The happiest of all cities in the world is Copenhagen. And I was pretty happy to be spending a weekend there.
Having been there a few years ago with my sister, it was nice to get back there. Arriving in the city centre, we were greeted with blood running down the pavement and stairs… a lot of blood. And then a police cordon and tent because apparently someone had been stabbed just 20 minutes beforehand. What a happy city indeed!
Luckily the weekend took a turn for the better after that and we made our way to the charming Airbnb apartment we'd booked on Strøget (the main shopping street).
I guess you could say Copenhagen is like a lot of other European cities with its canals and bikes but it feels very unique. Starting out the day with a walking tour, we learned snippets of history and how exceptionally disappointing some of the main attractions are (ie. the little mermaid - a small statue inspired by the story written by Hans Christian Andersen, quite cool but LOADS of people crowding round trying to get their own picture with the her). UGH.
There was a great billboard thing you could make patterns and stuff with. I'm not sure what the point was but I wrote my name anyway!
One place I remembered to visit was Kastellet. This place is a fort with barracks and cannons and even a windmill, but best of all it's shaped like a star! Check it out on google.
The majority of Copenhagen is one height, but there are a few towers which stretch taller and offer great views of the city. We climbed the Church of Our Saviour for just a few euros - money well spent.
After tower climbing, the next stop was Freetown Christiania. Home to 1000 residents, Christiania is a free state within Copenhagen (with no cars or taxes) founded in 1971 by hippies who wanted to live by their own set of society rules. Most people know it for it's Green Light District, where you can buy and sell weed. I thought I would find a colourful, friendly, buzzing, hippy community, but instead I was greeted by graffiti, litter, many lists with things I couldn't do (like take photos) and stalls selling weed on 'Pusher Street' shrouded in secrecy. I didn't like it at all.
But then the day was made much better by a boat trip. Yay! Boats!
One of the most picturesque spots in Copenhagen is Nyhaven, where Hans Christian Andersen lived.
And last stop on the list was Tivoli, but having been closed over winter, it was only due to open the following week.
