Copenhagen

The train from Malmo, Sweden to Copenhagen, Denmark only costs about $10 (not that they ever checked our tickets). The picture-taking starts the instant I got off the train–the architecture is old, bikes speed by, people dress well, there’s art and graffiti and litter on the streets. After two weeks of quiet, cleanliness and order in Sweden, at times Copenhagen’s disorder and rawness were almost intolerable. We sought out the quieter parts when we needed to.

The city

Bikes cross paths with drunks in the streets, canals cut the city into islands, and brightly colored buildings face the royal palaces and museums. Everything is old-old-old, but not without touches of modernity.

The food

Home to the most famous restaurant in the world (NOMA) means lots of chefs have graduated and moved on to start their own places. There’s a $500 dinner in a former warehouse, and real street tacos from a Mexican-American chef who was done with fancy and wanted something more personal.

The quiet parts

It’s gritty and loud and chaotic, but there’s space reserved for green parks and quiet corners.

The things

This city is a challenge for Danish modern design lovers. How hard would it be to rent a container and ship all of this home? They have some much in excess, it’s literally junking up the place. I want everything.