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You'll see more bikes than cars on Copenhagen's squares.
While walking through one of Copenhagen's main squares, I noticed it was dominated
by people, cobbles, and buildings. It felt calm, spacious, and inviting. I looked again and
saw that there were also about fifty parked bikes—blending into the scene almost unno-
ticed—and absolutely no cars. If instead of bikes, those were parked cars, the charm would
be gone.
Many hotels even provide their guests with loaner or rental bikes. I find having a bike
parked in my hotel's bike rack is a great way to fit in and literally “go local.” Copenhagen
has as many bike lanes as car lanes, and I can get anywhere in the town center as fast on
my two wheels as by taxi. When you get out of the city to explore the Danish countryside,
you'll see that newly paved roads are lined by perfectly smooth bike lanes—one for each
direction. Even out in the country, it seems that bikes outnumber cars.
I was strolling through the commotion of downtown Copenhagen, past chain restaurants
dressed up to look old and under towering hotels that seem to sport the name of a different
