Can you guess where we are by the title? If you guessed Copenhagen, you are right!
We had an easy drive here, about 4 hours, took the bridge over south of Malmo. Found our hotel easily, and it is a very nice hotel, the Clarion Mayfair. After lunch, we went our separate ways as couples. Dan wanted to see Christiana, the strange, hippie city within the city. We walked there, stopped at the way at a Marimekko store, and a few other places. Walked a very long way! found Christiana, it is hard to explain! Definately different. alternative. couldn't take pictures down "pushers alley", and this is very accurate, EVERYONE was walking around high! young kids, mostly, we felt very old. Graffiti art all over the old, wooden buildings, dirt roads, music and dancing, tents, dirty people, young people, etc.
We left there and walked back to the hotel, and stopped at the Dansk design center. Jay and Linsdey, i hope you are reading this because you two would appreciate this. It was sparce, not much in it, but it was mainly Danish furniture and other Danish designs--lamps, bowls, play art, etc. my favorite piece was a kitchen island. the drawers all opened automatically if you pushed them gently at the top, and closed by gently pushing them in. Each drawer had a specific function. Very interesting and very Danish.
Later, had a snack at the hotel that served as dinner--meatballs, potatoes, potatoes, salad, herring, potatoes, cheeses.
Afterwards. went to Tivoli. We all really enjoyed it! i have wanted to go to the Tivoli Gardens since the 60's, when it was so hip to come to Copenhagen! So i was at last there. Amusement rides for the kids, gardens everywhere, many restaurants, and music everywhere. lights galore, all kinds of different lights. it was crowded with all age groups, and very enjoyable.
we went to bed very tired!
We had an easy drive here, about 4 hours, took the bridge over south of Malmo. Found our hotel easily, and it is a very nice hotel, the Clarion Mayfair. After lunch, we went our separate ways as couples. Dan wanted to see Christiana, the strange, hippie city within the city. We walked there, stopped at the way at a Marimekko store, and a few other places. Walked a very long way! found Christiana, it is hard to explain! Definately different. alternative. couldn't take pictures down "pushers alley", and this is very accurate, EVERYONE was walking around high! young kids, mostly, we felt very old. Graffiti art all over the old, wooden buildings, dirt roads, music and dancing, tents, dirty people, young people, etc.
We left there and walked back to the hotel, and stopped at the Dansk design center. Jay and Linsdey, i hope you are reading this because you two would appreciate this. It was sparce, not much in it, but it was mainly Danish furniture and other Danish designs--lamps, bowls, play art, etc. my favorite piece was a kitchen island. the drawers all opened automatically if you pushed them gently at the top, and closed by gently pushing them in. Each drawer had a specific function. Very interesting and very Danish.
Later, had a snack at the hotel that served as dinner--meatballs, potatoes, potatoes, salad, herring, potatoes, cheeses.
Afterwards. went to Tivoli. We all really enjoyed it! i have wanted to go to the Tivoli Gardens since the 60's, when it was so hip to come to Copenhagen! So i was at last there. Amusement rides for the kids, gardens everywhere, many restaurants, and music everywhere. lights galore, all kinds of different lights. it was crowded with all age groups, and very enjoyable.
we went to bed very tired!
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Wow - Lindsey would LOVE that!
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