After asking for some help, we found our way to our new apartment. We climbed the 4 flights to a beautiful little two bedroom with tons of character and hardly any furniture. The people who own the place are obviously minimalists because they had the bare essentials and that's it. Surprisingly, we didn't want for anything and the whole time I kept thinking "we have WAY too much crap".
That night I went out for some food, beer and milk while Ash put Lenora to bed. There were plenty of people out having a good time, enjoying the nice weather. Even though our apartment is smack dab in the middle of the city, I felt completely safe and pretty comfortable. Which is pretty odd for me, I usually don't like going out in foreign cities by myself. I do it, but I don't enjoy it, not like Ash who can wander the streets just watching people, feeling the "vibe" of the city. It usually takes me a little bit to get used to a new city before I feel comfortable on my own. Copenhagen was different. I could tell right away.
I'd say seventy-five percent of our time while on vacation is doing stuff that would interest our queen bee. And this trip was no different. We must have seen half the parks and/or playgrounds in the city. And that's saying a lot since it seems Copenhagen caters to their little ones more than most cities. I swear there must have been a playground every three to four blocks in any direction you went. I believe we stopped at a good portion of them. And they're all unique too. A lot of them had natural type climbing structures. The one close to us was beautiful with bridges, a "moat", wooden posts that you can hop on, oh, and these amazing wooden dragons guarding a gigantic egg. Another's theme seen to be "roof tops of Copenhagen". It was really cool with all these famous places from around the city in miniature form. I took lots of pictures of most of the parks we went to since we were off the bikes long enough for me to get out the camera.
For us (me and Ash) the highlight was just biking around the city. Wow, I wish more cities would follow their lead when it comes to biking. The city is SO bike friendly it is UNREAL. Because it is so flat and so bike friendly, everyone owns a bike. They have completely separate bike lanes, not the sidewalk and not the road, an actually bike lane with a divider to designate boundaries. Sometime the bike lanes even have there own lights!! Don't believe me? I took a picture, check it out.
We love biking so this was great for us. I felt very safe biking around and didn't have to worry about someone zipping past in a car. We saw so much of the city just tooling around on our little cruisers, stopping here for a bite, there for a romp at a playground. What fun!
The weather was awesome. The biking was phenomenal. The parks were beautiful. The food was great. The people were very friendly. Tons of stuff to do and see. The city itself was picturesque and clean. It's a perfect place in almost every way. Except the cost. If not for the cost, I think Ash and I would seriously consider moving there. But I don't think either of us would be able to handle the exorbitant price for everyday items on an everyday basis. Too bad.
