Copenhagen Tours By Paul H. |
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Descendant of Viking skjalds Jewish tradesmen - and a good many Danish people, I am an historian, tour guide and teacher of guides, and teller of my city's tales.
And those tales reach from the reeds growing on the marshy shore before the city got its name, to the latest architectural marvels and misses along the harbor. - From renaissance astronomer Tycho Brahe New Star, to Niels Bohrs theory on the structure of the atom. - From the best side street shopping to Smørrebrød and beer enjoyed at the correct temperature in the proper atmosphere.
I could go on. After all I've been doing this all my life. I always wanted to tell stories, and so I become an historian, acquiring a varied teaching background. In 2001 I became a tour leader for Danish cultural travelers in Mexico and South America, through Albatros Travel. Thus I have a good feeling for how it is to travel in a group, and that tourists come in all shapes. I've seen guides working in about twenty cities, I've learned a lot of tricks, plus picked up some examples of what doesn't work so well.
(One time I got my group out of the canoes from the Usumacinta River, up the brink to the dirt street border town of Bethel Guatemala, to find that our transport had gone. . . but I shouldn't digress. . . )
In 2006 I qualified as an authorised guide in Copenhagen, working in English and Spanish. The last three years I've even been teaching Danish History and Danish Society at the tourist guide education at Roskilde University (my colleague Klaus Fremm - also on Toursbylocals - was educated there).
The skies over Copenhagen may be blue or cloudy, but the city always opens up if you tell its stories. Pass by Slotsholms Canal with the burghers houses in pastel colors on one side. On a capstone above one basement door is a sandstone frelief of a broom boyu dancing on the waves. That opens up a story of a merchant family in that gabled townhouse in the mid 18th century, an age where fortunes were made at sea - but lives also were lost. The sea is present in the old city, by way of the quiet canals. The next building belonged to the royal pastry baker. Dated 1748, it's one of the first in Copenhagen in the French rococco style. The baker did not have to go to sea to become a rich man. But he did have to keep abreast of fashion.
Pastry and Seafaring aside, I've got the stories in my blood and the city under my skin.
Read my ToursByLocals blog entry!
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| Name: Paul H. |
| Tour Guide #1105 |
| Lives in: Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Spanish (fluent)
German (fluent)
English (fluent)
Danish (fluent)
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| Guide Requirements for Denmark |
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Due to licence and insurance issues I cannot act as driver/guide for more than 3 passengers. For larger groups, I arrange transport and use public transport or taxis for tours. |
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| Member since: Mar 4, 2010 |
| Tours Given: 11 |
Credentials: History MA
Authorised Tourist Guide
Qualified School Teacher |
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Private Copenhagen Shore Excursion w. Bus
Shore excursion around Denmark',... |
Tour #3494
Rating: unrated
Price*: 1000 USD
Duration: 4 hours
Activity Level: Light
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Walking Copenhagen Shore Excursion
Discover historic Copenhagen by,... |
Tour #3554
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Price*: 400 USD
Duration: 4 hours
Activity Level: Moderate
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Scientific Copenhagen
Spend your time in Copenhagen i,... |
Tour #6067
Rating:
Price*: 500 USD
Duration: 4 hours
Activity Level: Light
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Jewish Copenhagen Tour
A tour of Copenhagen's Jewish H,... |
Tour #6064
Rating:
Price*: 420 USD
Duration: 5 hours
Activity Level: Moderate
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The Killing
Into the shadows of the city |
Tour #29079
Rating: unrated
Price*: 400 USD
Duration: 4 hours
Activity Level: Moderate
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Active Copenhagen - by bike and boat
A fast-paced Copenhagen adventu,... |
Tour #16336
Rating: unrated
Price*: 420 USD
Duration: 5 hours
Activity Level: High
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Denmark: The Old Country
Handcrafted family history tour,... |
Tour #41878
Rating: unrated
Price*: 50 USD
Duration: 30 min.
Activity Level: Light
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Guide services are priced PER TOUR, not PER PERSON. However, there may be a 'per person' price component if the tour involves external costs such as admission tickets, etc. |
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Tour in Copenhagen, Denmark:
"Paul met us at the ship & began the tour with info about "Jewish Copenhagen & highlights of the city. He was informativ,..." [more]
Joanne Pasternack - Jul, 2010
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Tour in Copenhagen, Denmark:
"4 Star- we had a great tour;"
Vijay Jain - Jul, 2010
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Tour in Copenhagen, Denmark:
"Paul was great, energetic and knowleadgeable, just like having a family member along. He adjusted his tour to meet our ,..." [more]
Jeff Crannell - Sep, 2011
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