When I think of Copenhagen I think of this canal with its brightly colored buildings and boats lining the sides. Nyhavn (pronounced New-Houn…I think…) is one of those sights that is chockfull of tourists for good reason – it’s simply a gorgeous place to be. We wandered over here on our first day and enjoyed a much needed coffee after the red-eye flight from Newark.
We took some photos and walked up and down the canal noticing that the majority of folks not wining and dining at the dock side restaurants lining the streets were sitting on the edge of the canal with canned beer – a picnic of sorts with awesome scenery. We made mental note and, after touring the surrounding areas, decided to partake with the (seemingly) locals.
We’d heard that Carlsberg and Tuborg were the major two local beers to be had and grabbed a six pack of the latter to start our oh-so-sophisticated beer tasting on the docks. The people watching here is amazing; though once we saw an elderly couple stumbling along the crowded sidewalk (and narrowly avoiding an unintended dip in the canal) we decided to play it safe and start to head back to our apartment.
This was to be our first taste of life at a northern latitude in summer. We thought it was around 8 or so looking at the sky, only to discover that the sun doesn’t set until after nine and it really doesn’t get dark until a little after 10.
It was much later than we thought…
So much for getting a long nights rest.
As I look back on our stay in Copenhagen I realize that we returned to Nyhavn three more times. Once after the rain, once for a random beer, and a final time for sunset viewing. It truly is a beautiful place with a little bit of everything – tourists, sea, and colors-a-plenty.