Fourth Day In Copenhagen

Today Sara and I decided to explore a few of the neighborhoods surrounding the Copenhagen City Center.

We walked to the Vesterbro neighborhood and had eggs Benedict at a sidewalk cafe. What fun to eat a delicious breakfast and drink coffee and orange juice while we watched the neighborhood wake and start it’s day.

Vegetable market in the Vesterbro neighborhood.

After we explored the Vesterbro neighborhood we decided to taxi to Norrebro for lunch. We walked around exploring this neighborhood and looking for the perfect place for lunch. By happenstance we wound up walking through a beautiful cemetery where Hans Christian Anderson is buried. The cemeteries in Copenhagen are really like parks with some graves but a lot of trees and quiet places to sit and contemplate life and death. On the other side of the park we found an organic cafe where we had a glass of cool crisp white wine and a delicious chicken salad plate.

On our way back we walked over a bridge that spans one of the lakes that separates the old city center from some of the newer neighborhoods. This old gentleman was guarding the entrance to the bridge.

The number of bicycles here is beyond belief. There are more bicycles than cars in Copenhagen. Fifty percent of the people who live in Copenhagen use a bicycle as their primary means of transportation. All the streets have dedicated bike lanes. Some of the bike riders can get a little aggressive. This is called Viking Biking.

This is one of the three bike parking corrals at the train station near our hotel.

About two blocks from our hotel is the Trinity Lutheran Church. We went inside and sat for a while listening to a master musician play the pipe organ.

Altar at the Trinity Lutheran Church

Tonight we are going to a restaurant where they have a tasting dinner with wine pairings. It should be interesting and I hope delicious.

See you all tomorrow.