Gosh, I wish we had places like this in Vienna! It's spacious and friendly with generous opening…read morehours; shopping is simply fun here. They have a full grocery store and a bakery plus a department store. There's a Starbuck's and some kind of a slush stand. There are bikes on sale, clothes, toys. ..pretty much everything you could think of. All this with plenty of parking space and opening hours every day from 8 am to 10 pm. That's a luxury that's practically unheard of where I live in Austria.

This little grocery store is conveniently located on the road to Legoland. Need I say more? It's…read more the perfect place to buy lunch ingredients and snacks for hungry little ones. They also have these great cranberry cookies which I love to bring back for all my friends and haven't seen at any other grocery store around. It is a tad more expensive than stores in town, but the convenience is simply worth it.

Finding this little deli was one of the high points of my time in Aarhus. It's tucked away on a…read morelittle side street in Hasle, next to a great bakery as well. I loved stopping in and checking out all of the little smørrebrød. It was also a great place to practice some Danish. "Jeg vil gerne har en smørrebrød med røget laks, tak." On my final visit there, I discovered my favorite smørrebrød topping: smoked cheese. So delicious. And the smørrebrød is cheap, too! (Not always the case for Denmark.) I found this place a couple days before it was locked up for summer vacation, so I got only a little taste (quite literally) before they were closed for a few weeks. Fortunately I was in town long enough to be around for the re-opening, so I made sure to be there on that day. Anyway, if you're in the area, definitely check out this hidden gem.