KØBENHAVN

Having spent the past 2 days in Zone 1(the central area of the city), we ventured into Zone 2 today. We couldn’t get there using the 2 Metro lines, so we hopped on some buses. All the bus stations had electronic timetables and all the buses had screens showing the next stop and other details like the temperature outside. In terms of public transport, I would say that Copenhagen fares much better than London. Another interesting thing I’ve noted about the transport here is that their street lamps and some traffic lights are suspended in the middle of the road, with wires that extend to the adjacent buildings.

Anyway, the first stop we made in Zone 2 was Superkilen Park. The pictures online showed a huge space that was entirely pink, a vibrant space that people used for their own activities but in reality, it was like Park Güell all over again. I suppose we were quite thrown off because Zone 2 looks so different from Zone 1- the buildings in the latter can actually pass off as those in the outskirts of London.

We spent less time than we expected in there, so we headed to Meyers Bageri for their famous cinnamon rolls! As luck would have it, we found another outlet of The Coffee Collective just opposite, so we spent a good part of the morning eatingpastries and drinking coffee in the sun.

After we’ve had enough of lazing around on benches outside cafes, we headed to Bispebjerg Cemetery. We heard good things about the landscapes there and we were not disappointed. Each headstone had their own little section outlined by hedges, bushes, flowers and the whole place was just engulfed in greenery. It was a really tranquil place to be in and it’s such a stark contrast from back home where burials are a rarity. This was followed by a visit to the Grundtvigs Church located just opposite. It had a really simple design, with none of the fancy stained glass or extravagant architecture, but it was still beautiful in its own way.

The next stop was the Cisterns in Søndermarken, which was a really eye-opening experience because I’ve not seen anything like that before. The Cisterns is an old elevated reservoir but the entire thing is now transformed into Sambuichi’s art installation ‘the Water’.

It was soon dinnertime and since it was our last full day here, we decided to treat ourselves to a restaurant dinner at The Union Kitchen. We wanted to go to 108 initially, but it was way out of our budget so we went for this one instead. Their dinner menu was limited to meatballs, but they had such a good variety and standard that I’m not complaining. Their sides like the truffle fries and mushroom mac n cheese were really good too, so all in all, dinner was highly satisfying.

After dinner, we went to visit the Charlottenborg Palace/Museum because there was free admission on Wednesdays from 5-8pm heh. They only had 1 exhibition, titled Welcome Too Late and some pieces were really interesting. However, I think it still does not beat the ones we saw at CC on our first day.

To round off our last night here, we went to have ice cream again!!