International Affairs: Taapsee Pannu saying it with blueberries and memories

The smallest of the Nordic countries, Denmark's name dates back to the Viking Age and is carved on the famous Jelling Stone from 900 AD. The country boasts of the world's highest social mobility and economic equality, highest per capita income and personal income tax rates. It's also the least corrupt country. Taapsee Pannu who was there recently has a lot to share...
SPRING IN THE STEP
I visited Copenhagen with my sister this spring.We'd packed shorts and tees and ended up buying winter clothes as it was really cold with a Tsunami-like breeze sweeping us off our feet. Even the tulips only bloom in summer.
We stayed in an apartment near the City Centre and since cabs are expensive, took the public transport which is not as great as Paris or London, but good enough to get around. You do have to plan well though as the frequency of buses isn't great across the city and some of the metro stations are a long walk.
MIND YOUR LANGUAGE
I had problem with the ticket vending machine since the instructions are in Danish. Even at the supermarket I couldn't read the labels and picked up a bottle of alcohol thinking it was olive oil because it's the same golden. But unlike Paris where I really had to struggle, in Denmark almost everyone understands English.

I can speak just three-four Danish words. While it's a lot like English, they have five-six alphabets which are different, for instance `a' and `e' are merged and `j' is pronounced as `y'. So certain words are pronounced differently.It was safer to write down a word or point it on a map when asking for directions and instructions. Copenhagen is a very safe city with a low population count. The action is at the City Centre where all the shops and restaurants are.Other parts of this city are relatively quieter. Odense, a two hourdrive away, is Denmark's third largest city but still pretty small and quaint. Its architecture and picture postcard lanes makes Copenhagen one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. I'm not sure if it has a night life because I'm usually in bed by 11 pm. Because of the cold I didn't go out much.
BRIDGING THE GAP
Denmark is home to the world's oldest monarchy and the Amalienborg Palace is the royal couple's winter home. When it's warmer it's the Summer Palace Marselisborg or the Gr'sten Palace. The castles of Christiansborg and Rosenborg are also click-worthy, so is the The 'resund Bridge, the longest com bined road and rail-bridge in Europe which connects Copenhagen with the Swedish city of Malm'.
On the shoreline is a statue of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale the Little Mermaid. The rides at the Tivoli amusement park will also bring out the child in you. I took all the rides, watched a few shows in the theatre and listened to local musicians play. The Danes love concerts and stand-up comedy shows, but are not big on movies. Even local flicks are few and far between. I watched a TV comedy series turned into a movie, The Klown, on Netflix, but since local movies are without subtitles, I didn't want to go to a theatre.
Except for an Indian couple I met at the park, no one recognised me. Many of the locals thought I was Spanish or from South Europe. They are clueless about Bollywood but can live on naan and butter chicken everyday.