Source: virtualtourist.com

The City of Denmark Open 2006 was Aarhus.

At the very heart of Denmark lies Odense, birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen and Denmark's third-largest city - the fairy-tale capital of Funen, home of 200,000 people and with a history stretching back over 1000 years.

Odense is a top cultural city, with a wide range of exciting museums and attractions: The Hans Christian Andersen Museum, with rare, unique editions of the author's fairy-tales, private letters, notes and personal effects.

Odense is a vibrant modern city with a host of events - especially in the summer including music, theatre and street entertainment for young and old everywhere - normally free of charge.

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This is the townhall:
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Old houses:
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Egeskov water-castle is situated about 25 km south of Odense.
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Hans Christian-Andersen:
The famous fairytale author was born in Odense and lived here during his childhood. Afterwards, he moved to Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.
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There is an old quarter of Odense, where you will find these lovely small houses and the cobble-stones and of course plenty of souvenir-shops.
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Just follow the busloads of tourists in order to see the old houses.
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Many of these houses simply seem to be too small for ordinary people - and it seems to be some sort of a decoration for Andersen's fairy-tales, but it simply was the size of the houses of wealthy people in ancient times.
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Odense Flower Festival:
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Casino Odense:
The local Casino in Odense is one of the six licenced casinos in Denmark, Its operated by Casino Austria international.
The atmosphere is relaxed and many of the guests are regulars who know the dealers.
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Lounge café Envy:
This Café is located in "Brandts Passage" and is one of Odenses Newest Cafés. It has a unique (By Odense standards) atmosphere with a minimalistic and real lounge feel about it.
The menu contains a lot of tapas, however most people just drop in for a caffe latte, or a beer.
http://p.vtourist.com/2328938-Front_of_Envy-Odense.jpg

CaféBiografen:
Cafebiografen means Cafecinema, and this is exactly what is so special about this place. Here you can come in for a cup of coffee, a beer or just to see a movie.
The movies being shown here are generally of a more artistic cut, meaning that they are not being shown in Biocity (the grand cinema complex).
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Odense Banegård Center (OBC):
OBC is the transportation hub for Odense. All city busses, regional busses, and trains in Odense stop at the center.
On the first floor you will find the central library in Odense, on the second floor there is a small shopping mall and on the third floor there is a big cinema complex (the biggest in Odense).
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Vintapperstræde:
This narrow passage connects Vestergade with Slotsgade, and several other passages that intersect Vintapperstæde make it possible to use the passage as a shortcut between Vestergade and Kongensgade and other parts of the city center.
The passage is filled with restaurants, bars, hairdressers etc.
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The swamp:
When the inhabitants of Odense need recreation and a bit of nature experience there are to interlated parks along the Odense Å river near the city centre. One of these parks is Mosen wich means the swamp.
The park is partly surrounded by the river, and completely surrounded by the city. I the springtime there is a lot of activity in the park. The season starts of with 1 may international workers day celebrations. During june there are several arrangements for all the young people that graduate from various schools.
A part from these major events where Mosen is filled with people it is also well visited on every sunny, or partly sunny day in the summer period.
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Sct. Canute cathedral or Odense Domkirke as it is also called is the oldest and biggest church i Odense. The present building stood finish in 1499 approximately 200 years after work on it was initiated.
The cathedral is mainly buid in gothic style. One of the curiousities of the cathedral is the crypt containing the remains of sct. Canute (sankt Knud), especially because crypts are usually a characteristic of roman style churches.
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Brandts Plads:
This plaza is surrounded by some of the major cultural institutions of Odense including Brandts Klædefabrik museum of art, Danish foto museum, and Odense music liberary.
There are numerous passages leading to the plaza that is located at the hub of what can be called the latin quarters of odense.
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Brandts Passage:
This passage leads from Vestergade to Brandts plads. Located within are several restaurants, cafe's and the A-bar night club. Also the musicvenue of Magasinet and a dancestudio are located in the passage.
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Others pics of Odense:

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Odense Stadion:
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http://www.nordostfussball.de/stadien/steuropa/dk_odense_stadion/images/odense_stadion02.jpg

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i've been there!
it was a couple of years back now, but a beautiful town ...

Restaurants in Odense..

http://www.odensespiseguide.dk/alle.html

Alvent asked me if there's Chinese restaurants in Odense. Sure, there is! :D Then he asked about Indonesian restaurants, I said not sure.. Trang, do you know if there's Indo restaurants in Odense???

