In November 2022, we spent 4 days in Copenhagen, Denmark as part of a long 12 day vacation in Scandinavia! We flew into Copenhagen to start our trip, spending 2 nights exploring the city, and then we made our way over to Oslo, Norway for 3 nights and then Stockholm, Sweden for 2 nights. We ended up back in Copenhagen for another 2 nights (creating a 4 days in Copenhagen itinerary) to round out our wonderful 12 day November Scandinavian vacation itinerary.
Day 1: Arrival in Copenhagen
On our first day of our 4 days in Copenhagen, we arrived quite early in the morning after flying overnight from JFK into Paris CDG, and then connecting from Paris CDG into Copenhagen CPH .
Our connection went very smoothly this time which surprised us since we have had some not-so-fun experiences connecting in Paris CDG. We even had time to spend getting a (very early) breakfast in the Air France lounge.
The Copenhagen airport (Københavns Lufthavn) is only a short 15 minute train ride into the city center. From there, we headed to our hotel in the Nyhavn District to start our 4 days in Copenhagen.
Nyhavn District
The Nyhavn District is the iconic image of Copenhagen, with its colorful buildings lining each side of a straight canal out to the harbor. We stayed at the 71 Nyhavn Hotel, which is a lovely boutique hotel at the very end of the canal.
Walking down the canal, we were delighted to see Christmas lights and decorations all around, which were a nice reminder for us that we would be going to the Copenhagen Christmas Market later!
We went straight to the hotel and hoped we could check in because we were exhausted from traveling and desperately needed a nap!
The 71 Nyhavn hotel is located at the very end of the canal, and is a cute industrial building that looks like it was once a factory of some sort.
Luckily, our room was ready and that’s exactly what we did for the first morning. We had a good few hours of rest, and then we got back up and walked around the Nyhavn district some more.
This view is from the very end of the canal where it opens up into the harbor. There is a bridge off to the right that is only for pedestrians and bikers, which is something we explored later in our Copenhagen itinerary!
Looking back towards the city center, you can see the colorful buildings and the many boats in the canal. Years ago, James’ mother came to Copenhagen and stayed on a house boat! We didn’t do that because I tend to get seasick, but it could be a fun and unique accommodation!
The Nyhavn district is a very picturesque and Instagrammable area, and they know it!
We were a little too late for lunch and early for much of anything else, even after our amazing long morning nap, but we were happy just wandering around and taking in the sights.
Copenhagen Christmas Market
I had wanted to go to the Copenhagen Christmas market later that evening because in my opinion, Christmas markets are always best in the dark with all of the lights on and twinkling! However, we had some time and the market was close to Nyhavn so we decided to check it out to see what we could expect later on.
The Copenhagen Christmas market is located in Kongens Nytorv aka King’s New Square, which is right where we entered the city after taking the train from the airport. It flanks one end of the Nyhavn district, so it was a short walk.
We crossed the street into the market and I was already getting excited!
We took a lap around to see what stalls they had so we would know what to visit again later. They had a plethora of different gifts, many that were advertised as Made in Denmark and many were handmade, and a good amount of food and drink options. This square was really pretty too, and they did a great job decorating. It was going to be magical later in the evening for sure!
Strøget Shopping Street
There are technically several Christmas markets in Copenhagen, the best rated one being the Nyhavn/King’s New Square market, but we decided to walk over to find some of the others. We took the Strøget Shopping Street to get to the Christmas Market Højbro Plads and the Hans Christian Anderson Christmas Market.
The Strøget Shopping Street is a very famous street for, you guessed it, shopping, due to the many different stores, both high end and casual. The street is about a mile long, stretching from Kongens Nytorv/King’s New Square to Rådhuspladsen/City Hall Square. The Rådhuspladsen/City Hall Square end is right near Tivoli Gardens, which is a theme park that is open most of the year but in the winter is mostly a Christmas market with limited rides. We didn’t have time to check it out but I hear it is a nice place to go, although it can be expensive since it is a theme park.
