The Little Mermaid (Den Lille Havfrue), Copenhagen

I would love to visit all the capital cities of Europe, so naturally, last October, when I was given the opportunity to go to Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, I grabbed it with open hands! I have always loved Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, so with Copenhagen once being his home, I was absolutely delighted to be going. The Little Mermaid was one of the first attractions we visited because we really wanted to see it and we were only there for four days. We didn't realise when we first set off but The Little Mermaid was quite a long distance from our hotel. It must have taken a good 45 ... more

I was in Copenhagen for a short while and I decided to visit the famous Little Mermaid. In fact, I was quite disappointed at it, the statue being quite small and not much in that area to do after literally looking at it and taking a few pictures. How To Get There From the main bus stop from the Central Station, take bus 26 and the ride is around 40 mins. There is a stop for this attraction so you can kindly ask the bus driver to point to you at the stop you're supposed to get down. You can also take bus 26 from the bus stop opposite the Town Hall Square, just outside the Tivoli Amusement Park ... more