In the midst of my 2023 summer of travel, I made a little, 2 day solo trip, to Copenhagen, Demark, mostly because I knew I’d need a day off between hosting back to back tour groups, but also because my teenage bedroom boasted a framed poster of Copenhagen’s painted houses and I wanted to see them for myself.
Since it was supposed to be my down time, I kept the sight seeing to a walking tour and roaming the shops between loads of laundry and sleeping.
But Copenhagen is amazing and I want everyone to know!
It’s a cool 60-70* in the summer. Love! It has a rather relaxed vibe for a city, with low buildings and cobblestone streets and looong sunshiny days due to its northernly location.
It’s a city that experiences a month of darkness in the winter, which I think makes summer extra precious somehow? They also have the tastiest pastries, cute shops, and a surprising number of Spanish speaking tour guides.
Fun fact: due to the limited winter sun, most of Denmark does not use curtains. It’s your job, as a respectful person of society, to not look into people’s houses, according to my Spanish tour guide.
It’s also home to Denmark’s royals, who supposedly make frequent public appearances, including unguarded morning jogs. Everyone loves them for this. We got to catch a little changing of the guard action on our tour.
My advice if you go: get groceries for some meals because food is not cheap! And do a walking tour, it’s a great way to see the city and get some context for it all. And maybe go for more than 2 days. Now I just want to go back.
Trips by Camille 