| On my first visit to Denmark, I fell in
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| | the beginning.
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| love with the country and the city of
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| | Having been befriended by some local
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| Copenhagen. Contrary to my guidebook, you
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| | Danes, we were asked in hushed tones if
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| could see elephants and experience ice
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| | we would like to see real Danish
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| hockey in the dead of summer.
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| | elephants. Yes, we'd be able to touch
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| The Hanson Brothers
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| | them. No, they weren't dangerous. We
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| Upon arriving in Copenhagen, I was burned
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| | could even ride them? Wow, this was going
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| out from backpacking and looking forward
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| | to be a great entry in my Nomad travel
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| to a good nap. I was traveling with three
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| | journal.
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| other Americans and we became distressed
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| | We were picked up at the ice rink that
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| as each subsequent hostel told us all
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| | evening and taken to the center of town.
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| beds were sold. After asking around
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| | We stopped in front of what looked like
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| [okay, we were in a bar], we were given a
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| | all the world to be a small tavern. This
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| lift by a local to a "hotel" guaranteed
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| | is where they keep the elephants? We
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| to have space.
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| | walked into a small tavern with...a
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| I could only sigh as we pulled up to the
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| | life-sized, wood elephant.
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| ice rink for the local professional team.
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| | As it turned out, the elephant was the
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| Since we were "high and dry", we entered
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| | world's biggest and best beer dispensing
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| and booked our beds. Left face off dot.
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| | unit. Put you glass under the trunk and
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| Yes, our beds were arranged around the
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| | pull down on a tusk to dispense your
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| left face off dot. To make a little extra
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| | beverage of choice. Each tusk provided a
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| money during the summer, the rink melted
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| | different beer, but I investigated the
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| the ice and set up beds everywhere. The
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| | mechanism far to often that evening and
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| scene can best be described as a giant
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| | don't recall the brands. Unfortunately,
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| collection of cubicles in an office with
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| | there didn't appear to be an aspirin
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| beds instead of desks. It was cheap, dry
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| | elephant anywhere to be seen the next
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| and had a communal feel since you could
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| | morning.
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| hear everything. If you've seen the movie
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| | If you're going to be visiting Copenhagen
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| "Slap Shot", it was like living with a
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| | and don't give a hoot about privacy, the
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| few hundred Hanson Brothers.
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| | ice rink hotel can't be beat for price
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| Danish Elephants
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| | and a communal spirit. Well, maybe by the
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| Okay, there was one Danish elephant.
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| | Danish elephants, but don't tell anyone I
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| Okay, it was made out of wood. And poured
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| | told you.
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| beer. From its trunk. Ah, let me start at
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