All the Scandinavian countries are so beautiful.. they are so civilized and systematically in order over there hehe... Would love to go visit Denmark 1 day!

Restaurants in Odense..

http://www.odensespiseguide.dk/alle.html

Alvent asked me if there's Chinese restaurants in Odense. Sure, there is! :D Then he asked about Indonesian restaurants, I said not sure.. Trang, do you know if there's Indo restaurants in Odense???
..yannie..the pics kind of resemble a bit of some Eastern U.S. cities..well, i guess you are our BC's ambassador and unofficial tour guide in Denmark(just like Loh is for S'pore)..;):D:cool:
Btw, the pics for the stadium are lost..:p..but i guess they can be seen here also: http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39705
Off topic:As for Alvent looking for an Indonesian restaurant, i know how it feels(he and the gang asked the same thing when they were here in 2005 for the WC), but tell him it's just going to be 1 week..hehehe:mad::o:p:D;)

..yannie..i guess you are our BC's ambassador and unofficial tour guide in Denmark(just like Loh is for S'pore..;):D:cool:
Btw, the pics for the stadium are lost..:p
Off topic:As for Alvent looking for an Indonesian restaurant, i know how it feels(he and the gang asked the same thing when they were here in 2005 for the WC), but tell him it's just going to be 1 week..hehehe:mad::p:D:o;)

Hahahahaha.. yeah only one week! If he really can't stand it, he can go to Copenhagen (only two hours by train from Odense..), there's Indo restaurants..

One funny thing.. Alvent mentioned Tivoli which is an amusement park in Copenhagen (the place where I had dinner with CHN/MAS/INA during CPH Masters 2006).. So here goes part of our convo:

yannie: tivoli very nice ha, so did u try all the things?
alvent: no, last time weather is bad
yannie: next time u try ok, can jump down from a tower.. 50 meters! ***
alvent: no thanks, haha
yannie: u must.. kill.. if u're afraid, u and luluk jump together
alvent: haha, just luluk not me
yannie: luluk first, then i push u down
alvent: then i run, go back to hotel, hahahahaha
yannie: u must try.. mad!
alvent: how much u pay me to try?
yannie: how much do u want?
alvent: 1 rupiah, haha
yannie: so cheap, no problem
alvent: but the problem is u have or not 1 rupiah?????
yannie: have, i ask indo players to bring me
alvent: ok, i want only 1 rupiah
yannie: hahaha, but then u must jump alone, not with luluk
alvent: ok2, ok, bungee jumping

*** tarek, do you remember how many meters??? actually i'm not sure if it's 50 ms cuz i didn't try it!!! i know simon, vita and hendra ag tried it.. but not joko.. hahahaha chicken!!!

..afterwards, yannie must be grilled, fried, baked, steamed, toast, bbq-ued, poached, boiled, braised, broiled, roasted, simmered, smoked, sauteed, rotisseried, seared, stewed & skewered...:p:mad::crying::D;)

LMAO!! :D:D:D Yan, I'm supporting you.. Okay, here it is... You ask Alvent to jump there.. I don't think the other players got that 1 rupiah... But, I HAVE!!! OK, so we sabotage Alvent together ok??? LMAO!!! :):cool::D Mwahahahahhahahahhahahhhahahah!! I think, Alvent would just give up... :D Ask him, you want evidence?? I can give you... Wkwkwkwkwkkwk... :D:D

Ok then. I'm helping Yannie to grill alvent yulianto CHANDRA! Haha!

*Seriously getting out of topic .. zzz..*

Yannie, Denmark Open seems to follow you wherever you go :D
First Aarhus, then Odense! Badminton loves you *ha

This is the 1 RUPIAH money... LMAO... :cool::D Can ask him check and see... Well, Alvent gotta jump!!

Wah 1970's money? Still valid or not? :p

my gawd, 1 rupiah, that's like ... errmmmm ... not very much at all!
actually, it's a waste of the paper it's printed on.

Restaurants in Odense..

http://www.odensespiseguide.dk/alle.html

Alvent asked me if there's Chinese restaurants in Odense. Sure, there is! :D Then he asked about Indonesian restaurants, I said not sure.. Trang, do you know if there's Indo restaurants in Odense???

