Tag: Copenhagen
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A Copenhagen restaurant to try: Vækst
As a foodie, I was well aware of the lore of Noma, the epitome of pretentious high fare dining the Danish capital. (If you watch The Bear, you’ll hear a lot about it there, too.) But elevated dining experiences in the city don’t stop there. Down an unassuming alley is Vækst, yet another Michelin starred…
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Eating at Ancestrale in Copenhagen
Digitally stalking the city of Copenhagen on Google maps, I noticed a restaurant with a name that caught my eye. Ancestrale. It was just a short walk from where I was staying, so I made my way over. The interior was very casual. The wait staff shuffled around in shorts and sneakers. We relied solely…
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A stay at Villa Copenhagen
Ah yes, Villa Copenhagen. In the spirit of the voting for Travel+Leisure’s world’s best, I think it’s time I give you my review of this fine hotel. Let’s go back to this summer. I packed my bags at Coco Hotel in Vesterbro and made the walk over, deeper in to the Copenhagen city center. It…
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These are the hotels I’m recommending, if you’re wondering
Voting for the Travel+Leisure awards has opened. Here are four hotels I will be nominating. It’s only right for me to start this off with the hotel that started it all for me. 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge was the first “nice” hotel I ever stayed at and gave a glimpse into what excellent service meant.…
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It’s almost fall, this is the candle I wish I was burning
I wandered the aisles of Illum sniffing candles. I got to one and decided that was the only scent I needed for the rest of the day. It was the Hygge candle from Scandinavisk. It smelled warm, not in the sense of fragrance definitions but the how the moment it created. I imagine this scent would…
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A few things to know before visiting the Glyptotek in Copenhagen
If you are a museum geek, you can rest assured that Copenhagen has plenty of options for you to fill your itinerary. But if you are an art history geek in particular, you need to make sure you head to the Glyptotek. While I think you should go an explore the collections yourself, here are…
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Copenhagen department stores were a learning experience for me
There was excitement in the air. Maybe it was just my own. I had put Illum and Magasin du Nord on my Copenhagen itinerary early in my trip planning. Once I was in country, I was giddy, like a 90s teenager who had been dropped off at the mall. Truthfully, Magasin du Nord is a…
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Experiencing art in the depths of the earth: Cisternerne in Copenhagen
Sitting in my hotel room in Denmark, I searched for things to do. Ah the Cisternerne!, There is an art exhibit there, I’ll go look at that. Aside from the address, that is all the information that I had as I headed off on my walk to see it. The Cisternerne is within a park…
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Getting to know Danish fragrance house, Zarkoperfumes
As, I walked through the fragrance section of Magasin du Nord, eager to try scents I had never heard of before. One in particular drew my eye: Zarkoperfume. Zarko Ahlman Pavlov started his eponymous brand with a particular goal in mind: to bring a signature scent to his high fashion stores. At the time he…
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