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Aalborg

Aalborg [1] [2] is in North Jutland, Denmark.

Travel to Aalborg & Visa Requirements

Flights and airtickets to Aalborg

Scheduled flights from Copenhagen and London from Sterling [3]. The airport is located north of the city. Take Bus no 2 or a taxi to town.

Buses to Aalborg

Abilskou route 888 [4] to Copenhagen takes 5 hours, DKK 250 (DKK430 return).

By train

Aalborg is on the Copenhagen, Roskilde, Odense, Århus Line. 4½ hours/DKK 326 to Copenhagen.

By ferry

There are ferries from Norway/Sweden/UK coming to North Jutland (Hirtshals or Frederikshavn). From there you can take bus or train to Aalborg.

Tours & Getting around Aalborg

In the center it easy to walk by foot. To go further, there's a good public bus system (16dkk for 1.5h if you pay cash, ~110dkk for 10 rides clip-card). The buses don't go at night, and taxi is very expensive. The best way is still to get around by bicycle, you can rent one close to tourist information office, or buy a used one if you intend to stay longer. Police has auctions once per month, you can ask about them in the police station.

Nørresundby is north of the big bridge.

Aalborg attractions and sightseeing

  • Elbjørn, the icebreaker info@isbryderen-elbjorn.dk [5] is now a restaurant and culture ship at the Aalborg harbour. It has a restaurant, a bar, glass workshop, and a museum.
  • Information about events in aalborg(danish only): see [6]
  • Art museum: see [7]
  • Jomfru Ane Gade
  • Ancient Viking graveyard
  • Aalborg Slot (a castle that does not look like a castle)
  • Budolfi Church
  • A number of parks (e.g., Kildeparken)
  • Aalborg tower
  • Akvavit (distillery)

Aalborg city tours

  • Aalborg karnival: the biggest carnival in Northern Europe. If you want to have fun with Danish people this is a great opportunity. [8] The next carnival will be from 17th to 24th of May 2008. Alcohol consumption is heavy.
  • In summer, go to open swimming pool (friluftsbad), Skydebanevej 14, free entrance.
  • Rent a bicycle and go along the fjord, or take a ferry to Egholm, a small island in the fjord.
  • In winter, go ice-skating in the C.W. Obels square, right behind the Student House.

Aalborg souvenirs & shopping

Algade and Bispensgade are main shopping streets. Most shops close at 18 Mon-Fri and 14 on Saturdays, Sundays shops are closed unless it is a special Sunday (usually first of the month).

A higher-class shopping mall is Salling in Algade.

Cheapest supermarkets are Netto and Aldi. Working hours are 9-20 on weekdays and 8-17 on Saturdays. Aldi is open 10-16 on Sundays.

Saturdays and Wednesdays mornings there's a wet market in the center, Aagade

Aalborg Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

There are several restaurants in Jomfru Ane street. In the city there are around 300 restaurants.

  • Fountain: has the cheapest hot dogs in town, very low budget and not healthy food but what you need after a night out.
  • 1000fryd: an alternative bar, vegan dinner on Tuesdays for 20dk. You have to sign up before, check their webpage [9].

Aalborg nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

  • The Wharf. Borgergade 16, tel: 98117010 has the best beer in town (same owner as Charlies in Copenhagen).
  • The Irish House. Østerågade 25, tel: 98141817, [10]
  • London Pub. Boulevarden 7, tel: 98117770.
  • Jomfru Ane Gade is a short street with 30 restaurants/bars. Drinks are cheap and the bars are open late. You will see signs advertising 10 DKK drinks and 10pm-12pm happy hour.
  • Fedtebroedet: a real underground place in Aalborg. Very good music in this hippie bar where local bands play often and where you can always grab a guitar and jam with other costumers. The place is full of "different" people... let's say its the complete opposite of the above-mentioned Jomfru Ane Gade.

Aalborg cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels & lodging

  • Eyvind Andreasen B&B [11] Kronprinsens alle 34, tel: +45 98172562, email:rje@mail1.stofanet.dk. Friendly place just north of the bridge. Has three rooms sharing bathroom, kitchen, separate entrance. TV, beer and wine available in the kitchen at very reasonable prices. DKK270, DKK325 (double).
  • Scheelsminde Hotel & Gastronomi [12] Scheelsmindevej 35 - DK-9100 Aalborg, tel: +45 98 18 32 33 - Fax +45 98 18 33 34 -email:scheelsminde@scheelsminde.dk. A nice 4 star hotel-restaurant mostly for business people.

Contact

Internet:

  • Det nordjyske Landsbibliotek (library) [13], Rendsburggade 2, section Nørregadehjørnet in "Team Natur".

Cope

Get out

There's lots of beautiful nature around, easily accessible only by car.

  • Rubjerg Knude - impressing sand dunes and a half-sunken lighthouse in the sand
  • Bulbjerg
  • Fur island
  • Mors
  • Skagen

For beach, you can take a bus to Blokhus (around 40km).

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