Hello ! How is everyone? I’ve been a little absent round here of late, but for good reason. I’ve been on holiday in Copenhagen. Fancy taking a little tour around this wonderful city? Ok, then let me share with you my postcards from Copenhagen.
Discovering Copenhagen
As a first time visitor, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But, as a lover of Nordic noir, of Scandi style and the fact that the Danes often rank amongst the happiest people in the world, my expectations were high. I have to say, it didn’t disappoint.
We found Copenhagen to be a welcoming and friendly city. Complete strangers were willing to stop and give us directions (in impeccable English) and point out good places to eat. A city that’s easy to navigate. And with a clean and reliable metro system that took us from the airport to our hotel in about thirty minutes. A city designed for cyclists, who flow freely on bike (children in tow) around town from dawn till dusk. We found a city that loves flowers and houseplants (even the local supermarket was selling lavender) and that is embracing organic food. A city full of lovely green spaces (more to follow in a future blog post) with interesting shops, quirky cafes and restaurants, cobbled streets , beautiful architecture and walks along the canal.
Postcards from Copenhagen
Bikes, beautiful architecture, cafes and flowers
Exploring the city
We were blessed with warm, sunny weather for our whole stay. And keen to take in as much as we could, we walked for miles before deciding that we really ought to chill for a few days and just soak up the relaxed Danish vibe. Our hotel was located in the district of Frederiksberg as I always find staying out of the city centre more interesting. As it turned out, this was an excellent location to explore Frederiksberg and neighbouring Norrebro. It was also just a few metro stops away from the city centre where a short walk took us to the picturesque districts of Nyhavn and Christianshavn.
Picturesque Nyhaven
Postcards from Copenhagen – Christianshavn
After spending the day exploring, it was lovely to return home to our hotel and sit in the shade of their ‘hyggeligt’ outdoor terrace and enjoy a mint tea. It pretty much became my ritual each evening.
In summary
To be honest, I can’t think of anything negative to say about Copenhagen, except that it is expensive. We had to keep to a budget. Thankfully, the Ryanair baggage allowance stopped us from bringing home too much in the way of purchases. I will share details in a future blog post of our hotel and the shops and cafes we came across so that you can check them out for yourself. Until then, I hope you enjoyed these postcards from Copenhagen. It really is a lovely city.
Thanks for stopping by,
Paula
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What a wonderful place to vacation! I especially love the colorful buildings lining the waterway. The streets look beautiful! I’m looking forward to seeing your hotel. 😊🌞💗
Thank you..yes, its a lovely place. So glad I made the journey to see it 🙂
Lovely photos, sounds like you had a wonderful holiday – though I know the feeling of wanting to see everything but also wanting to relax and savour the ambiance too. Copenhagen seems delightful, definitely somewhere I’d love to visit, look forward to hearing more about your stay. 😊 X
Thank you..yes sometimes its easy to forget you are actually on holiday !!
Looks and sounds wonderful. Looking forward to enjoying more of Copenhagen in your future posts. Like the thought of sipping mint tea on the terrace. 🙂 x
Thank you…Yes.. mint tea in the hot weather was just the ticket 😊
Looks like a lovely place to vacation’n
Oh it was really lovely 😊
Oh, I’m so envious! I’m delighted that you enjoyed the city and the glorious weather, but I wish I’d had a bit of sunshine instead of the freakish snow and dark skies I experienced when I was there in April. Did you get to the Botanic Gardens? And over ‘The Bridge’ to Malmo?
Oh yes got to visit both. The day we went to Malmo it was 28 degrees 😎
It was actually really nice when I was there too. I had to take off my coat it was so warm. Such a bizarre contrast to the sleet and rain of the previous day!
I think they’ve had a heatwave since May. One lady in Malmo was telling us they had a hosepipe and a barbecue ban !!
A hosepipe ban will start where I live in the north west of England from the beginning of August. Crazy weather! 🙂
We had one here too but we’ve had some rain thankfully so it’s been lifted 😊
I often find myself wishing I’d been born in or had established my life in a Scandi country – maybe Denmark or Finland, but Sweden probably appeals the most….it’s a thought that has only really cropped up post referendum, but I think it often & with quite a sense of longing. Would love to hear what you think of Malmö too.
I so know what you mean. Sweden appeals to me the most too. Not only with Brexit but just the whole outlook on life. I am trying to practice a bit more of it here 😊
Lovely pictures of a beautiful city – I went some years ago – it was my first experience of Scandinavia and made me fall in love with it.
Thank you. Yes I must admit it’s left a lasting impression on me too 😊
Beautiful buildings, lovely streets.