MY WEEKEND IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

…where I ate the best food while simultaneously draining my bank account

My weekend in Copenhagen was a great time filled with amazing people and the BEST food

ever. Before traveling to Copenhagen (CPH), my professor begrudgingly told me not to waste

my time or money on a city that didn’t have a lengthy political or religious history…he is my

political science professor, of course. We laughed it off as I exclaimed “I’ve heard really great

things!” and he ultimately accepted that. He truly wasn’t wrong in that CPH is very different

compared to Prague or Krakow with their intense and full history of wars, sovereignty, freedom

and incredible architecture linked to those events. I found a different experience in CPH that I

very much appreciated and would recommend to most.

Going into the trip I had heard it was on the pricier side, especially compared to Prague. I was

fully prepared to spend the money for the quality of food I received, that’s for sure. Our first

night took us to a recommended spot that was NOTHING short of perfection. We are still

talking about it and the meal was over two weeks ago. Magasasa had the best dumplings I have

ever tasted and I truly wish I had pictures to show, but we ate before we thought about

grabbing our phones. For that I am truly sorry..not sorry. It was located in the Meatpacking

District which we only ventured into on that first night. From what we were able to see, it had a

phenomenal array of restaurants and cool bars. If we had more time, we definitely would have

made our way there again.

I will be honest, we didn’t really have an itinerary going into this trip other than some

recommended spots and to ride bikes everywhere (which we definitely did). Our second day

was filled with lots of walking, shopping and stumbling upon cool museums and ice cream

donut shops…what could be better? The first thing we did was walk from our hostel (Urban

House, truly amazing) to Nyhavn to see the quintessential CPH tourist spot: the colorful houses

on the canal. They did not disappoint and I am very proud to say that – we definitely saw what

we came to see. Brunch was definitely the food highlight this day and The Union Kitchen was

the place. It was delicious and a great recommendation I am happy to further recommend. We

then we made our way to one of my personal favorite parts of our trip that I enjoyed way too

much: the trampolines. Yes, I said trampolines. As you walk along the water, you eventually

reach an area that has trampolines built into the sidewalk complete with a beautiful view of the

canal. It was everything I needed and more.

In terms of museums, we stumbled upon a free exhibit with amazing political art and a virtual

reality section that was extremely powerful. I am not sure if it is a permanent spot but it was

called CPH DOX and I highly recommend it. The ice cream donuts that everyone, and I mean

EVERYONE, needs to try is MILK. The picture speaks for itself and I am saddened that none of

you could taste it, but you’ll just have to go to CPH, SORRY.

An anomaly in CPH is Christiania and I can truly say I have never seen anything like it. It is the

free city that lives in the center of life in CPH. Look it up and you’ll be just as shocked as we

were to see this thriving yet virtually illegal city and all that it is comprised of.

We really took advantage of the Donkey Bikes on day three when we did most of our palace

and iconic buildings sightseeing. We started at Frederiskberg Gardens and the trees gave me

such Game of Thrones vibes, I was seriously living in a GOT moment. It was very beautiful and

the perfect spring like weather made it picture worthy (of course the phones came out). We

then rode our bikes back to Nyhavn where we found Amalienborg very close by. We even

arrived just in time to see the changing of the guard which is always a fun touristy thing to do

that for some reason everyone loves (including me).

Our meal of the day came highly recommended and was worth every calorie and penny. We

had phenomenal burgers at Cock’s and Cows, a real burger delicacy in CPH. After our extremely

filling meal, we went to what was definitely my favorite activity of the entire trip. We rented a

GoBoat and sailed around the canals for hours, drinking wine and enjoying great company. It

was a very inexpensive and easy thing to do that really showed us the city in a whole new light.

I could not recommend this more, I wish I was on that boat as I write this. We ended our night

at Hive…if you have been, you know how that ended.

CPH brought us so many laughs and great memories even if we did go home significantly more

broke than before and with a few extra few pounds under our belt (literally). I have learned

that travel is all about exploring new places where everyone ultimately comes away with their

own unique experience. Each city I visit is distinctly different and each time I return home to

Prague I realize how big this world is while being so tiny at the same time.

Like I always say, see the world, meet new people, take in each moment for what it is and

always be kind to others.

XOXO,

Simply Complicated