Category: shopping

  • Copenhagen highlights, part 2, Denmark

    Copenhagen highlights, part 2, Denmark

    Continuing with our adventures in Denmark (København, Danemark) earlier this year … If you have just joined, part 1 starts here. We went to Copenhagen in June – the beginning of their summer. … Certain areas of Copenhagen really looked like Amsterdam. We took a boat tour of its harbor and canals. Nyhavn (new harbor)…

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  • Illums Bolighus, Copenhagen (København)

    Illums Bolighus, Copenhagen (København)

    Continuing with Denmark (København, Danemark)… We really liked Illum Bolighus- a specialist department store here – full of furniture, lights, design objects, papers, textiles, and even some clothes. It reminded us very much of Vinçon in Barcelona (see earlier post here) and The Conran shop in NYC (now closed) and the UK. This store is located on busy…

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  • More loot from Copenhagen

    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

    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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