This summer time, after seeing household in England, the boys and I headed to go to mates in Copenhagen. I’d all the time needed to discover the town, so we had been excited to swim within the harbor, go down an enormous museum slide, and eat alllll the pastries. Listed below are just a few pictures, in case you’d wish to see…
From the minute we arrived, we knew we had been in a design capital: take a look at these airport carts!
We rented a candy condominium in Indre By, the historic middle of Copenhagen, in order that we’d have the ability to stroll nearly in every single place.
And listed below are glamour photographs of the boys strolling 🙂
Over the following few days, we had numerous adventures, together with braving the four-story slide within the Danish Structure Middle…
…having a snack at La Banchina, the place you may take a dip within the harbor…
…and stopping by the Guinness World Data Museum to face subsequent to a life-sized statue of Robert Wadlow, the tallest man in recorded historical past.
Because the boys and I had been flying solo, I used to be blissful to comply with their lead, and we ended up going to Tivoli Gardens two days in a row. The park, which is smack in the midst of the town, has rollercoasters, bumper vehicles, swings, ice cream, flowers, grassy lawns, and reclining chairs. I watched the boys from a bench and generally learn my guide, so we had been all blissful.
On the rollercoaster, the boys had their picture taken whereas shrieking…
So, it made me chortle to see a snapshot of those cool, reserved Danes.
Our mates instructed us to not sleep on the pastries, so, every morning, we tried one thing totally different, together with sourdough buns, pastries, and cinnamon buns, which had been wealthy however someway additionally ethereal?
I favored how the cafés round city confronted their benches outward, so you could possibly folks watch.
And the folks watching was glorious. General, the type gave the impression to be minimal, cool, and laid-back — numerous rain jackets and impartial palettes, and shirts and denims had been usually outsized.
Additionally, folks rode bikes in every single place — a metropolis after my very own coronary heart! Apparently greater than half of the locals commute to highschool or work by bike, and we noticed folks using with a number of youngsters, heels, suitcases, canines, and (above) even a mattress.
My favourite night time was after we went to my good friend Miriam’s home. Chances are you’ll bear in mind her from her fantastic home tour! We have now stayed in contact since I interviewed her, and whereas this was the primary time we met in actual life, I felt like I already knew her nicely. The web is so bizarre/wonderful like that.
Isn’t she beautiful? Once we walked in, I instructed her I used to be impressed that she was making pizzas as an alternative of ordering them, and he or she laughed and stated, “I instantly regretted it.”
She’d invited just a few mates, together with the 2 ladies behind the location Scandinavian Normal. Everybody was heat and humorous.
Toby clicked with a woman on the dinner, since they each beloved speaking about video video games, TV reveals, and the precise dates and lengths of their college breaks.
Additionally, in case anybody was dying of curiosity, right here is the only picture Anton took in Denmark lol.
We ADORED the town, and it’s all the time a pleasure to journey with these two little stinks! Thanks for having us, Copenhagen! xoxo
Just a few readers requested for suggestions, so with the main caveat that this was my first time in Copenhagen, I’m blissful to share the place we went and the insights we obtained from mates/locals. Additionally, earlier than our journey, I made a Google map of Copenhagen with playgrounds, cafés, retailers, and so on. It’s removed from complete, however figured I’d hyperlink to it, in case it’s useful for anybody.
The place we stayed: an two-bedroom airbnb in Indre By. The neighborhood is central and touristy, however the condominium was on a quiet road.
The place to get pastries: Hart, Lille, Apotek 57 and Atelier September seem to be sizzling spots, however principally each café crushes it.
The place to eat: Casamadre, Apollo Bar, Mangia and Pauli had been beneficial by mates. La Banchina is a really cool scene for snacks, espresso and drinks. (We went to a different well-reviewed Italian place and it was not good — the service was sluggish and chilly, and there was plastic in our meals!). And, we beloved the burgers at Gasoline Grill; they promote out day by day, so go for lunch or an early dinner.
The place to buy: Shrig Store, Holly Golightly, Ganni (this clothes retailer nails that cool-girl Danish aesthetic), Rains (you see their rain jackets in every single place), Studio Arhoj, Stilleben No. 22, Dora, Dansk Made for Rooms
The place to museum: Louisiana Museum of Fashionable Artwork (it is a day journey exterior the town but it surely seems really wonderful, I want we’d had time), Finn Juhl Home
The place to go along with youngsters: Tivoli Gardens, Guinness World Data Museum (tbh, it’s simply okay, however my youngsters nonetheless beloved it), the Danish Structure Middle (don’t miss the large slide), Gasoline Grill, and each single café!
What would you add? And in case you’re an area, do you have got any insider ideas? I’d be thrilled to listen to… xoxoxo
P.S. 12 shocking issues about parenting in Denmark, and Miriam’s Copenhagen home tour.
(La Banchina picture by Nicki Sebastian.)
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