In keeping with the Danish aesthetic of cool, Ipsen & Co is furnished with vintage wooden tables that compliment white shearling covers over metal chairs, minimalist bare bulbs, fresh flowers and a lot of natural light.
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Spisestedet ØST, Copenhagen
Spisestedet ØST is a cafe within Den Blå Planet, Copenhagen's aquarium. With its beautiful high ceilings and a sleek, slate grey interior, it was a surprise to see such a pretty space as the aquarium's equivalent of a 'cafeteria'. What came as another pleasant surprise was that everything was rather decently-priced!
Viktualienmarkt, Munich
If you know me, you'll know food markets are one of my favourite things in the world. Not only is there food - there's a lot of food. The greed mechanism starts to kick in a little which makes it hard to decide what to get, but that's why you go with friends!
Hofbräuhaus, Munich
Hofbräuhaus is Munich's most famous beer house. It has a capacity of over three thousand people and serves up a good variety of Bavarian beer and food. Here, I had my first authentic pretzel - guess what folks? They're not the kind you get at Auntie Anne's! I feel like I've been deluded my entire life. Rather, these pretzels are a lot bigger, a lot chewier and doughier, and all salty. You would be hard-pressed to find a beer house selling sweet pretzels. Another thing I noticed: beer here is sold in mugs by the litre. How's that to make you feel like a grown-up?
Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle is in South-West Bavaria and is most famous for being the inspiration for the castle in Disney's Sleeping Beauty. Apart from being home to two beautiful castles, Füssen, the town it is in also had a peaceful lake with mountains forming a backdrop worthy of a fairytale.
Munich, Germany: The City
Over Easter break, I embarked on my Great Easter Break Holiday (very creative name, I know). Easter break was the perfect time to kickstart my travels because it presented a bulk of uninterrupted free time to fill. With my passport in hand and backpack in tow, I left early one morning for my first stop - Munich.
Råbjerg Mile
Rabjerg Mile is the largest moving sand dune in Northern Europe and it was breathtaking. I think this was my favourite sight of the entire trip - sand and nothing but sand for miles around. The day was sunny and the sand was warm, soft and fine. I love the vastness of these open spaces that made me feel absolutely tiny.
Grenen, Denmark
Some long overdue photos, but a month ago, we went on a trip to see the other cities of Denmark. I was supposed to wake up at three a.m. When I woke to see that it was already four a.m., (we were supposed to meet at 4.30am) I flew into a frenzy. I swept everything on the table into my bag, stuffed whatever I could into my pockets and ran out the door. With a 45 litre bag on my back, I pedalled furiously in the biting cold across the long road from Amager, up across the seemingly endless bridge into town, all while being powered by a serious shot of adrenaline. I got to the meeting point - sweaty despite the frost, panting heavily with a thigh ache coming right up.
Anyway, that's beside the point.
Our first stop on this great Danish trip was to see the northern most point of Denmark, Grenen. It's also the point where two oceans meet so you can actually see the collision of colours of the different oceans. Perhaps this is only visible to the trained eye, because my clearly amateur pair of eyes could see nothing but blue. A vaguely bluer section maybe, but that was it. Although I was a little disappointed, the beach was beautiful.
Signalhuset Kollegiet - A peek into my home
Recently I wrote an article for University Post about the student residence I live in.
I thought it would be an easy article to write but I often found myself with muddled thoughts. How do you begin to aptly, fully and thoroughly convey an experience? Where do I begin? Do I talk about the physical environment or would less tangible things be more meaningful? Should I speak with a personal tone or do I keep it strictly professional? Will people from my residence who read this agree with me or is my perspective completely skewed?
Either way, it was interesting to reflect on a place I often too simply take for granted. It always feels weird reading something you've written, and though I always feel iffy sharing these things, I'd like to share this with you guys, my friends, so you know a little more about life outside of my travels and inside my 'home'.
You can find the article here.