We all slept in until after 9am on our second day in Copenhagen and so had a more leisurely start to a leisurely day. We walked to breakfast at Skt. Peders Bageri for croissants and danishes, coffee and tea, and sat outside on little bistro tables on the narrow sidewalk to enjoy them. When we were full and happy from so many sweets, we walked through Rosenborg Garden again (still super pretty!), stopped briefly to peek (quietly) inside Frederick’s Church, which has the largest church dome in Scandinavia, and walked a little further to DesignMuseum Denmark, which highlights Danish industrial design.
DMD had a beautiful exhibit of Japanese wood block prints and a super interesting one featuring new ways of looking at very human issues, like aging, protesting, managing emotions. One piece had little vials stacked on a small display shelf, labeled with the names of feelings, like happiness, sadness, or frustration, suggesting you could give yourself a hit of it – or maybe cure yourself of it? The design was so simple and direct. It was very evocative and got a lot of attention from everyone in the room.
Another of my favourite exhibits had examples of fabric designs including an explanation of patterns, and another had dozens of iconic Danish chairs. All the exhibits were very beautiful and the explanations for each of them were so thoughtful and profound. It was amazing to read them all.
Next we walked to Nyhavn, a harbour flanked on both sides by brightly coloured Danish buildings. It’s a very crowded, touristy area, but it was fun to walk through, take pictures, and watch all the boats bobbing on the water.
We did some shopping in the afternoon in the Strøget area, and climbed the spiral ramp up to the top of the Rundetaarn – the Round Tower – which gave us extraordinary views of Copenhagen from above.
Next, we had dinner at a ramen restaurant and then a quick swim at Harbour Brygge again. This time it was later in the evening so there were fewer people and the water was colder, but it was still gorgeous. If only we could swim in the ocean like this every day…
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