A few Copenhagen spots

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:53:43 +0000

This past July, we spent a few days in Copenhagen. A coworker (Fatih!) asked for a few tips, and since I wrote them up in Slack, I figured I’d copy and past them here for more permanence.

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art: It’s about an hour train ride north of the city but well worth it. Beautiful grounds, nice collection of modern art. Great food too.

Tivoli Gardens: Our hotel opened up into the park and while we didn’t ride any of the rides, just walking around was really nice. We grabbed a hot dog and a beer one afternoon for a late lunch and that was really pleasant.

Reffen: We biked out here to a giant permanent street food area on the water. Great place to sample all sorts of different cuisines, and then grab a drink and sit by the water. Younger crowd but it was a very fun vibe.

La Banchina: Daytime spot that is a little bakery that sells bread and natural wines and champagne. The cool thing about this place is they have a swimming spot behind it so people are swimming in the ocean while you sit and enjoy your bread.

Barr (restaurant): Probably the best meal we had in Copenhagen. We did the wine and beer pairings, and the service was outstanding.

And you must try smørrebrød somewhere — we went to Møntergade downtown, and it was a slightly classier lunch spot (lots of business people in there while we were). The waiter was also very welcoming and was happy to explain things to us, give suggestions, and answer questions.

Notes from Charleston

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0000

Charleston is a GREAT city.

While Meghan and I were walking along the little roads and alleys along Bay Street, I kept muttering to myself that this is one of the best places I’ve ever been. Every door we passed was either an art gallery, some snug bar, an upscale restaurant, or played some role in the early days of the country itself.

For example, we passed this tiny building that stood out due to its pastel hue, a bright pink. It was an art gallery. I got home and read that this little building is probably the oldest tavern in the country, being built in the 1690s. You can buy a painting in the same building that the Low Country elite socialized in over 300 years ago. That’s history. And conveniently enough it is called the Pink House.

Tonight we at at Slightly North of Broad (or SNOB for short) and I was thoroughly impressed. I had the grilled pork tenderloin over chutney with smoked apples with a glass of sangria and Meghan had the barbeque tuna. It was easily one of the best meals I’ve had. The service was spot-on and the atmosphere was great. The entire time there was a good experience.

Tomorrow, we are going to sleep in a little and then hit the town and do a little shopping and a lot of wandering around. We’re debating about watching the UNC game or not, but we’ll just see how that goes. We could probably find a sports bar, but we are firmly in Gamecock country so that could be interesting. Then tomorrow evening is the Ryan Adams concert which I’m fairly pumped about.

For now, time for bed.

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A few Copenhagen spots

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