Kim's Birthday Trip
to Copenhagen

Day by day

Itinerary

Six days in Copenhagen — tap a date to jump to that day. Times are guides, not commands.

Thursday May 28 Arrival

Tel Aviv → Copenhagen, and our first taste of the city.

• 07:00
  Flight Tel Aviv → Copenhagen

  El Al LY 5411 ✈️
• 10:35
  Arrival at Copenhagen Airport

  Metro to Hotel Wake-Up · check-in and settle in
• 12:30
  Coffee & light breakfast

  Union Kitchen
• 13:30
  Bike ride from the hotel through Langelinie

  Past the Little Mermaid — the most famous site of Copenhagen, who truly lives up to the name Little.
• 14:30
  Danish Museum of Resistance

  First glimpse behind the rescue of the Danish Jews in 1943.

  Frihedsmuseet
• 16:00
  Drive through the Royal Castle

  Amalienborg Palace
• 17:00
  Return bikes & stroll through Nyhavn

  Nyhavn
• 17:30
  Canal tour of Copenhagen

  See it all from the water.
• Leisure
  Time to relax & wander

  Soak in the city atmosphere.
• 20:00
  Dinner — Danish cuisine & Danish fish

  Restaurant Havfruen
• 22:00
  Cocktails — for those young in spirit 🍸

  Lidkoeb
• Good night
  Rest up — more Copenhagen tomorrow

Friday May 29 Shabbat Eve

Choose your morning, then Shabbat with the whole family.

• Morning
  Breakfast

  Rich buffet at the hotel.
• 10:00
  Choose your morning walk

  Kim's Route — history & landmarks

  • Christiansborg — view from the tower of the Danish parliament (known from Borgen)
  • Round Tower — with the inscription of God's name in Hebrew, next to Trinitatis Church that hid the Torah scrolls during WWII
  • Sømods Bolcher — a sweet Danish speciality

  Ilanit's Route — fashion & design

  • Royal Copenhagen — world-famous hand-painted porcelain
  • Georg Jensen — world-famous silverware
  • Fashion & design as only Ilanit can lead you to…

  

  Ilanit & Kim
• 13:00
  La Glace Conditori

  150+ years old — unbelievable cakes, home of Melchior family celebrations for generations.

  Conditori La Glace
• Free time
  Relax, wander, enjoy the city
• 19:30
  Shabbat services at the Chabad House

  Ole Suhrsgade 10
• 20:15
  Shabbat dinner

  With all of Kim's brothers, sisters-in-law, and cousins.
• Oneg
  Oneg Shabbat

  An evening of joy and connection after dinner.
• Good night
  Shabbat shalom

Saturday May 30 Shabbat

Tfila, family lunch, and Kim's favourite sports pub once Shabbat ends.

• Morning
  Breakfast at the hotel
• 09:00
  Tfila at the Copenhagen Main Synagogue

  Come when you like. Kiddush in the yard of the synagogue afterward.

  Synagogen i Krystalgade
• 13:00
  Lunch at Adam's

  At Kim's nephew Adam's, with Jair Melchior (another nephew, current Chief Rabbi of Denmark), who will talk about the Jewish community today.
• Leisure
  Rest or explore at your own pace
• 16:00
  Walk to the Danish Architecture Center
• 16:30
  Visit the Danish Architecture Center

  dac.dk/en
• 20:00
  Seudat Shlishit with Alan & Karen

  Kim's brother and sister-in-law.

  Østerbrogade 23
• 23:00
  Shabbat ends
• 23:15
  Pub & Sport

  Kim's favourite sports pub in Copenhagen.

  Pub & Sport
• Good night
  Rest up for the big day trip tomorrow

Sunday May 31 Day Trip · North Zealand

Out of the city — the monument, Louisiana, Gilleleje, Hamlet, Tivoli to close.

• Morning
  Breakfast at the hotel
• 09:30
  Head out for a day by car in North Zealand
• 10:30
  Sletten — Monument for the rescue of the Danish Jews

  Unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and Kim's father, Chief Rabbi Bent Melchior.

  Sletten, Humlebæk
• 11:30
  Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

  World-renowned museum — coffee & cake in the amazing garden.

  Louisiana
• 14:00
  Gilleleje

  Famous for the church attic where Jews were unfortunately captured and taken to Theresienstadt. Lunch at the classic fishing harbour.

  Adamsens Fisk
• 15:30
  Helsingør (Elsinore)

  Home of Kronborg Castle — where Hamlet resided. Lovely small town with great ice cream the Melchior family has visited for generations.

  Kronborg Castle
• 17:00
  Return to Copenhagen
• 20:00
  Tivoli Gardens 🎡

  Magic amusement park full of music and flowers. Dinner inside Tivoli.

  Tivoli
• Good night
  A long, wonderful day

Monday June 1 Free Day

A whole day on your own terms. See the "Footsteps Of…" section below for ideas.

• Morning
  Breakfast at the hotel
• All day
  Day at leisure

  Explore Copenhagen at your own pace, revisit favourite spots, shop, or just enjoy the city.

Tuesday June 2 Departure

Until next time, Copenhagen.

• Morning
  Breakfast at the hotel
• 08:30
  Departure for the airport
• Farewell
  Farvel, København! 🇩🇰❤️

  Until next time…

Free-day inspiration

In the Footsteps of…

Every traveller in the group has a speciality. Follow whoever matches your mood.

Memories

Photos

A growing gallery — drop your favourites in the shared folder and they'll show up here.

The Melchior family

Family History

Three generations of a remarkable Danish-Jewish family.

Watch

Videos

Melchior family history, and a few Danish songs to get in the mood.

The crew

Who's coming

Family hosting us in Copenhagen, and the friends each with their own speciality.

Good to know

Practical Info