With Dace we come to Denmark to walk its streets and share them with you. Denmark is a Scandinavian country that includes the Jutland peninsula and several islands, it is connected with Sweden through the Orson bridge and Copenhagen, its capital, it has royal palaces and the colorful port of Nihavn together with the amusement park tivoli and the iconic statue of the Little Mermaid, the country of the writer Hans Christian Andersen has 5 million 857 thousand inhabitants, Denmark is a flat and coastal country with an average elevation just above sea level, the highest point has an elevation of only 171 meters and the coast is never more than 50 kilometers from any point in the country, according to various studies the Danes are the happiest population on the planet, the unemployment rate is minimal, the purchasing power of its citizens is high and the crime rates quite low, Denmark is also one of the countries in the world where more help is provided to its citizens, in these first impressions we can say that all of the above tends to be verified, in the c Until the next installments we will see many of its characteristics in more detail, the Danes seem to have a good time, huga, the most typical Danish word, refers to a feeling of togetherness and intimacy related to relaxing with family and friends, the best translation it would be something like cosy, during the summer the sun is the one who prepares the well-being, but in the long and dark winters the light of the candles, cozy blankets and hot drinks help to generate huga in the Danish homes and help in this way to explain why what are such happy people, [Music] this is not our first visit here but the first since we have the channel, we are going to get lost among the many passersby to try to perceive the soul of these geographies, the amusement park Tivoli Gardens The city of Copenhagen was the inspiration for Disneyland . Founded in the 1840s to offer Danes a distraction from politics, today Tivoli is a must-see for anyone who n arriving in Copenhagen, being located right in front of the central train station it is not difficult to locate, Beyond the streets of the big city we will try to get closer to Danish life and its outstanding aspects, Denmark among other things is a world leader in wind technology, particularly in the coastal regions of Denmark storms and strong winds are observed, the northernmost part of the peninsula has an average of 170 windy days per year, Denmark turned that wind into a natural resource and became a pioneered wind power in the 1970s, in 1979 the first commercial turbine was installed and today more than 40% of Denmark's energy comes from wind power, the force of nature drives the force of people, Denmark has twice as many bicycles as cars, bicycle culture is important in Denmark and is integrated into work and leisure activities, 9 out of ten Danish citizens en have a bike while only 4 out of 10 own a car, in Copenhagen 56% of residents commute from home to work by bike, the city has made cycling safer by installing elevated routes for the exclusive use of cyclists, if there is a fairytale country that we can refer to, it is Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen was born in 1805 into a humble family, he was the son of a shoemaker who told him many stories during his childhood until he died when Andersen was 11 years old, the family moved to Copenhagen in 1819 with the purpose of dedicating himself to the theater when Hans was barely 14 years old, although without much success, but the young man began to write poems and travel chronicles and stories for children, among his Most notable works are The Ugly Duckling or The Little Mermaid, Andersen died in 1875 after completing 156 stories, the movie Frozen was based on his story The Snow Queen and currently for honor his global influence on literature International Children's Book Day is celebrated on April 2, Andersen's birthday, the afternoon became a wave in Copenhagen and we fell into a story, We will continue to walk the streets to share them with you and we hope you will join us, we hope you liked this short introductory video to Denmark, that you subscribe to the Channel and see you in the next one!
