We started today with breakfast across the street. Another delicious selection of small breakfast plates.

Then we hopped in the metro over to Kongens Nytorv to do some shopping along Strøget, paired with some playground time of course. Both our Paris apartment and our Copenhagen apartment have had Lego to play with and Poppy’s really been enjoying it so we had to visit the Lego store to take a look. Not buying anything here for her, but she’ll definitely be getting some for her birthday when we get back home.

After some shopping we walked down to visit the dorm I stayed at when I studied here roughly 15 years ago. The tie shop next door is still there but the dorm has been converted to short-term rentals. A sign of the times!

Nyhavn was only a few minutes away, so then we walked over there stopping for some morning ice cream in the way. A little stroll along Nyhavn, then over to Ofelia Plads where there was a huge line for a Lego/F1 activation (it looked like you could play some kind of video game?) before heading back in front of the theatre to eat burgers on the terrace restaurant.

We got caught in a pretty serious downpour on the way home but we were prepared with umbrellas, raincoats, and Poppy’s stroller cover.

After nap we wanted to keep things pretty chill so we just walked over to a nearby playground we hadn’t been to yet, stopped for a fresh baguette on the way home (pretty close to Paris quality!), and made pasta for dinner. A bit more fresh air after dinner to the closest park where Poppy played relatively well with a Danish kid in the sandbox. That was nice to see since the language thing has been messing with her a bit and she hasn’t wanted to interact with other kids at all.

The pace of life here has been wonderful so far. Compared to Paris, it’s slowed down and the city is certainly a lot less busy. We were at Nyhavn today so Copenhagen has its big crowds as well, but we can always hop right on a metro and make it back to our neighbourhood with its wide primary boulevard and plenty of cafés, shops, and restaurants but still feel a world away from much hustle and bustle. Both cities have been great and are so different.