I can’t believe today is our last day here but I do think we are all ready to go home. There is so much to see and do, it’s overwhelming, even at our slow pace. I’ll probably reflect on our time here a little more later but we are all so glad we had this experience. Traveling with two small… Read more →
Author: Lauren
Statens Museum for Kunst and Dinner Epiphany
We got a late start on this dreary Wednesday, but got to do some grown up museum stuff. The Statens Museum for Kunst has a collection that includes European works from 1300 to present. It was a difficult excursion with a rambunctious five-year-old and an overtired toddler but we managed to see a good amount — and have a fabulous… Read more →
Copenhagen Zoo
It was a chilly day on our trip to the Copenhagen Zoo and we are so glad the rain held out. The zoo sprawls across two large sections connected by a tunnel, and organized by region. In yet another instance of the Danish people trusting that people won’t be morons and try to jump into the animal pens, you can… Read more →
Experimentarium City
On Monday, we headed across the inner harbor to the Experimentarium, a science museum for kids. All the museums thus far have been pretty orderly and low key, but this place was a football field’s worth of chaos. It’s temporarily housed in a warehouse right on the water with tons of interactive exhibits about technology, geology, biology, music and sports.… Read more →
Game Night
Lego apparently makes games! We are headed to the Lego flagship store tomorrow so I’ll have to check it out! The Sindahl’s (the owners of the house we are renting) not only have a ridiculous amount of Legos — that are also ridiculously organized — but they also have Lego games. We played a game tonight called Orient Bazaar. Barring… Read more →
Hovedbanegården, National Museet and Tivoli
So we are still getting used to the time difference on the tailend of our time here, but we finally got Ellie to bed at a decent hour and Evan is not currently melting down, so… On Sunday, we took the bus to Hovedbanegården (Central Station) to get our Copenhagen card — a card that offers discounts on all the… Read more →
Torvehallerne, Rosenborg Castle and Nyhavn
It was a lovely day yesterday — clear skies and crisp weather. We woke up early (and I erroneously thought we’d made this amazingly smooth, superhuman time zone transition) and had breakfast in our beautiful kitchen. We took the bus from our street to the train station at Østerport and then just one stop south for some great touristy stuff!… Read more →
Finally arrived
We were so thrilled to get a direct flight from Dulles to Copenhagen — no slogging kids and luggage between terminals! We forgot to anticipate the hazards of flying on an airline that has only a single flight departing daily. Our flight ended up being delayed for five hours. The kids did as best they could, and actually really enjoyed… Read more →
Airbnb First-Timers
One of the reasons we decided to travel to Copenhagen — besides the fact that the flights were cheaper than most other European destinations — is the city’s culture. We love staying in hotels, and all the amenities that come with it (“Jumping on the bed” is the ultimate example from Evan) but felt it might prevent us from making… Read more →