Some cool things we did:
Tuesday, April 11th: picked them up from the airport with Carlsberg, went to check in at Scandic Hotel, walked to Nyhavn, hit Hviids Vinstue, walked to Paper Island (got an amazing vegan burger, shared the creme brulee donut). Then walked back to the hotel.
Wednesday, April 12th: The classic sites: Amalienborg, Marble Church, Nyboder, Rosenborg Slot, Crown Jewels (mom and dad tried on the crowns), Glass Market (got cheese plate and wine), SMK Museum (saw an amazing exhibit about how Japan influenced Nordic artists, really cool 3D art with robots that look like famous Danes, really beautiful impressionism art). Walked back to the hotel to do the Slow Food interview. Kodbyens Fiskbar for dinner- amazing oysters. Paté Paté for after dinner drinks.
Thursday, April 13th: Glass Market for breakfast. Showed them CBS, Frederiksberg Garden, my dorm. Took the train to Aarhus. Checked into the most gorgeous hotel (massive fish tank in the lobby, art lining the stairway, nicest statues and random art in the room). Basically Aarhus is like Copenhagen but on a much tinier scale. THEN WE HAD THE BEST BALLER OF A NIGHT...Went to St. Pauls Apothek for the most amazing cocktails (stole the menu and have it at home to recreate drinks) then went to Restaurant Haevaerk for my favorite dinner this semester. We had a 7 course meal with wine pairings and it was absolutely amazing. The waiters were so nice, straight from the farmlands of Denmark, and all of the food ingredients were unique and from the local area. The did a fantastic job with wine pairings and it was just so great.
Friday, April 14th: We had a late start this day but made our way to get some coffee and breakfast. Then went to Aros Art Museum. This was such a fun museum, it's where the Icelandic artist (who has a lot of work around the world) installed the rainbow panorama that you can walk around. There were some other cool exhibits here too, but didn't focus that much on classic oil and pastels. Afterwards, we went to the Glass Market version of Aarhus, and my mom and I shared a sandwich that was made with meat from Danish Crown (I had to study this business' CSR). We then walked around the walking street (Stroget), checked out the dockyard, and stopped at S'Vinbar for some wine. We then made our way to the Music Hall to see the last performance of the Nordic Saxophone Festival. It was all students with a few guests and it was absolutely amazing. Who knew 15 saxophones could all work together and harmonize. We got some pizza and salad at Cafe Piccolina and called it a night.
Saturday, April 15th: We had a really slow day today but it was nice and relaxing. We went and got a classic Danish brunch at Langhoff og Juul. My mom then left to check out some knitting stores, while my dad and I hung out, talked about real estate, checked out a record store, and went to Ost for Paradis and saw Moonlight (maybe not the best movie to see with my dad.) We headed back to the hotel after this, met up with my mom, hung out, and then headed to Plan B a wine bar for some tapas and wine.
Sunday, April 16th: We actually made it out of the room by 10am this morning. We got an amazing brunch at our hotel then left to take the train to Copenhagen. After checking into our hotel, we walked to the Architecture Museum, which had an incredible exhibit about Upcycling and efforts across the country. We then walked through Christania to The Standard and got drinks at Almanak. We then walked by Christiansborg Palace to The Italian for dinner.
Monday, April 17th: We woke up this morning and went to the Round Tower. We went on the best canal tour since I've been here. I actually learned stuff this time because I paid attention. We then went to Christianshaven to climb the Church of Our Savior. We celebrated the victory of climbing to the top of the church by going to Carlsberg and catching the last beer tasting. I think my parents enjoyed the tasting, they were on a pretty good level. We then took the train back to the hotel, got dinner at The Olive Kitchen & Bar for dinner. This was a good break in our day for us to sober up a little bit. I then went back to my dorm to study for my exam the next morning.
