Sugar and Sun After A Day's Work

I am privileged to work so centrally in Copenhagen that I'm only a few minutes away from the different "green oases", as they're called, that were built to give busy city people a break from hectic days.

One of these places is the spot by the lake beside Planetariet, which I've blogged about before. Five minutes walk from work, a 7-11 along the way to grab some sugar and I'm right there where the  sun shines, the breeze blows and I can people-watch to my heart's content. Or duck/seagull-watch. They actually outnumber the people...

Perfect for a short pit stop on the way home after a busy, hot work day indoors!

Street Market On Copenhagen's Little Bit Of Paris

One of my favorite streets in Copenhagen, Værnedamsvej, has welcomed springtime with a street market on this beautiful, sunny Saturday.

Værnedamsvej is a small street that connects Gammel Kongevej and Vesterbrogade on Frederiksberg. It's been known as the street that is a little bit of Paris in Copenhagen, because a number of French restaurants and shops as well as the French private school, Lycée Francais, are located on this street. It's a great area to explore if you want your morning muffin and coffee, new threads or a gastronomic fix, as lots of local Frederiksberg and Vesterbro residents do.

Crowded with happy people with strollers, dogs and bikes, there was a great feel to the street market, helped along with funky music that set the beat for everyone.

 

 

 Local shops had some great offers and displays for the day.

Check out the local optometrist's funky window display.

Some people had also arranged their own little flea markets with used clothes, dvds, porcelain and a lot more.

And then there were the more special things on sale. Like these vintage lamps...

...and these spotlights, which looked like they came straight from the rafters of a theatre.

 The restaurants and cafes of Værnedamsvej had their bit of the street market, too. 

People were also enjoying a little something for their taste buds in the sun at popular spots, like Les Trois Cochons...

... the wine bar, Falernum....

...and one of my favorite cafes from when I lived up on Gammel Kongevej, Caffe Viggo.

The guys of Cafe Viggo added to the street party feel as well by manning a hot dog stand. Nomnom!

The lucky ones, like these guys, had great vantage points from which they could follow everything going on up and down the street.

But whether or not there's a street market or party going on, I'd recommend a trip to Værnedamsvej if you like small, cozy shops, good food and wine.

APRIL: Happiness Is...

... resurrecting flowers you thought you'd killed off the year before. And knowing that you can say, "I'm an orchid-killer no more".

... when a photo opp turns out a more interesting photo than you expected.

... seeing the effects of spring. Finally!

... a long-awaited wedding gift for a pair of coffee lovers -- a Nespresso machine.

... the first latte from the virgin run of said coffee machine.

... finding out the name of your current favorite song hitting repeat on Spotify, this time by a local Danish artist.

... filling up your on private bar stock with leftovers from your second wedding party.

Spring Is Here! No, This Time It Really Is

Ok, so I've written a few times that spring has finally arrived in Copenhagen and every time had had to amend this because winter apparently wasn't quite done with its stay in town. But this time, THIS TIME, it's here! The temperature finally reached over 6 degrees Celcius, the sun was out and it was warm enough to enjoy being outdoors for a long walk.

If you don't believe me, check out the photos below:

Here are some sights from Frederiksberg Have (Frederiksberg Park)...

..... and here, by one of The Lakes, Sankt Jørgens Sø (St. George's Lake), near Tycho Brahe Planetarium...

Notice the swans' nest with eggs below.

The husband didn't mind posing by this fountain on Frederiksberg Alle on this fantastic official first real spring day. Can't wait until the trees start sprouting green leaves!

And as I might have mentioned in an earlier post, once the sun comes out, the Copenhageners find their spot in it and just soak in all its warm goodness. Like so:

Now to celebrate with some additions to my spring wardrobe... It's as good an excuse as any. :-)