shopping musts in copenhagen

a quick list of places not to miss - even if you're in the states.



stilleben - danish & international ceramics & jewelry.



gronlykke - sigh, housewares you'd die for.



don ya doll - fashion, fashion, fashion.

day six in copenhagen

a beautiful day it was at that - a morning run, breakfast, a day of shopping & sites, the most delicious sandwich & glass of red wine (again from the living room on studiastraede), biking & biking, rosenburg slot & kongens hav with ice cream.

it was sad to say goodbye, but the adventure must continue. copenhagen downloads & shopping musts to follow. for the full album click here.

meeting for lunch

i couldn't help to snap a pic of these girls enjoying a snack & chat.

the sun came out - fourth & fifth days in copenhagen

ohhh sunny days in copenhagen, filled with canal tours, walks along the harbour in nyhavn, summerbird ice cream served at the gorgeous logismose, naps on a bench, beers on the sidewalk & the tivoli at night - that's just saturday. today was filled with bike rides & sunshine. bart & i went for a 2 hour ride before his departure (oh sooo sad), then i continued on for the rest of the day. i took a ton of cycle pics, sat on the steps of the new opera house, rode through the danish architecture center, enjoyed a nice glass of red wine at a plaza cafe, then went for the most expensive bowl of pho ever & a tall glass of carlsberg. sigh - copenhagen is fantastic.

picture overload i'm sure, but the blue skies make everything beautiful.

second & third days in copenhagen

while it's been raining pretty much our entire time here, we've managed to see much of copenhagen - maybe just not in its prime. yesterday we had a leisurely breakfast at the hotel, then i went for my first run in a week. it was a perfect opportunity to see much of the city - i ran along the main canal & found myself at the sorte demiant (also known as the royal library or black diamond), passing through gammel strand (historic row houses), & up to the tivoli. once i was back & refreshed, we braved the rain & made it through the stroget. the shopping street is one of large scale, but quite honestly, the good stuff is on the side streets.

we made it to the rundetarn & saw the graphiks across borders show in the mid-level gallery. the space was quite unbelievable, but the works were definitely of a different taste than mine. after taking a minute braving the storm for views from observatory, we headed to a smaller part of the stroget known as pisserenden, consisting of a few streets, we found ourselves on studiostraede peeking into one fantastic secondhand shop after another. i managed to score a fantastic floral dress, but am still keeping an eye out for shoes & a jacket. with tired feet & a sweet tooth begging to be satisfied, we stopped in the living room. this coffee shop embodies the danish term, hygge (literally translated to cosy). we shared a delicious cream cheese brownie & chatted as we checked out the locals.

today was a day of even heavier rain. sigh. we went to christianshavn & christiana (the free community), but found it difficult to enjoy much with the wind & rain keeping us soaked & cold - i stared in amazement at those still walking & cycling everywhere. after a bit we decided that the only solution was a dry spot & a big glass of red wine. we met up with a friend's cousin & chatted for a couple of hours about life in denmark. after two glasses & bit of a breakdown about the weather (& such), we made it to the danish design center. again, the interior space was so perfectly designed it made you want to cose in & call it home. the exhibits featured installations on light & the new ways of using it. it was pretty fascinating to see where things are going & will continue to go.

we are now drying off in our hotel room, napping & contemplating a visit to the fontaine, a favorite spot for jazz in the city. twofers on large pints before 10, whatcha say?!

on a sad note, i'd love to send my love to the fritzsche family after the passing of their mom, wife & friend. just remember, there's juice & bagels on the table. with my love & sympathy.

danish design

and when it rains, we go shopping. i was able to resist the urge to buy, knowing that everything would have to travel with me for three weeks, but i have to say - there is some yummy stuff here in denmark. here are some of my highlights:


anne black ceramics


wire snake cable organizer


bodum canteen porcelain mugs


menu trivets


tivoli networks radio


kvadrat textiles

first day in copenhagen

wow, the first day in copenhagen is already coming to a close. after sleeping in way too late (maybe it was needed), we woke up & headed out for coffee & breakfast - with the den hirschisprungske samling (the hirschsprung collection) & the statens museum for kunst on the to do list. both places were amazing & we found ourselves there from 1 - 8pm.

tomorrow is another day - i'm hoping to find a new pair of shoes & jacket. hmmm - ready to drop some cash are we?