Copenhagen, the city that has culture, architecture, great food and even a mini town within! I couldn’t wait to spend 48 hours here and here’s what we got up to!
Our flights were about £30 per person, we flew with Ryanair from Manchester at 7:25pm and arrived about 10pm (local time). We decided to take the Metro to our hostel which was about 20/30 minutes away, the metro system is really incredible. Fast, on time, clean as anything and easy to understand especially when you don’t speak Danish!
We stayed in Urban Camper Hostel in the Nørrebo area, this place was a vibe from the minute we walked in. There was a communal area which was also a bar that was going pretty much 24/7. There was food, drink, pool tables, sofas and tons of board games to play and Wi-Fi was included.
We were shown to our tents to sleep, they are all set out like safari camper tents with 4 bunks to a tent so we were sharing with 2 lovely Italian girls (who we actually woke up!). Each tent has a locker provided to store your valuables but you do need a padlock to take, each bunk had a shelf and power points with 2 plugs, 2 usb points and a light. The great thing about the tents too was that it was a quiet zone after 10pm which meant that the noise I was expecting with a hostel wasn’t there. The bathrooms were relatively clean, just a few hairs in the showers but that’s to be expected with the amount of traffic going through them every day. The showers were nice and hot and the cubicles had more than enough room to get changed in too.
All in all the hostel was pretty good value, it worked out about £25 a night which was brilliant really. The only downside was that it was a little far out of the centre and there are hardly any places to eat around it that you can actually sit down in, it was more of a takeaway kind of place. So after we unpacked some of our bits and a drink in the bar we went to bed ready to explore on our first full day:
Day One:
We had breakfast at the hostel but it was very limited to a few bread rolls, some cheese, ham and jam. You could pay 10DKK (approx. £1.20) for a coffee with free refills but there was no English breakfast style tea which was a major blow for me first thing in the morning! So we headed to a local cafe to try and get a tea there but alas still none (I ended up buying some from a local shop in the end!)
Once we had a drink we wandered over to Superkillen Park which was right next to the cafe, this is kinda like a kid’s park but it’s trippy and pretty cool! We walked through and played on the ninja warrior style stuff they had there before starting a very long walk down to Rosenberg Palace (in hindsight...we should have taken the bus as it was a 40 minute walk!).
We got to Rosenborg Palace and had a wander around the Kings Garden, looked at the fish who were right up to the edge of the water and even saw the guards.
We then headed to Kastellet which was a former military base but is stunning, the red bricked buildings and everything just seemed really peaceful! At the top of the base there is a windmill which is just so crazy but it was a lovely walk around it.
We walked past an old church at the bottom of Kastellet and a fountain with bulls that was lovely but I cannot remember the name of it but if you make the walk from Kastellet to Little Mermaid you walk right past it!
We then headed to the Little Mermaid statue which is smaller than I thought but still something interesting to see.
We walked down the water to our next stop and saw numerous statues, ships, stunning views and you could also see Frederik’s Church in the background.
We arrived in Nyhavn which is what most people know Copenhagen for, it was absolutely lovely but very busy! We managed to grab a table in a restaurant on the front and sat down to rest our aching feet! I ordered a tea (yes they had some English breakfast) and club sandwich with curry dressing that was really nice, it cost 218 DKK (£25.68) which isn’t bad at all. I really wanted to try the open sandwiches that Denmark is famous for BUT they all had some form of shellfish on so I couldn’t at this place!
After that we headed to Freetown Christiania which is the green light district of the city, usually there is an understanding that as they are completely self-sufficient then the police will turn a blind eye to the cannabis use there.....however.....we went on the day where the police were doing one of their random raids so the atmosphere was a little tense. Usually it’s supposed to be a great vibe but not when we went however it is beautiful there and I would 100% recommend that you go!
We then headed to Christianshavn to see another beautiful harbour and to get the tram to the nearest shopping centre to get some new shoes for us both as our feet were killing! After replacing shoes and getting the metro the wrong way, we headed back to the hostel to recover before deciding what to do for tea but not before stopping at Nyhavn for a bubble tea of course!
When we got back to the hostel, we chilled for a bit and decided to grab some food near there. This is when we realised that everywhere was take away only and after an hour of walking around, we ended up grabbing some food at the hostel. I got a Panini and a cocktail which were both good for 118 DKK (£14.14) we headed to bed ready for our final day!
Day Two:
Today we only had one thing planned so we decided to take the morning slow and didn’t check out of the hotel until about 10:30/11am and headed up to the same cafe as the day before for some breakfast which consisted of bread and cheese again ha-ha
We then jumped on the Metro to Tivoli Gardens which was our destination for the whole day. We purchased the tickets in advance and decided to go for the all-inclusive option which was 595DKK (£71.41), this was because we got the following included:
- Entrance to Tivoli
- Ride Pass Plus
- Access to Villa Vendetta
- Access to ride photos
- One free spin on Grand Prix
- Ride photo or small balloon
- Meal (1 main and 1 drink)
This place is nothing like you imagine and honestly it’s hard to describe as there’s something in every single little corner to look at or to do! We had a wander around and went on rides, saw some art sculptures, ate amazing food and snacks, laughed, sang, watched parades and scared ourselves in a haunted house.
Just before we were leaving all the lights started to glow and the whole place changed again once it was laminated, it’s honestly the most magical place.
We then jumped on the train back to the airport ready to go home, unfortunately we were delayed an hour and nowhere was open after 9pm so bear that in mind if you are planning a late flight home!
All in all, I loved Copenhagen! I would definitely go back again but maybe spread out over 3 days to really enjoy everything. I would definitely say it was kid friendly especially if you are going to head to Tivoli Gardens.
Until next time Denmark.....