A Weekend of Living Danishly
A weekend planned around food and friends was always going to be a winner. We were off to Copenhagen, for my first time and Andy’s second, to stay with some of our dearest friends.
Bounce, Copenhagen Denmark
Shadow Bounce, Copenhagen Denmark
Triple Bounce, Copenhagen Denmark
Visiting friends in a different country, especially for only a weekend, is a privilege of the 21st century traveller. Also the result of it, as every year my closest friends seem to only get more evenly spread around the world.
Harbour Haven, Copenhagen Denmark
Zig Zag, Copenhagen Denmark
Colour River, Copenhagen Denmark
We were so grateful for our time with Harri and Andreas. Not only because they had planned a really special weekend; filled with politics and history and food – all things they knew we would enjoy, but because spending time together made me feel closer to home.
Bright Houses, Copenhagen Denmark
Masts, Copenhagen Denmark
Blue Sky Roof, Copenhagen Denmark
A long-discussed adage is that living in a place doesn’t necessarily make it your home. Indeed, the concept of home is sometimes hard to articulate or forcibly create.
The Dome, Amelienborg Palace Copenhagen
Tri-Boats, Copenhagen Denmark
Wiggle Windows, Copenhagen Denmark
Flakey, Copenhagen Denmark
After living in Glasgow for almost four months, it has just now started to truly feel like a home. We now know where to drink the good coffee, which bakery makes the best bread and where you can safely walk at night.
In the Dome, Marble Church Copenhagen
Changing Guard, Amelienborg Palace Copenhagen
Gasoline Grill, Copenhagen Denmark
We don’t seek out the local ‘attractions’ as often, and yesterday I partook in an exciting Glaswegian tradition: laying in the park, the locals had their ‘taps aff’ bathing in the 15 degree sunshine. We have even made our first real friends and perhaps as simple as it seems, that is the is the key.
Brown Paper Tulips, Copenhagen Denmark
Take a Bite, Copenhagen Denmark
Yellow Rose, Copenhagen Denmark
Tiramisu, COpenhagen Denmark
Our weekend in Copenhagen was filled by eating very well while sharing stories and experiences. From my first Nordic cuisine experience; complete with the theatrics of a juniper bush set alight alongside my delicately ceviche scallop, to a Sunday lunch of traditionally pickled herring on Rugbrød prepared by Andreas’ wonderfully welcoming family, I was happy.
Streets, Copenhagen Denmark
Poplars, Copenhagen Denmark
Being with people who build you up, share their knowledge and their time and who make you feel genuine happiness, bring you closer to home wherever you are.
Kanelstang, Copenhagen Denmark
Tebirkes, Copenhagen Denmark
Exploring a new city, with the pleasure of having friends there to show you the hidden corners that make it special for them, is something I will always look forward to.
Shadow Cliff, Sjællands Odde Denmark
Arne Jacobsen, Sjællands Odde Denmark
House on the HIll, Sjællands Odde Denmark
I hope that the visitors we have to Glasgow enjoy the special nooks and crannies we choose to show them just as much as I enjoyed the ones Harri and Andreas shared with us Copenhagen. And maybe even as much as I truly enjoyed eating pickled herring– which was more than I could’ve hoped!
Oddenfisk, Sjællands Odde Denmark
Port, Sjællands Odde Denmark
Netted, Sjællands Odde Denmark
NB: A Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell was recommended to us, and after a fab weekend and my newfound love for pickled herring, I will be adding it to my (ever increasing) bookclub pile.