We took the stroll down the Strøget Shopping Street and about halfway down we got to the Højbro Plads Christmas market. This was a much smaller market but still very cute.
We took a lap, and while we were glad we came to check it out we realized that the market in Nyhavn/King’s New Square was much better so we were happy it was closer to our hotel for us to attend for dinner later.
We passed by the Stork statue on our way down to check out the Hans Christian Anderson Christmas Market. It was very small and empty so I didn’t bother taking any pictures. After that, we kept walking down the Strøget Shopping Street until we got to the end.
Some of the side streets were looking super cute! Also we saw how many bicycles this city has parked literally everywhere, and we decided we would try to rent some while we were in Copenhagen!
We got down to the end of the Strøget Shopping Street and got a glimpse of the Københavns Rådhus/Copenhagen City Hall. I believe you can go inside and take a guided tour of the building.
After wandering around this area, we went back down the Strøget Shopping Street to head back toward the Nyhavn district.
It was starting to get dimmer outside (this picture was taken at about 2:30pm!) because the sun sets pretty early in Copenhagen in November (4pm!), so it was not much longer before we had to wait for the evening to come rolling in!
We didn’t feel like returning to the hotel quite yet, as it was still pretty early, so we stopped back through the Christmas market in King’s New Square and grabbed some hot Gløgg! It was really nice to have a hot drink since it was pretty chilly out!
Gløgg (pronounced “glow-gh”) is a Danish mulled wine served around Christmas time, and it is similar to German Glühwein (prounounced “glue-vine”, which we have had at several German Christmas markets), and other Nordic mulled wines. According to the internet, each of the Nordic mulled wines are essentially the same, just spelled differently, and maybe with a few different spices here and there. We also had Glögg in Sweden (also pronounced “glow-gh”) and Gløgg in Norway on this same trip, and we’ve had Glögg in Iceland and Glögi in Finland (“glow-gee”) as well. They are all very similar but have their unique flavors, some being sweeter than others and some more boozy/wine-y. It is definitely one of my favorite Christmas traditions!
The sun was going down steadily and the Christmas market was starting to light up!
On the walk back down the canal in Nyhavn, the smell of waffles was overwhelming and since we hadn’t really had lunch I knew I needed a snack! I got a waffle stick with chocolate and sprinkles, and it was incredible! I did the Millennial thing and posed it in front of the street…
…and also in front of other interesting things such as boats! This felt like a very Copenhagen photo op.
The sun was starting to set as well so I was able to get some great sunset/golden hour shots! This is what 3pm in late November looks like in Copenhagen!
The Christmas lights were starting to come on and it was becoming oh-so magical!
The Nyhavn district is really a great place to stay in Copenhagen. There are a ton of cafes and restaurants along the canal to choose from. They did look a bit touristy and pricier than other spots in the city, while being slightly lower rated, so just keep that in mind when you look for a place to eat here. You might find better food elsewhere, but the aesthetic will be great here.
This city is just so Instagrammable, it’s insane! I just couldn’t stop taking photos at every turn!
We got to the end of the canal (because our hotel, the 71 Nyhavn hotel, is situated there) and I just had to snap a photo out across the water, looking toward the Copenhagen Opera House (Det Kongelige Teater – Operaen) which is a modern gem.
Dinner at Copenhagen Christmas Market
For dinner, we had to decide if we wanted to eat before going back to the Copenhagen Christmas market or if we wanted to eat there. Usually we like to have one meal at Christmas markets, depending on food options, because sometimes you can get really good local/traditional foods for a decent price. We almost went to this highly rated Thai restaurant a few doors down from the hotel but it was fully booked for reservations that night and were not taking walk-ins. So, that made our decision for us to get dinner at the Christmas market since we were getting very hungry!
It was fully dark and the lights were on everywhere! It was so beautiful and Christmas-y!
We got back to the Christmas market and it was just as magical as I hoped it would be! The Gluhwein/Glogg house in front is where we were earlier for our afternoon Glogg.
