I really can’t give you any kind of comprehensive advice on Copenhagen because I really just flew by the seat of my pants. I’ve never done that. I even saw this link on travelling without a plan before I left and didn’t have time to read it at all.
This picture is pretty much the way Copenhagen is frozen in my mind. It’s Amager Torv plaza near Illums Boligshus. I came out of the store after shopping all afternoon for lovely Danish-designed items to see the light hitting the fountains and buildings in this really lovely way.
Other memories of Copenhagen:
- Bikes, bikes everywhere! I’m inspired to see how long into winter I could ride my own bike, and if I really could do it in the Danish style.
- It’s such an international city. We met people from all over Europe and also were able to speak English almost everywhere, even though Rob tried earnestly to learn Danish.
- It felt really small. I walked for a few hours the first day and got completely lost, but somehow still saw most of the main portions I would see later in the trip.
- We went to the top of the Round Tower on a very windy day, but I love the city view from there- all the red roof tops.
- Tivoli was ok. I guess it’s probably like going to Navy Pier here in Chicago, which I would rarely recommend. But it ended up being a kind of quaint thing to do, even if a bit touristy. All of Copenhagen was getting decked out for the holidays while we were there, and Tivoli especially. I really enjoyed the feeling of being outdoors in the winter weather for a change. Maybe because it’s such a pretty city and everyone really seems to take the winter weather in stride.
- A day trip to Roskilde to see the Domkirke and the Viking Ship Museum was just right. It was a 25 minute train ride and the church surprisingly beautiful. Sometimes I feel like seeing one Gothic church is the same as seeing them all, but there is something particularly Scandinavian about this one, even though it supposedly inspired a whole European era of building brick Gothic cathedrals.
- Christiania, the free city, was really interesting and got me thinking about commercialism in travel. Maybe someday I can find a coherent way to write about what I thought.
- We left on Sunday afternoon after a morning at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, an art museum that’s free on Sundays. It was nice to walk and get out and about before the long flight.
We ate really well and I shopped a lot. Rob worked a bit and I enjoyed just kind of wandering around the city. I wonder what Rob has to add?
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