*hygge*
ok -- call it fate or whatever, but copenhagen is like, the perfect place for me. there's actually a name for the CPH vibe, which my new friend alexa describes perfectly on one of my new discoveries -- her amazing website: www.lillehusonline.com/hygge.asp. the danes are all about comfort & coziness. i am all about comfort & coziness. i love being home! it's too good.
so today i visited some big buildings & headed downtown for some exploring. a glimpse of downtown:
i headed over to the danish design center. smaller than i imagined, but cool little exhibits and a really cool "flow market" which maybe you'll be able to experience via video? let's see:
i was having this amazing moment, where bjørk was playing (in a museum!? only in copenhagen.) & i mostly had the area to myself... the concept was about shaping our world by the choices we make as consumers. for now, here are a few photos:
i also learned that the post-it was invented in 1981!
after ddc, i went over to check out the glyptotek museum. big & fancy, but free on wednesday & sundays! score. lots of rodin. who knew "the thinker" was in cph? here are a few photos:
the rest of the afternoon/evening was strolling around strøget -- big shopping area. kind of lame main street -- it's supposedly the longest pedestrian shopping street in the world. but there are really cool little side streets, so i stuck to those. i wandered a bunch, tried on a cool shirt that was too big, got an iced coffee (i drink coffee here! but only at this one place, occassionally) at one of my favorite little cafes, the secret kitchen, and read through my new "danish crafts guide to shops & galleries" book that i picked up. i'm using it to plan some little day trips. i somehow made it back to where i parked my bike hours earlier, and it was still there!!!
i thought i'd go for a swim, but was sadly mistaken thinking the pool would be open past 19 o'clock. everything closes early here. i ended up wandering over to a laundromat to check out the situation for tomorrow, when i'll be completely out of clean clothes, and some kind lady explained how it works to me. so i'm all set for tomorrow morning!
over & out...
*more thorough photos of today:
http://web.mac.com/allisyn/iWeb/Site/3CF43C66-BC6A-4700-B3DD-EB53FCF6F910.html
so today i visited some big buildings & headed downtown for some exploring. a glimpse of downtown:
i headed over to the danish design center. smaller than i imagined, but cool little exhibits and a really cool "flow market" which maybe you'll be able to experience via video? let's see:
i was having this amazing moment, where bjørk was playing (in a museum!? only in copenhagen.) & i mostly had the area to myself... the concept was about shaping our world by the choices we make as consumers. for now, here are a few photos:
i also learned that the post-it was invented in 1981!
after ddc, i went over to check out the glyptotek museum. big & fancy, but free on wednesday & sundays! score. lots of rodin. who knew "the thinker" was in cph? here are a few photos:
the rest of the afternoon/evening was strolling around strøget -- big shopping area. kind of lame main street -- it's supposedly the longest pedestrian shopping street in the world. but there are really cool little side streets, so i stuck to those. i wandered a bunch, tried on a cool shirt that was too big, got an iced coffee (i drink coffee here! but only at this one place, occassionally) at one of my favorite little cafes, the secret kitchen, and read through my new "danish crafts guide to shops & galleries" book that i picked up. i'm using it to plan some little day trips. i somehow made it back to where i parked my bike hours earlier, and it was still there!!!
i thought i'd go for a swim, but was sadly mistaken thinking the pool would be open past 19 o'clock. everything closes early here. i ended up wandering over to a laundromat to check out the situation for tomorrow, when i'll be completely out of clean clothes, and some kind lady explained how it works to me. so i'm all set for tomorrow morning!
over & out...
*more thorough photos of today:
http://web.mac.com/allisyn/iWeb/Site/3CF43C66-BC6A-4700-B3DD-EB53FCF6F910.html
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