Christmas has started!
Technically Christmas started two weekends ago, when I went to Copenhagen for this year's first Christmas market, organised by Frederiksbergs Haveselskab (Frederiksberg's garden society). I saw it in a list of Christmas markets in Copenhagen, and it seemed interesting. Not like the usual tourist traps in the city centre, but one with potential for local craft. It was a good choice. I had never been to Frederiksberg before, but it was easy to find the market from the metro station. The market was held adjacent to the garden society's garden, just at the entrance to the big park in Frederiksberg. There were lots of interesting stalls with plenty of craft. A lot was garden based (naturally), but there were textiles, pottery, jewellery etc. Not a lot caught my immediate interest, but I walked away with a gorgeous ring from Rapunzel smykker, and managed to not buy any leaf plates (as I have more than enough decorative small plates and bowls) from Helle Bolgen. Before I left Frederiksberg to go back to central Copenhagen, I had a wander through the garden. It was lovely, even in mid-November, which is impressive as that's part of the typically grey horrible south Scandinavian winter. I must go back in spring and see what the garden looks like then! I bet it's gorgeous!
This weekend there were two Christmas markets: The Design Museum's market in Copenhagen, and the Kulturen Museum's traditional market in Lund. The drawback with Kulturen is that they have a pretty hefty entrance fee. And mum wanted to go to the Design Museum's market after I had praised it last year. Decision made: Copenhagen! We were our usual efficient selves, and after a few hours had ticked off the shopping list, seen the market (lots of very pretty and stylish jewellery, pottery and clothing - not that I need more stuff *cough*) and thought about getting some lunch. Unfortunately by that time everyone else was also hungry and there were no seats to be found. It was also not suitable weather for doing the summertime option of getting something to takeaway and eat outside. So we headed back to Malmö, to try some lunch closer to home. And managed to be lucky and got seats at the ramen place at Saluhallen, which has had some really great reviews. Quite pricy for lunch, but decent-sized portions, so for a once-situation, it didn't feel so bad. And it really was tasty food, very suitable for a cold day. We were definitely too full for fika, so we slowly wandered back to the bus stop to take us home.
Leaf plates! (and some blackbirds)
I'd love to sit here in summer and relax with a good book or embroidery!
This is not bad either...
This weekend there were two Christmas markets: The Design Museum's market in Copenhagen, and the Kulturen Museum's traditional market in Lund. The drawback with Kulturen is that they have a pretty hefty entrance fee. And mum wanted to go to the Design Museum's market after I had praised it last year. Decision made: Copenhagen! We were our usual efficient selves, and after a few hours had ticked off the shopping list, seen the market (lots of very pretty and stylish jewellery, pottery and clothing - not that I need more stuff *cough*) and thought about getting some lunch. Unfortunately by that time everyone else was also hungry and there were no seats to be found. It was also not suitable weather for doing the summertime option of getting something to takeaway and eat outside. So we headed back to Malmö, to try some lunch closer to home. And managed to be lucky and got seats at the ramen place at Saluhallen, which has had some really great reviews. Quite pricy for lunch, but decent-sized portions, so for a once-situation, it didn't feel so bad. And it really was tasty food, very suitable for a cold day. We were definitely too full for fika, so we slowly wandered back to the bus stop to take us home.
Leaf plates! (and some blackbirds)
I'd love to sit here in summer and relax with a good book or embroidery!
This is not bad either...