Copenhagen

I stepped out the Copenhagen central railway station, to be immediately faced with the intriguing looking ‘Trivoli Gardens’ - which I later learned is the world’s second oldest amusement park. Encumbered as I was with my bag, I started walking towards the downtown and (even) more historic areas of the city heading vaguely towards some of the green spaces marked on the map. During the stop in Nykøbing Falster the weather had turned bright and warm; in consequence I soon encountered throngs of people who had come out to enjoy it.

The time pushing well into the afternoon, I picked up lunch at ‘Vital Foods’ - a lovely and clearly very popular all vegan place in the main shopping area of town. Having collected a jackfruit chipotle burrito  and delightful still lemonade (along with a miso ‘ceaser’ salad for later) I pressed on to the park. I found a spot in the sun and sat up against a tree to eat and read the first chapter of the new(ish) Alistair Reynolds (it being about a voyage along the coast of Norway now seemed like a good time to start).

I wound through various parks and gardens to my hotel for the 15:00 check in time, so that I could dump my modestly sized but still encumbering backpack and get to proper exploring. The hotel has a smart, urban feel to it and was very comfortable, but I was keen to make what I could of the rest of the afternoon. I packed my day sack with a rain jacket incase the weather altered, then changed into my shorts, and plimsoles (my feet which had remained in heavy walking boots for a few days were very grateful for this).Read more