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It’s a funny kind of summer this year in Copenhagen, quieter than usual, and more like a family event than a cosmopolitan city.
Coronavirus came early to Denmark, the borders were shut down early, but they’re mostly open now to other Europeans.
But the change came too late for many people to make summer vacation plans, so many of the usual tourist attractions are slightly forlorn.
There are a few Europeans around the Little Mermaid and the Royal Palaces, but not many. And there are no huge cruise ships full of Americans docking at Langelinie, or the busloads of Chinese tourists stopping to take pictures with the statue of Hans Christian Andersen.
Copenhagen has become less of an international city than it was a year ago.
Meanwhile, many Danes are spending their own summer vacations in Denmark, which has one major drawback - the Danish summer weather.
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