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Exploring Copenhagen’s Beauty & Culture

By The Girl Next Door is BlackPosted on 12/24/201412/24/20144 Comments2min read172 views
Colorful street in Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
What our guide told us he thinks is one of the most beautiful streets in Copenhagen

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Despite the cloudy skies and ever-present rain, Copenhagen is still quite beautiful. We spent our third day in the city exploring stunning views of the city and some of the art culture it offers.

Just around the block from our hostel we found plenty of architecture and design to marvel over.

Copenhagen Apartments Denmark | The Girl Next Door is Black
View of colorful apartment buildings from our room
Streets of Copenhagen
We walked along Gothersgade on our way to many destinations.
Rosenborg Castle Copenhagen, Denmark | The Girl Next Door is Black
Rosenborg Castle
Rosenborg Castle Trees Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
On the grounds of Rosenborg Castle

Almost everywhere you look the scenery is beautiful.

Hans Christian Andersens Boulevard Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Hans Christian Andersens Boulevard
Colorful street in Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
What our guide told us he thinks is one of the most beautiful streets in Copenhagen

Seeing Copenhagen from above was a must-do, so we visited the 110ft+ high Rundetaarn (“round tower”) and climbed the unusual spiral passage to the observatory.

 

Rundetårn Round Tower Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Rundetaarn Sculpture Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
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Rundetaarn View of Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Rundetaarn View of Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Rundetaarn View of Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Girl in Window Rundetårn Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
In cubby Rundetårn Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black

After seeing the magnificent Copenhagen cityscape we ambled over to the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, an impressive museum filled with paintings, sculptures and ancient artifacts.

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

NY Carlsberg Glyptotek museum Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
NY Carlsberg Glyptotek
Suckling babies sculpture
Inside the museum
The Laurentian Sow Carlsberg Glypotek Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
The Laurentian Sow
Caligula Bust Carlsberg Glyptotek | The Girl Next Door is Black
Caligula
Series of busts Carlsberg Glyptotek | The Girl Next Door is Black
Asklepios Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Asklepios, God of Healing
Sculpture Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Stairs to mummies Carlsberg Glyptotek | The Girl Next Door is Black
The dimly-lit stairwell that led to the mummies and sarcophaguses.
Mummified bodies Carlsberg Glyptotek | The Girl Next Door is Black
Mummified bodies Carlsberg Glyptotek | The Girl Next Door is Black
Mummified bodies
Sarcophagus Carlsbergy Glyptotek | The Girl Next Door is Blac
A sarcophagus
Sarcophagus of Cat Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Sarcophagus of a mummified cat
King Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Jackal-headed God Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Jackal-headed god
Inside Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Inside the Museum

Often our excursions took us down Strøget – one of the longest pedestrian-only streets in Europe – the Fifth Avenue /
Champs-Élysées / Bond Street of Copenhagen with a splash of Melrose Place. Up and down Strøget are shops, restaurants and boutiques hailing from many countries ranging from the most upscale like Gucci to more wallet-friendly options like Zara: a shopper’s paradise. Side note: the Danish are really tall; at 5’1″, I feel like a toddler clumsily climbing onto stools that are too high and ducking the flailing hands of passers-by in conversation.

 

Strøget Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Strøget
Strøget Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Strøget shops

For dinner that evening, we opted for a Danish meal at a restaurant within the freetown of Christiania, Spiseloppen. To say that the restaurant’s location is sketchy would greatly understate the level of anxiety we felt as we climbed each narrowing step, rising higher and higher away from safer ground, bypassing a group of thuggish-ruggish looking twenty-something men I named the “Danish Get Fresh Crew,” one of whom whistled at us as we passed by. Happily, we avoided our own Law & Order: SVU-type tale when we opened a heavy-wooden door to a perfectly respectable-looking restaurant with an affable host/server and warm and comforting dishes.

Spiseloppen sign Christiana | The Girl Next Door is Black
Restaurants in the shabby building
Sketchy stairwell to Spiseloppen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Sketchy stairwell of impending doom
Inside Spiseloppen Christiania | The Girl Next Door is Black
Inside the restaurant
Parsnip Potato Leek Soup Spiseloppen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Absolutely fantastic, could-eat-it-all-day, parsnip potato leek soup with sour cream and herbs
Lamb dish Spiseloppen Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Fried leg of lamb with julienned creamed potatoes, spinach with feta cheese, corn chips with tzatziki in a lamb sauce with ginger, coriander and chili. Very filling; unique flavors.
Nøddeflorentine Dessert Spiseloppen Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Nøddeflorentine Dessert with vanilla, strawberry and chocolate ice cream, apple-blueberry compote and a mango . Dee-lih-cious!
Danish rice pudding Christmas Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Danish rice pudding with cherry sauce which we were told is a traditional Christmas dessert. I liked the rice pudding, but the cherry sauce was incredibly rich. Still free makes things taste better.

At the end of our meal, our server informed us that it was the last night the restaurant would be open until January 17th. “We’re taking a much-needed break for the holidays.” I told my friend I couldn’t imagine a restaurant in the United States closing for almost a month to give everyone time off. We’re opening up shops on Thanksgiving Day now for goodness’ sake!

In honor of the occasion he comped us free pints of the Danish seasonal holiday beer, Tuborg Julebryg, along with a traditional Danish Christmas dessert or rice pudding topped with a cherry sauce. Tuborg, isn’t my favorite. I must admit, I prefer German and Belgian ales and lagers, but the gesture was kind nonetheless and a lovely way to end a great day.

 

Tuborg Julebryg Beer Copenhagen | The Girl Next Door is Black
Tuborg Julebryg, seasonal Tuborg brew
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4 Comments
  • Kids Are A TripKirsten
    December 28, 2014

    Ah, climbing the Round Tower is a great way to see the city. Our kids literally sprinted up the ramps and hid around very turn as we made our way down. Thank you for the memories. I chuckled at your comment about all the tall women. So true! I am 5’10” and my husband couldn’t believe how many women made me look short! The restaurant experience sounds amazing. Safe travels!

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    • The Girl Next Door is Black
      January 14, 2015

      I missed this comment, sorry! The Round Tower is perfect for kids – so much fun to be found! Thanks for the well wishes. I’m safely back in the US where I can more easily find things for short people again. :p

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  • BritishMumUSA
    December 27, 2014

    So beautiful, I so miss the history of Europe. One of my favorite vacations was going to the East Coast and seeing some history there. How cool to get to eat at the restaurant for thefts time this year. In Spain and most Mediterranean countries they take 2 to 4 hour naps in the middle of the day!!!! So different there than here.

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    • The Girl Next Door is Black
      December 28, 2014

      I remember my first trip to Europe, the first city I visited was London and it really made it so apparent just how young the US is as a country. Buildings and institutions go back centuries and centuries in Europe! Quite different indeed.

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