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Denmark. The Home of Andersen Fairy Tales. Kingdom of Denmark. Composed of many islands The islands showed in the map Greenland and Faroe islands (largely self-governing ) Member of European Union Language: Danish Area: 43,094 km 2 Population: 5,447,084 Currency: Danish Krone (1:6)
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Denmark The Home of Andersen Fairy Tales
Kingdom of Denmark • Composed of many islands • The islands showed in the map • Greenland and Faroe islands (largely self-governing ) • Member of European Union • Language: Danish • Area: 43,094 km2 • Population: 5,447,084 • Currency: Danish Krone (1:6) • GDP: $46,600 !! (2006)
The First Image of Denmark • Tivoli amusement park
Hans Christian Andersen • The author of many famous fairy tales • The Emperor’s New Clothes • The Little Match Girl • The Ugly Duckling • Born in Odense on April 2, 1805 • >150 fairy tales • Translated into over 100 languages
The Little Mermaid • It is at the suburb of Copenhagen (port) • A symbol of Copenhagen • A very hot spot • Japanese, Chinese, …
Odense • The home of H. C. Andersen • The second biggest city in Denmark • Not on the same island of Copenhagen • ~2 hours by train from Copenhagen • Very beautiful city • It doesn’t look like a big city
Train • Very comfortable • Very expensive
The Cross-Sea Bridge • Great Belt Bridge (Eastern) • 6611 meters • opened in 1998 • Carries • Motor vehicles • trains
The Museum of H. C. Andersen • A pity • It is closed on Tuesday
The Home of H. C. Andersen • It is also a pity • Too late to arrival • Very plain!!
Tivoli • An amusement park in Copenhagen city center • Open at night, too • It is like a night market in Taiwan • Ticket: 10 Krone (NT600) • Only get into, not including the fee for riders
The riders • 80 meters
Special Street Artist • The picture is tailored!!