Andrew and I were in Copenhagen last week - just a short, two-day trip - and we had a wonderful time, as always. We arrived on Sunday afternoon in time for an early dinner down in the Nyhavn neighborhood (a very charming little street on the water with shops and restaurants). We were having some wonderful late-summer weather, so we ate outside and spent some time wandering before stopping at the Mikkeller bar before bed (I think this may be one of Andrew's favorite places in the city).
On Monday, we hit the Strøget in the morning, had a pølser for lunch, and then went to a quick meeting at the UK embassy before another early dinner. We arrived at Ved Stranden 10 Vinhandel & Bar (that's the Ved Stranden winebar) just before 5, as I had read several places that this was the place to be in Copenhagen on Monday nights. If you've ever been to Copenhagen (or any other big European city), you'll know that many places are closed on Mondays, so it's often hard to find good places to eat. Knowing this, the owner of Ved Stranden 10 decided that he'd stay open on Monday nights, in order to give his staff (and actually the staff of several other restaurants in town) a place to eat. Each week, a different chef prepares the meal and it's available to everyone at the bar for as long as the meal lasts. This past week, someone brought in a very delicious bouillabaisse which we devoured along with some excellent wine.
On Tuesday, Andrew and I went back to the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (an excellent art museum) for a few hours before touring the Carlsberg Brewery, something which has been on Andrew's to-do list since before we arrived in Denmark.
It was a day well spent, but we were happy to fly back to Aalborg on Tuesday evening. Photos of our short trip are on flickr here.