No, not as far as I know. :) There's Thai restaurants if anybody wanted to know? :D

hhaahah yeah yan it was around a 50 meter's tour ! .. it was really scary, i wonder why i did it !!! O_o

All the Scandinavian countries are so beautiful.. they are so civilized and systematically in order over there hehe... Would love to go visit Denmark 1 day!

Come come come!!! Yeah, totally different from Asian countries.. But I'd like to say that I miss Asian food non-stop. :crying:

This is the 1 RUPIAH money... LMAO... :cool::D Can ask him check and see... Well, Alvent gotta jump!!

LMAO.. Satu means one? I'm sure he will faint.. Now he gotta jump! :D Must be very funny ha? Thanks for the cooperation, Jes.

Wah 1970's money? Still valid or not? :p

Hahaha.. Ask Jessica (kimpe_bultang).. My guess is that she didn't change the camera settings.. :p Erin, just now I thought about Mei Ying and my 'DROOL' king pic.. If he ever sees that pic.. Damn shy man.. :o But his partner did. *wf

my gawd, 1 rupiah, that's like ... errmmmm ... not very much at all!
actually, it's a waste of the paper it's printed on.

True.. hahahaha.. they don't use 1 rupiah anymore right???

Yannie, Denmark Open seems to follow you wherever you go :D
First Aarhus, then Odense! Badminton loves you *ha

Yup.. Although I looove Aarhus so so so much! Luckily, Anne will join me for Denmark Open again this year.. But maybe she'll be busy.. Gonna be SPEAKER. During last year's DO she always called me on the phone to ask how to pronounce Asian names.. *faint.

No, not as far as I know. :) There's Thai restaurants if anybody wanted to know? :D

Maybe Boonsak, Sudket and Saralee will be interested.. if they're coming that is.. ;)

hhaahah yeah yan it was around a 50 meter's tour ! .. it was really scary, i wonder why i did it !!! O_o

Ok ok, so I was right.. hahahaha.. I never dared to try myself.. *afraid.. *faint

Well, 1 rupiah means nothing.. LOL.. yeaaah, your welcome, Yan... Make sure you take his reaction and his action jumping down... LMAO... :D :D :D 1 rupiah can't even buy one candy... :D

You know what.. Today I reminded Alvent about jumping down from the tower.. Then he said he's Kungfu boy, so no problem. Faint.

~~~ Odense is so beautiful now ~~~
Sunny weather.. Wonder how long time it will last..
Why is Denmark Open always in October.. Grr.. Last year it snowed heavily on the first day of Denmark Open (tuesday).. I remember it so clearly.. One of the Chinese players (I think He Hanbin or Shen Ye) was wearing shorts outside!!!

If you are tourist in Odense:

Feel free to visit the following websites..
www.visitfyn.com (http://www.visitfyn.com)
www.visitodense.com (http://www.visitodense.com)

How is the weather like in mid November at Copenhagen and Southern Sweden, Malmo.
My friend will be there for 1 week and I'm very much worry about her for the first time being in winter.

COLD! Lol.. Nah, maybe around 5-10 C. Remember to wear a thick autumn or winter jacket..

How is the weather like in mid November at Copenhagen and Southern Sweden, Malmo.
My friend will be there for 1 week and I'm very much worry about her for the first time being in winter.
COLD! Lol.. Nah, maybe around 5-10 C. Remember to wear a thick autumn or winter jacket..
:p..miss yannie, 5-10° C (41°F to 50°F) is cold, esp. for someone coming from Asia (perhaps S.E. Asia)...Even here in the U.S., that temp. is already quite chilly..:crying::D;)

yeah true.. but i heard some asian players do like europe.. hahaha they say they like the cold here.. =) since it's way too hot in south east asia..

Yes... It's very very very hot here... Weeeew..

COLD! Lol.. Nah, maybe around 5-10 C. Remember to wear a thick autumn or winter jacket..
Thanks Yannie.
5-10 C is still alright I guess.
I'm worry that it would be like negative 10 or 20 since Denmark and Sweden are pretty much near to the northern end.
Just bought the winter coat and glove for her.

She will be around the Oresund (Copenhagen and Malmo) for 1 week.

No hahahahahaha.. Denmark and Sweden are okay. Not that cold. Just like UK. Hehehe.. But not as rainy as UK.

Tell your friend good trip. Enjoy.