Cassiesmom, I'm very much in the area this is taking place, but it seems that the police have got the worst of them - at least I haven't heard of any shootings the last few few days.

K9Karen, Strøget was made into a walking street in 67, I think, and it still is. Copenhagen is actually a nice city, if only these gangs would stop the fights. Since late 60ties, a lot of immigrants have come here, mostly because of the possibility to get jobs and earn a lot more than they're used to, but times have changed and everything is getting harder, so now everyone is fighting for the jobs - immigrants and gang members for the dope market. We have a place called Christiania (see websites http://www.alltheweb.com/search?cat=...&_sb_lang=pref) where people have lived since early 70ties in peace... more or less. The police closed Pusher Street there last last year, and of course the dope dealing has moved to all sorts of location around town.

Lut, Fister is more like ly to hide under the bed than to protect you, but I'll make sure you don't visit the wrong places. AND.... now you'll even be able to speak Flemish with our new member, Caroline.

When you come back from London, Barcelona or LA, you tend to think of Copenhagen as a bit provincial, so don't worry!