3 Days in Denmark (Day One)
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Oh Denmark, you are so beautiful!
#nofiltersneeded |
In the middle of July, we spent some time exploring Denmark (and more specifically Copenhagen) before boarding the Disney Cruise Line at the Copenhagen Port. This is our first time in Denmark and I am so in love with the beauty of the city!
We started on the trip going in from Hamburg, Germany. The direct Intercity Express (ICE) train took 5 hours but it was never boring. Booked in advance, the journey was only €29 per person!! It is one of the rare journeys where the entire train is loaded onto a ferry for a short sea crossing (from Puttgarden in Germany to Rødby in Denmark). Passengers must alight on board the ferry and they can enjoy meals, duty free shopping, or even some sun bathing for 45 minutes!
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| Leaving the port in Germany |
The trip actually reminded us of a similar ferry, Hakkodamaru (八甲田丸), which used to ply between Aomori in Tohoku (the northern most prefecture in the main island of Japan) and Hakodate in Hokkaido. Sadly, such voyages ended in 1988 when the undersea railway tunnel began operations and there was no longer a need to ferry trains across the sea. Hakkodamaru has since been transformed into one of the three memorial ships showcasing life in the bygone era and the interior workings of such ferries. (Link to the Japanese homepage)
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| Fortunately for this ship, it did not suffer the same fate as Hakkodamaru |
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| Rushing past the crop fields in Denmark |
We reached Copenhagen at about 18:30 but the skies were still bright in summer and it was easy to navigate around. I chose a boutique Scandinavian style hotel for our stay. As you are probably aware, Copenhagen is a regular on any survey of cities with the highest cost of living. Our modest petite bedroom at
Ibsens Hotel cost us about DKK2,700 (equivalent to about S$550 or
€360) for the 3 nights without any meals. It was but about 5 minutes walk to
Nørreport train station.
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| There is barely any space for us to open our luggage. |
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This is Denmark!
(View from our bedroom) |
Coming from the tropics, it's difficult to imagine having dinner while the sky is still bright. Hence, we took some time walking around the neighborhood
and deciding where to eat. Surprisingly, most of the restaurants are closed rather early and there were mostly only pubs left opened. When our rumbling tummies started voicing objections, we settled for a cafe within a very short walk from our hotel: Cafe Kalaset. We decided to pop in having seen their rating of 4.2 (out of 5) on our offline Google Maps.
The lovely cafe had a vintage feel and the menu was made to resemble a children's storybook!
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| Opened out of love for her grandma |
It turned out that the food here is really good and reasonably priced (in term of Copenhagen's cost of living). We had the meal of the day and the Kalas Burger, both of which were equally delicious. We didn't order any drinks or side dishes and the two mains added up to about DKK250 (equivalent to about S$52 or
€34). Subsequently, we realised that this is about the cheapest price you can get for a main dish in Copenhagen. *horrors*
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| Kalas Burger |
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| Meal of the Day |
Accordingly, the cafe is famous for their brunch menu which sadly, we did not have a chance to try as we only have 2 full days in Denmark for sightseeing. If we had more time, we would definitely have revisited the cafe.
Moving on to
Day Two and
Day Three when the real adventures begin!
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