I can’t say I was looking forward to spending time in Copenhagen. Nothing I had seen or heard about the place beforehand had wowed me enough to make me excited to visit. But once I got there, I instantly liked it, far more than I liked Stockholm. People there are not so cold, and they’re quite stylish. Plus, the city is full of ex-pats and is very diverse overall, so I didn’t feel like such an outsider here. My favorite thing was just roaming around the city being able to see the different examples of architecture and the canals. And oh, so many bikers! I loved that about Copenhagen. At rush hour you’ll see a long line of bikes lined up at traffic lights right next to the cars. In NYC you’d be lucky to see one or two.
Oh! And let’s not forget the pastries! There’s a reason we’ve embraced the Danish – it’s freakin’ unbelievable straight from its native land. But boy did I feel silly ordering a Danish and an Americano at one cafe. Could I BE any more American?! :/
One thing I didn’t like? It was ridiculously expensive! And also, the coffee was so weak that I had to order a double shot just to TASTE the coffee in the latte. Coffee there ended up being like $5-6 a cup by the way, which goes to show you how horrible the exchange rate is. Sucks to be an American traveling abroad these days! Not that that’ll ever stop me from doing what I want to do, i.e. seeing the world. And to be fair, these ‘cons’ apply to Denmark as a whole, not just to Copenhagen.
Oh, and the weather in Denmark? Absolutely absurd! It would be sunny one minute, then a huge cloud would roll in, make everything dark, and bring wind and perhaps a short burst of rain. This cycle repeats frequently, to the point where you can never really put your umbrella away.
But Copenhagen gets two thumbs up from me. Probably my favorite city I visited on this trip!
The good thing about the frequent bursts of rain is that I pretty much spent the whole afternoon chasing rainbows around Copenhagen. I didn’t even have to rush to try to take pictures of them because they just always seemed to appear right in front of me.
This shot below might be my favorite from the whole trip. I love the contrast between the gorgeous lighting on the buildings and the darkness of the water. And if you look closely, you can see a second rainbow!