Tuesday, April 18th: After my exam, I met up with my parents at Illum (classic). I then dropped my stuff off at the hotel and went to the National Museum with my dad. We learned a TON about Viking and Denmark history. We then met up with my mom to go to Norrebro for dinner. We walked around this really cool park before the dinner- I wanted to show my parents that it was a lot like Brooklyn- and went to Relae for dinner. This was also another amazing dinner. We did the 4 course meal with paired wine and enjoyed some amazing orange wine (this will be the major thing that I will take home from abroad...orange wine). The food was amazing and the pairing was great, the silverware was also in a drawer in the table so that was cool. My dad left early the next morning so after dinner we headed back to the hotel, all 3 of us laid in bed together and watched TV.
Wednesday, April 19th: I left early to go to class when my dad left for the airport. I later met up with my mom at CUB Coffee shop. We then went to the new hotel, I dropped off my stuff, and went on a very long walk to Norrebro. I showed her my favorite parts of the neighborhood, we checked out a yarn store, and then walked to Osterbro, a neighborhood I really wanted to see. We then walked back from Osterbro, wanted to enjoy cocktails on Nyhaven (way too cold out) so we ended up at Den Vandrette and had the most amazing orange wine. We then went and got dinner at Sea by Kiin Kiin (Kiin Kiin is really famous and has consecutively been awarded michelin stars). Although the portions were tiny, the flavors in the food were incredible. I had the best margarita and my mom had the best lychee mojito. We then went back to the room and relaxed.
Thursday, April 20th: We got up early to go to my dorm to pick up my passport to go to Malmo, Sweden. This is the 3rd largest city in Sweden and it was fun being able to see it because I would feel silly not seeing Sweden when it's like 40 minutes away from Copenhagen. We hit the major touristy sites, a really cute shopping street (S/O Grandpa), and an interesting art museum that was featuring a film exhibit at the time. We also went to this cute cafe called Cafe Sockerbit. Before leaving Malmo, we hit Malmo Saluhall- got an amazing veggie philly cheesesteak and grilled cheese with onions. We also grabbed some cheese too (of course). That night we hung out, watched New Girl, ate cheese and drank wine in the hotel room.
Friday, April 21st: We got up early and hit the North Atlantic Culture Center. This is where the Iceland, Greenland, and Faroe Islands embassies are in Copenhagen. There was a pretty cool exhibit about the Northern Lights (although it was very teasing because we didnt see it while in Iceland). We then enjoyed some Glogg on Nyhaven and met up with Katie at Glass Market for smorrebrod. After chilling with Katie, we used the bathroom at Illum then went shopping. I got some kickass new (white) sneakers. We then walked to Tivoli. My grandparents visited copenhagen while on a nordic cruise and Tivoli was their favorite part of Copenhagen so I thought it was really special bringing my mom to where her parents have been in Copenhagen. After that, we went back to Pate Pate for some drinks then Kodbyens Fiskbar (redo of the other night because it was so great). We had the longest dinner and just enjoyed each others company as it was our last dinner. It was soooo much fun. Then we went back to the hotel, got another lychee mojito and passionfruit margarita, and hit our room.
Saturday, April 22nd: My mom had to wake up early to make her flight. We hugged goodbye and she left. Luckily, check out wasn't until 12pm so I hung out in the room (largest and comfiest white sheets) and headed back to my dorm room.
I had the absolute best time with my parents- I'm so happy they were able to come and visit Copenhagen. It was a really nice break having them here and being able to enjoy the lavish side of Copenhagen.
After Margaux left, I took time to regather myself, do a TON of research on Italy, and enjoy Copenhagen with my friends. On Saturday, we hung out in Rosenberg park and went through a six pack, I went and checked out a record store in Norrebro, then went home to get ready to go to Chateu Motel (great night). Sunday, we went to a Jazz show at night and it was really great (a lot of New Orleans material). Monday, I really just hung out and did more research on Italy/hoping to plan other trips. Here we are...on Tuesday...leaving for Italy tomorrow...SOOOO excited. Would like to plan a couple more trips in May too, so we will see what comes of that.
But for now, I am heading back to my dorm soon to pack for Italy and mentally prepare myself. For the next 8 days, I will go by Camilla. AHHH so excited wow. ok
Ciao for now
