Need advice on Brugges, Copenhagen Helsinborg, Oslo, and Edinburg

I would suggest buying Rough Guides to the areas you are travelling to. When planning a journey we do extensive research online using the term Gruges, tourism, for instance. You can get lots of help here but there is no substitute for doing your own research.

For us to help you, we need more details on how long you'll be visiting each place and what some of your interests are. The advice to get guidebooks is spot on. Only you can know what would most interest you. In general, the places you mention are good "strolling" towns. So if you just have a day, stroll the main city center and hit a museum or site. The Royal Mile and castle in Edinburgh, the castle in Helsingor, the main canal and pedestrian zone in Copenhagen, etc...

Did I put a post on a similar thread? Maybe I forgot to push "post"? I'm assuming you mean Helsinborg, Sweden. I don't think there is a lot to do there, but you can catch a ferry across two miles of water to Helsingor, Denmark and visit Helsingor Castle (Shakespeare's Elsinore Castle from Hamlet). You can catch a train from Helsingor south into Copenhagen, north to some pretty decent beaches, or west to Frederiksborg palace, near Hillerod. You can also catch a train directly from Helsinborg south to Malmo and cross the bridge to Copenhagen. I suspect that route is more expensive and possibly slower. Copenhagen has a lot of choices so your best bet is to look at the options (either in a tour book or online) and decide what seems best for you. I'd recommend the boat tour from Nyhaven, walking the Stroget, Rosenborg Slot and gardens, or the Carlsburg Glyptotek as good choices in limited time. We also really liked taking a train to Roskilde for the Cathedral and Viking Ship museum, it can be done in a busy half day. We mainly walked around in Oslo, starting at City Hall, worked clockwise to Nobel center, to the top of Karl Johans Gate at the palace, down to the train station, over to the Opera House, through Akershus Castle, then back to a restaurant on the bay. I enjoyed a lot in Edinburgh. If I had limited time there, I'd spend most of it at Edinburgh Castle. I can't comment on Brugges, still haven't visited there.

I agree with Brad for Copenhagen, havn't been to the others cities. We enjoyed Tivoli gardens as well.

Hello Terri. I agree with Brad's recommendations of places at Copenhagen. All of that can be done in one day. At Bruges in Belgium, an art treasure is Michelangelo's white marble sculpture of Mary and her baby Jesus. Located in the Church of Our Lady. I think it is equally as beautiful as Michelangelo's white marble sculpture the "Pietra" located in the Vatican at Rome. That sculpture at Bruges has a more pleasant subject. That sculpture is Michelangelo's only sculpture item that went out of Italy during Michelangelo's life time. (I like seeing white marble sculpture, more than oil paintings by Italian renaissance artists). At Oslo, I think the main attractions for tourists are the outdoor museum and the Viking ships museum. Both of those museums are on a penisula. Ride on a ferry boat to that peninsula. There is no need for a walking tour with a guide at Oslo or Copenhagen. At Bruges, a walking tour with a guide may be a good idea.

From Oslo harbor, right where the cruise boats come in, you can take the ferry to "museum island" (actually a peninsula), which includes the Fram, Kon-Tiki, Viking Ship Museum, and the outdoor folk museum. If you have any interest in polar exploration, you can't leave Oslo without seeing the Fram.

I am going to second the recommendation to focus on the Castle in Edinburgh. You can then walk down the Royal Mile air you have time to see more. I would give the John Knox house a miss as the is not much to it. Gladstone's Land is excellent. I've enjoyed the Whisky Experience and if you like your single malts and can't get out to a distillery tour is a good native. If it rains (a downpour, as you can't let a drizzle stop you in Scotland) check out the Museum of Scotland. It is excellent. In Bruges I enjoyed the canals and just wandering athe streets. I also did climb the Tower in the square and there are great views. My favorite time, though was at the Zot brewery. It was a great tour and the beer garden was a great place to spend a warm afternoon.

In Oslo check out the Vigeland Sculpture Garden in Frogner Park, take a harbor cruise and visit the Holmenkollen if you are a skier.