Last Thursday I had a (crazy) reality check from my Travel Writing professor: “Wow… 105 days ago we were all sitting in this classroom for the first time, just getting to know each others names.” 105 days! That makes for 151,200 minutes, and, by the time I’m writing this blog post, that metric has even grown to 155,520 minutes. In the beginning of my DIS blogging career I wrote that my days were feeling more like their weight in hours… now my weeks have felt more like their weight in months. I feel like I’m only grasping a fraction of the wonder and significance that these final weeks have, and while the days are long, the weeks are painfully short. Check out my weak attempt to capture these wondrous moments below!
My fellow-medieval-art-enthusiast and partner-in-consuming-excellent-desserts came to visit me last weekend, and wow did we succeed in packing in Copenhagen’s greatest treasures into just 72 hours! We went to Rosenborg Castle, The Kings Garden, the holiday markets at Kongens Nytorv, Nyhavn, the Black Diamond, Christiansborg Palace, Torvehallerne (the Glass Markets), and Tivoli. We even managed to visit to Roskilde, a smaller city about 30 miles east of Copenhagen home to Scandinavia’s largest music festival and (more importantly) (maybe) the UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral that houses 39 tombs of the Danish monarchs. It was so much fun to play tourist in my own city, and when I tearfully said goodbye to Emma Claire on Sunday I was reluctant to get back into the academic groove. .
I took the polaroid on the left at Torvehallerne. Even in the darkest, coldest days, the glass markets manage to bring a splash of color and light into my day! I took the photo on the right because (big news!) the sun was shining (!!) and I had to memorialize the blue sky. In all seriousness, even though the winter months have grown overcast and chilly I have continued to love Copenhagen through it all. I have found a certain kind of joy in the sophistication and elegance of the minimalist fashion, silvery skies, and drizzly days.
Taksgiving! My wonderful roommate Cynthia made a feast for my apartment on Wednesday, making me question if this friendsgiving is maybe the most delicious of all of my thanksgivings ever! We all sat around the table and caught up on the last few weeks, and when it came to say what we were most grateful for I didn’t have to look any further than the wonderful souls that make up Nimbusparken 32.
I think I’ll dedicate more time and words to this space at a later date, but in the meantime this is all I have to show for my favorite place in Copenhagen. Known by locals (aka my friends) as the Secret Garden, the area between Christiansborg Palace and the National Library is a magical suspension from the buzz of the city. There is abundant green space throughout the city, but this one is by far my favorite.
More scenes from Copenhagen! I took these polaroids on Nørrebrogade, a road that connects the northern neighborhood of Copenhagen and the center of the city. Again, any day that the sun is shining is a monumental day for my Polaroid!
Cynthia’s friend came to visit Copenhagen for a few days, so of course we had to show him the most important part of the city (brunch). We gave Mad & Kaffe in Amagerbro a 10/10 in flavor but an 7/10 in overall value (the portion sizes were just a bit too small for the steep price!). But most importantly I would rate the company at a 15/10.
Thanks for following along! With only one more Friday left in Copenhagen, check back for an in-depth review of my favorite spot in Copenhagen, what it means to live through dark days, and my final fuji film Friday.
240 Days in Denmark 