My second trip of the year was with my friend to Copenhagen in Denmark. Neither of us had been to Denmark before, but we are both fans of the Scandi Noir dramas and crime series that work their way over to the UK. There was a certain familiarity to many of the locations on the city and we were both humming The Bridge theme music as we descended in Copenhagen on the plane.
Nyhavn
Radhus Plads
I took quite a few photos of what I ate. The smørrebrød (Danish open sandwiches) always looked so appetizing.
Smørrebrød! (Or Danish Open sandwiches)
The Little Mermaid
Tivoli Gardens is a lovely place to spend the evening and the food hall adjacent is great as an eating venue.
The Christianborg Palace isn’t the highest up on the many tourist agendas, but I really enjoyed walking around it. It isn’t just a museum, but is also still a working venue as it is the official seat of the Danish Parliament and provides the setting for the Queen to carry out her official duties. The Great Hall is lined with tapestries depicting the history of Denmark. They were designed by Bjørn Nørgaard. The one below shows the Vikings.
Tapestries in Christianborg Palace
Stables at the Christianborg Palace
The Rosenborg Palace was used mainly as a summer residence by the Danish Royals until it was opened to the public in the 19th century.
It contains many treasures that had been gifted to the Royal Family. To be honest I found it a little overwhelming – room after room stuffed full of all their wealth.
Room in the Rosenborg Palace
These pictures were taken in The Cisterns. This is an art installation in the old water reservoir under Søndermarken Park.
The Cisterns
The Cisterns
We braved the weather, which wasn’t too kind at the beginning of May to visit the beach outside Copenhagen
Amager Strand
Amager Strand
Øresund Bridge (aka “The Bridge”) between Denmark and Malmo, in Sweden
View across to Sweden, taken from The Round Tower
Cannily, my friend, who chose the hotel, managed to choose one a stone’s throw from Stoff and Stil in Vesterbro and she didn’t even realise this! I kept on sneaking out to make purchases!
Stoff and Stil Fabric Shop
I came away with some navy stretch cotton velvet and army green cotton jersey (the exact colour isn’t available on the UK website, but this is the fabric in a different shade) and lots of pre-cut ribbing which is available quite reasonably there.
Skipper Stoffer is another fabric shop in Copenhagen, and it seems to specialise in designer fabrics. I did make one small purchase (it is rather a pricey store) and bought some light-weight seersucker by Armani.
Skipper Stoffe
If you want to know more about fabric shopping in Copenhagen, I would recommend looking at these guides by Sewrendipity and The Last Stitch.
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