A story of two guys in search of decent coffee
Train rides across the countryside are gorgeous. Scandinavian green, rivers, yet a distinct lack of wildlife. Nevermind... We were greeted by a very enthusiastic Philip at Kopenhavn H station (Philip launched himself towards Bradley and set the tone for the rest of the week) who showed us the how-to-get-on-public-transport-in-Denmark technique before wandering down to his apartment. As you can all imagine (judging by our track record) the first night was spent eating a fine home cooked meal and drinking. A lot. After being so distraught with our broken gin, the saved bottle of vodka was put to good use.
Waking very late (and with only 6-8 hours of light a day we didn't start the day particularly well) we struggled through breakfast and spent the next few hours paying severely for the drinking the night before. However a walking tour of Copenhagen, taking in the architecture and public plazas, shopping districts and being warned where NOT to go for coffee (we Melburnians are extremely spoilt when it comes to coffee, international cuisine and the like, however a great coffee and juice bar called Joe and the Juice exists within several boutique shops). The peeps of Copenhagen ride bicycles everywhere, it's really refreshing seeing a whole city embrace this - thousands of bicycles all over the city (with several hundred drowned in the canals) all unlocked without fear of being stolen.
Over the next few days we visited contemporary art galleries, Copenhagen ruins, the 'free town' of Christiania (the last example of 1960's hippie love and also the focal point of last nights COP15 protests and police violence) and seeing a gorgeous mix of old and contemporary architecture. Bradley and I have also fallen in love with Danish shopping which, then it comes to prices, beats Melbourne hands down. This is how we justified everything :) It all will go to a good cause - our wardobes.
On a side note, we've discovered how biased/ignorant Australian media is when it comes to global news. The Danes (and I'm assumin a lot of Europe) are severely better informed to current world news, events and going-ons. With the climate conference on at the moment it's all anyone can really talk about (and it's hard not to with the heavy police prescence, helicopters circling and protesters everywhere. Several hundred people have been arrested so far though only a few arrested. We're keeping out of trouble!
Only a day and a bit left in Copenhagen before we exit stage left to Berlin, it's been amazing and the snow is still a novelty (with everyone wondering why we left Australia in summer for Denmark in winter) and we tell them the same thing everytime - we love it!
Waking very late (and with only 6-8 hours of light a day we didn't start the day particularly well) we struggled through breakfast and spent the next few hours paying severely for the drinking the night before. However a walking tour of Copenhagen, taking in the architecture and public plazas, shopping districts and being warned where NOT to go for coffee (we Melburnians are extremely spoilt when it comes to coffee, international cuisine and the like, however a great coffee and juice bar called Joe and the Juice exists within several boutique shops). The peeps of Copenhagen ride bicycles everywhere, it's really refreshing seeing a whole city embrace this - thousands of bicycles all over the city (with several hundred drowned in the canals) all unlocked without fear of being stolen.
Over the next few days we visited contemporary art galleries, Copenhagen ruins, the 'free town' of Christiania (the last example of 1960's hippie love and also the focal point of last nights COP15 protests and police violence) and seeing a gorgeous mix of old and contemporary architecture. Bradley and I have also fallen in love with Danish shopping which, then it comes to prices, beats Melbourne hands down. This is how we justified everything :) It all will go to a good cause - our wardobes.
On a side note, we've discovered how biased/ignorant Australian media is when it comes to global news. The Danes (and I'm assumin a lot of Europe) are severely better informed to current world news, events and going-ons. With the climate conference on at the moment it's all anyone can really talk about (and it's hard not to with the heavy police prescence, helicopters circling and protesters everywhere. Several hundred people have been arrested so far though only a few arrested. We're keeping out of trouble!
Only a day and a bit left in Copenhagen before we exit stage left to Berlin, it's been amazing and the snow is still a novelty (with everyone wondering why we left Australia in summer for Denmark in winter) and we tell them the same thing everytime - we love it!