The Danes have beautiful children.
As Teal, my travel buddy for Copenhagen, and I sat sipping two of the most delicious cafe lattes at Smagsloget, our new favorite sandwich shop, we watched the very fashionable Danish mothers (and even a few fathers) push carriages of beautiful children through the relatively small side street Smagsloget is located on.
We picked Smagsloget because it was conveniently located to our 2 p.m. meeting place, Norreport, a very busy station for the S-Tog, Metro, and Buses. The public transportation in Denmark is remarkable. The Metro is electronic and so is not driven but rather operated. The doors open automatically and everything is timed perfectly so you can expect a train at the exact moment it arrives. After smoked salmon sandwiches, lattes, and spicy tomato soup we head to this busy station to meet up with my friend Matt (fellow camp counselor and student at Boston College), our unofficial tour guide for the weekend, who will be studying at Copenhagen Business School until June.
Matt and his friend Jeff (also from Boston College) took us around Copenhagen to see many of the tourist sights, some of which they have not even had a chance to see themselves. One of which is the beautiful mermaid statue below to honor Hans Christen Anderson's fairy tale "The Little Mermaid."
After a comfortable night at the Danhostel Downtown and a quick breakfast at Matt and Jeff's apartment we took a tour of the Carlsberg beer factory and the National Museum. At the factory we were able to smell a variety of different scents and then try the beer that best matched our favorites. At the museum we learned about the Danes throughout history and were able to also learn quite a bit about fashion throughout the years.
As it turned out we arrived in Copenhagen in the middle of Copenhagen Fashion WeekEND which turned out to be an amazing time to go. The streets were filled with beautiful people and billboard movies displayed the runways in major squares.
Our last day consisted of outdoor ice skating (with hockey skates! I was pretty scared to hit the ice without toe picks), an amazing tiramisu latte, and a few last minute sights. We had a beautiful dinner at a restaurant called Apollo, packed some danishes for the next morning, and got on our CityNightLine train for the 14 hour ride back to the Netherlands.
for some reason when i was younger i always wanted to go to copenhagan but never have -- i'm so glad you did and i just lived vicariously through you!
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