Final notes from Copenhagen:

1. My sentiments exactly
2. The changing of the guard, with band after a long march
   

Hope to see you again soon, Copenhagen!

Inside the Grundtvig’s Church. All of it made in brick – stark and bold and stunning. I really liked it, although it did look brutal from the outside.

The church was empty, but as we entered there was a scratching sound from above. Suddenly the organ rang out ominous and foreboding tunes which filled the place. Then the organist settled into something a little more pleasant. I wonder if they saw us coming and wanted to give us a big entrance?

Copenhagen is gorgeous! Everything is wonderfully designed — aesthetically and functionally.

The cycling infrastructure is completely integrated with plenty of space on separate cycle ways and dedicated traffic lights at larger intersections to ensure that everything flows well. Getting around was a pleasure.

And the apartments/parks/chairs/cafes/street lights were all beautiful. It all seems to be made with care and pride.

This is the first place I’ve truly felt I could live, although the Danish language is utterly incomprehensible.

We arrived in the evening, left our bags at the hotel and set about finding a place to eat. We walked about in the rain, first for a brief tour of the canal, which was calm and pretty, but empty due to the rain. After that we found (thanks google) restaurant called Riz Raz which had an awesome vegetarian buffet.

The next two days we hired bikes and rode all over town:
To the hipster streets full of run down places selling everything from 50s designer lamps, minimalist clean-designed so and so’s and vintage/op shop clothes (one where you could only swap clothes, not buy at all).

This street was amazing (https://goo.gl/maps/bQWpU) so much cool and beauty. Even if the cobble stone made for uncomfortable riding!

To the military parade ground where a marching band stopped traffic to set out to who knows where (…that was answered the day after we saw it: they march all the way across town every day as part of the changing of the guard ceremony).
To the alternative part of town which was dirty and fun where we ate in a shed full of street food vendors — I had Mexican from a guy who’d moved to Copenhagen from Mexico City 14 years ago.
To the port where you can see a huge wind farm off the coast and a statue of the little mermaid Hans-Christian-Anderson-style (not really that interesting, but there was a giant tour bus with ‘Mermaid Tour’ written on it which was full of people who did think it was interesting).
To restaurant Patepate with delicious food in the same way as Le Petit Deux in Newcastle (lovely little pieces of food in a restaurant which is the little sister of another larger restaurant).
To the interior design museum and the National Museum — both pleasant and interesting.

All in all a wonderful place.