something to write home about: copenhagen: living in a fairy tale

from the moment brittany picked me up from the copenhagen airport with a danish in hand welcoming me to denmark's capital city, i felt like i was walking around in a storybook. it was the perfect time to escape the wet weekend in dublin and spend it roaming around a new city and exploring all that it has to offer with one of my best friends. the city itself is perhaps the most sophisticated I have been to ! from the people to the fashion to the architecture, copenhagen screams elegance and style.

but more than that, i felt as though a story began to unfold with every visitor that chose to explore its cobblestone streets and famous ny haven harbor. for me, copenhagen was the setting of the perfect fairy tale; even as we were exploring the streets there were violinists and carolers serenading us as we passed by. there was something about the beautiful people, the polished architecture and the charming shops and cafes that made the city almost surreal.

first day was spent roaming the city like tourists... although, besides the language barrier, brittany might as well have been a local ! it was so great to have her guiding me around the harbor, the shopping streets and all of the places that she loves to go.

we spent the evening catching up, eating too much nutella and gummy bears, watching jim and pam's wedding on the office (cried throughout the whole thing..) and just enjoyed being in the company of a best friend. oh and lots and lots of laughs... obviously =)

the next day was packed with sightseeing, adorable cafes, and of course an evening at the happiest place in copenhagen: tivoli ! in the morning, we visited king's garden and the round tower which gave us a perfect view of the entire city of copenhagen.

after a boat tour of the harbor, we stumbled upon a medieval market in which these men welcomed us back to the 14th century ! They offered us fertility baskets and love potions... it definitely made for some good laughs ha.

we had a delicious lunch at perfectly hip kind of underground cafe and then shopped through the afternoon. we went to la glace, the sweetest and most delicate bakery with the best hot chocolate money can buy (well... we did spend about 12 dollars each for a cup...). The whole time i was telling brittany how much my mom would have loved it here at la glace. everyplace we walked, every cafe we entered solidified how perfectly adorable life in a fairy tale really was.

we spent the evening at tivoli, basically the danish version of disneyland but even cuter ! there were billions of pumpkins everywhere for halloween.. it was like living in tim burtons halloween town from the nightmare before christmas ! so perfect... the whole time i couldn't help but think how much pat (and any other disney lover) needed to come and visit tivoli.. it is too adorable to miss in one's lifetime.

oh ! and they were giving away free samples of this 'cider' that we wanted to try.. after tasting it, brittany and i both cringed.. she responded, 'why does this cider taste like medicine?!?' we found it it was globb (sp?!) basically free samples of alcohol and the amusement park.. no wonder they were only offering it to the adults ! hmmmm the europeans...

in the morning, we went to the laundromat cafe and had the second best breakfast of my entire life (behind firesign of course.. right dad?!) and walked around the local park before i had to leave back to dublin.

the parks that are scattered throughout copenhagen were absolutely perfect: the reds and oranges and yellows of the falling leaves are what make autumn the most beautiful season of the year.

i must say i absolutely loved copenhagen: i loved the size of the city and that it was not overwhelming or overpopulated, i loved the wonderful shops and cafes, i LOVED the danishes (best things i have ever had...)

i loved how the little babies and children would be dressed in puffy onesies that looked like marshmallows, i loved how everyone spoke incredible english but only after they greeted you in danish, i loved how i got to go to elisa's homeland (oh how i miss the darner family.. this photo was taken in honor of you! basically because she was blond and christmas-y ha)

i loved how perfect and efficient everything in the city was, and i loved how fashionable everyone dressed. but more than anything, i LOVED spending the weekend with brittany.. it was just amazing ! so i was sad to leave the wonderful storybook land that was copenhagen and, of course, to leave brittany. but we will be reunited for thanksgiving in dublin =) so until next time, brittany ! lots and lots of love to all !