I remembered that I haven't blogged about my weekend in Copenhagen with my mum! So here goes!
We stayed at Guldsmeden Carlton Hotel. Guldsmeden is a small chain of designer hotels with a sustainable and fair trade concept. Carlton is the cheapest of their three hotels in Copenhagen but it was good enough for us! The organic breakfast was delicious!
Our first day, Saturday, was spent shopping (as the shops are closed on Sundays in Denmark), and on our way we passed one (the?) of Copenhagen's most famous landmark, Tivoli
Pink Ribbon breast cancer awareness event in the City Hall Square
The Royal Café where we had Danish smørrebrød, "smushi". I really liked the interior!
Yummy!
Sunday our feet were still tired from all the walking (and shopping, or window-shopping really as we only bought one thing, a dress from Sand for me) the day before so we hopped on a tourist bus. One of the first sites we passed was Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, the Museum of ancient and modern art, founded by the famous brewer.
Not all of Copenhagen is glamorous
Cute allotments, including a small "mosque" (though some American tourists on the bus exclaimed "look at how small those houses are!" and probably thought poor Danes live there permanently)
View of the Royal Palace, Amalienborg on an overcast morning
Christiania, freetown and self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood. We just passed by this time but next time I want to go in.
The spiral church tower of the Church of Our Saviour (Vor Frelsers Kirke), in the Christianshavn district.
City Hall
National Gallery of Denmark where we visited the domestic gallery (not the Bob Dylan exhibition though)
My mum posing in Nyhavn, with its colourful 17th century houses
Yours truly posing from another spot in Nyhavn :)
Mermaids, boats and restaurants
Beautiful old door
Kongens nytorv, the King's New Square (new as in 17th century), with a statue of Christian V, the Royal Danish Theatre, the famous shopping centre Magasin, among other things
Our third day, Monday, was another sunny day and we walked around the city until we had to head to the airport after lunch. On our walk we stumbled upon the Swedish Embassy.
Mum down by the waterfront by Amalienborg
The Opera House
Mixed waterfront pictures, including the marina near the Little Mermaid, St Alban's Anglican Church and the Gefion Fountain
The Little Mermaid had travelled to the world exhibition in Shanghai. We knew about it already so we were taken by surprise and disappointment.
While waiting for the hop on-hop off bus to take us back to the hotel we got to witness a model photo shoot
Finishing off with a beautiful water view!
We stayed at Guldsmeden Carlton Hotel. Guldsmeden is a small chain of designer hotels with a sustainable and fair trade concept. Carlton is the cheapest of their three hotels in Copenhagen but it was good enough for us! The organic breakfast was delicious!
Our first day, Saturday, was spent shopping (as the shops are closed on Sundays in Denmark), and on our way we passed one (the?) of Copenhagen's most famous landmark, Tivoli
Pink Ribbon breast cancer awareness event in the City Hall Square
The Royal Café where we had Danish smørrebrød, "smushi". I really liked the interior!
Yummy!
Sunday our feet were still tired from all the walking (and shopping, or window-shopping really as we only bought one thing, a dress from Sand for me) the day before so we hopped on a tourist bus. One of the first sites we passed was Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, the Museum of ancient and modern art, founded by the famous brewer.
Not all of Copenhagen is glamorous
Cute allotments, including a small "mosque" (though some American tourists on the bus exclaimed "look at how small those houses are!" and probably thought poor Danes live there permanently)
View of the Royal Palace, Amalienborg on an overcast morning
Christiania, freetown and self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood. We just passed by this time but next time I want to go in.
The spiral church tower of the Church of Our Saviour (Vor Frelsers Kirke), in the Christianshavn district.
City Hall
National Gallery of Denmark where we visited the domestic gallery (not the Bob Dylan exhibition though)
My mum posing in Nyhavn, with its colourful 17th century houses
Yours truly posing from another spot in Nyhavn :)
Mermaids, boats and restaurants
Beautiful old door
Kongens nytorv, the King's New Square (new as in 17th century), with a statue of Christian V, the Royal Danish Theatre, the famous shopping centre Magasin, among other things
Our third day, Monday, was another sunny day and we walked around the city until we had to head to the airport after lunch. On our walk we stumbled upon the Swedish Embassy.
Mum down by the waterfront by Amalienborg
The Opera House
Mixed waterfront pictures, including the marina near the Little Mermaid, St Alban's Anglican Church and the Gefion Fountain
The Little Mermaid had travelled to the world exhibition in Shanghai. We knew about it already so we were taken by surprise and disappointment.
While waiting for the hop on-hop off bus to take us back to the hotel we got to witness a model photo shoot
Finishing off with a beautiful water view!
