Month: September 2015
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Strandgade, Copenhagen – part 2
Continuing with the tour of our rental apartment in Copenhagen (København, Danemark)… part 1 is here. This is our oversized living room with windows facing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs across Strandgade. The apartment is in a historic building so we suspect that many aspects of the apartment cannot be altered. For example, the kitchen and the…
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Strandgade, Copenhagen – part 1
And then there were the four of us (C & S, IT, MW)… on this trip to Copenhagen (København, Danemark). It was indeed a good idea to rent an apartment – more economical and convivial. Our apartment is located in Christianshavn just across the inner harbor from the city center. We could walk to the center in under 15…
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Random photos #161 – 165
These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). random photo #161 – clean –…
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More loot from Copenhagen
We were traveling with IT and MW in Copenhagen and they love flea markets and antique stores. The last time we traveled together we went to the flea markets at the Porte de Clignancourt (Les Puces) in Paris – see earlier post here. Our last post here showed some of IT’s purchases, and here are some more, including MW’s collection.…
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IT’s Fleas from Copenhagen
We were traveling with IT and MW on this trip to Denmark. One of their favorite activities is crawling flea markets and antique stores. Copenhagen is fresh pasture for them and we shared the excitement. One area in Copenhagen where there is a good concentration of antique shops is Nørrebro – an area that feels like…
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Copenhagen food diary: FaFa’s
Just a quick post about what we ate while in Copenhagen. The places we mentioned in our food diary entries are all memorable for various reasons and definitely recommendable. Food is generally more expensive in Scandinavia than other parts of Europe (possibly with the exception of Switzerland). At FaFa’s, I(Chris) found the best-value-for-money lunch in downtown Copenhagen.…