Christmas lights can be found blinking in Tivoli park which hosts the biggest Christmas market in Scandinavia fromNov 20 to Dec 30. Stall owners sell everything from Christmas gift ideas to homemade wooden items.
Also on sale are festive foods such as cakes and sweets and needless to say there is plenty of Jule Glogg, Denmark's Christmas punch, to be had. Glogg is a mixture of red wine and schnapps with raisins, almonds and cinnamon. Children can ride a carousel or a pony in Tivoli and there's ice skating on the park's small lake with its Chinese tower.
The Danish capital is very pedestrian friendly and easy to find your way around. Stroget pedestrian zone, for example, is a kilometre long and most shops stay open until 8pm at the weekends in December.
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