Making the hamster love its wheel

If you ever visit Copenhagen, you’ll probably find yourself trekking out to Langelinie to the statue of The Little Mermaid, and you’ll probably feel pretty underwhelmed when you see it. To make the trip worthwhile, head north to check out the old fortifications at Kastellet, and then wander over to the Nyboder: row upon row of old houses painted in a shade known in Denmark simply as ‘Nyboder Yellow’. These houses were built by Christian IV to house the men of his expanding navy and their...