Hej, Copenhagen!

After traveling around Southern France, I finally made it to Copenhagen, my new city for the year! It was so exciting to say hello, or “hej” in Danish, to my new home.

There are so many cute canal streets, like this one called Nyhavn. The more I explore Copenhagen, the more cute and historic neighborhoods I find where you can really see the merchant history of the city. Nyhavn is more of a touristy area now but it has the cutest subdued yet colorful buildings.

There are also a lot of modern buildings, like the BLOX building by OMA which is the new home of the Dansk Arkitektur Center (Danish Architecture Center, see Danish isn’t that hard!)

In addition to buildings, Copenhagen has a lot of really beautiful parks and green spaces. Because of the rain, it is so lush and beautiful. It reminds me a bit of Seattle in that way. Also, there are so many people out walking their dogs!

And it wouldn’t be Copenhagen without a street full of bikes! Watch out when crossing the street because bikers rule the road here. If biking isn’t for you, then don’t worry because the public transportation system is really great and it’s easy to get around by bus, metro, or train. And Copenhagen is also very walkable (when it isn’t raining!)

 

If walls could dream… they’d dream of exploring Copenhagen by bike.