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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it worth it?

Friends have said to pick either Copenhagen or Amsterdam, not both. [/quote]

I'm not sure why your friends gave you that advice. I went to both cities on a trio a couple years ago. Airfare is cheap between the two and I enjoyed the contrast between the cities. I loved both but felt there was more to do in Amsterdam. 4-5 days in Copenhagen felt like more than enough time.[/quote]

I agree with this. I think you could definitely do both. I was kind of bored by Copenhagen after 3 days and I don't love Amsterdamn either. They both seem like nice places to live but there's no "wow" factor as a tourist. [/quote]

I think it really depends on what you like to do as a tourist. If you are looking for a lot of famous sites then neither city is going to scratch that itch, as well as London or Paris or Rome. There is some of that both places but it's lower key and less recognizable than what you'd see in those other cities.

But if you want to do outdoorsy things, wandering neighborhoods, shopping, going out to eat, and are less interested in visiting iconic sites, then you might prefer Amsterdam, Copenhagen, or Prague. Or maybe you like both approaches and it's just nice to go to a smaller, lower key city sometimes as a change of pace. It's like how in the US, I do love NY and LA but sometimes I want to go to Chicago or Albuquerque or Portland. I approach those other cities differently and I have to work a bit harder to put an itinerary together because it's less obvious what to do and see in a smaller city. But that doesn't mean there's nothing to do or that those cities are boring.

My favorite thing we did in Copenhagen was going kayaking and boating. We rented kayaks and went out for a few hours on our second day there and it was such a fun way to see the city. There are even bars and restaurants with kayak parking and we went to one of these for lunch. We also did a private canal tour near the end of our trip with a guide who was a an expert on the literary history of Copenhagen, which was amazing. I am a writer and my spouse and child are both huge readers so it was fascinating to hear about the writers who had lived in the city, where they'd lived and what the city was like when they lived there, and to learn about the real life inspiration for some of their work.[/quote]

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