We took a quick lap around to refresh our memories on the food options, and went for some wood-fired salmon and herring.
We decided to get one of each so we could try both options. The herring sandwich was about $9 USD and the salmon plate was about $22 USD, which is a bit pricier than most Christmas market meals but it looked amazing and came with a lot of food so we went for it!
The herring sandwich with the beet on it was interesting and nothing really like anything I’ve had before, and very tasty (if you like beets…). The salmon was incredible and was a huge portion! The potatoes were really good as well, and the dish came with a few different sauces which were really good with the potatoes and salmon.
We got some local craft beer as a nightcap (I got a delicious chocolate stout which was great as a dessert), and we relaxed for a bit before getting cold and sleepy. After a while, we went back to the hotel to head to bed to end our first of 4 days in Copenhagen.
Day 2: Copenhagen Sights & Museums
On day 2 of our 4 days in Copenhagen itinerary, we started the day at a local cafe in the Nyhavn district, called Holberg no 19, which was one street off of the main canal.
This was an adorable cafe, and definitely had the “Hygge”, aka cozy and comfortable, vibe that Danish culture is famous for.
We got our typical European cafe breakfast of pastries, coffee, and milk (for James).
Kastellet Fortress
After breakfast, we went over to the Kastellet Fortress, which is a pentagon/star-shaped fortress in the middle of the city! The shape is really apparent when you look at the satellite map view:
It is easily accessible from the main city center of Copenhagen, as it is only about a 15 minute walk from the Nyhavn district, or a 5 minute bicycle ride! We decided to rent some bicycles from Donkey Republic, which is one of the many bicycle rental companies in Copenhagen. I will talk more about this process later in this post, but we pretty much used this method of transportation any time we could!
There are only 2 entrances into the center of the fortress, and an outer walkway most of the way around. We came into the area about halfway between the 2 center entrances, so we walked around the outer walkway, which was kind of like a park.
We passed by a windmill, called Kastelsmøllen, on the western point of the fortress’ pentagon.
There were a few standalone, very pretty and bright red buildings surrounding the fortress.
We made it to the southern entrance and the bridge across the moat, called Kastellet Bro.
We crossed the bridge and entered into the central part of the Kastellet fortress.
Many more bright red buildings lined the interior of the fortress. This 17th century fortress is one of the most well-preserved fortresses in Northern Europe, and is still an active military base.
We wandered around the interior of the fortress and found the Information Center which had a small but very nice museum.
Here we got to learn about the history of the fortress, some Danish military history, and some current Danish military facts.
After visiting the museum, we decided to walk around up on the ramparts, all around the entire pentagon/star.
There were some cool views at some of the points around the rampart walls.
The church in the background here is St Alban’s Church, or Sankt Albans Kirke.
Another view looking towards St Alban’s Church, with an old cannon in the foreground, still warding away enemies (even if it doesn’t work anymore)!
We exited the Kastellet fortress the same way we entered, and made our way back out to the road.
I just love the style of the buildings in Copenhagen. It’s a very aesthetically pleasing city!
Next, we rented bicycles again from Donkey Republic and made our way across town to the next museum.
Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)
Only a 10 minute bike ride across the city from Kastellet is the Nationalmuseet, or the National Museum of Denmark. We arrived in the mid-afternoon and had a few hours to explore this museum based on the history of Denmark and Copenhagen.
The museum took us through the ancient history of Denmark, showing artifacts like this dress in the Bronze Age. I seriously think this would be fashionable today as well! Coachella festival wear, anyone?!
I thought the same thing about these ornate gold bangles, I would definitely wear something like this today, several thousand years after they were created! Some designs are just timeless.
There were some really cool Medieval artifacts as well, including this room full of tapestries and a statue of a knight’s and horse’s armor.
We also saw some beautiful ivory and pearl inlays on some really old rifles.
There was a really neat section of the museum filled with dollhouses, where you could look inside from the outside, but also go behind and look at the inside!
I love dollhouses, and still have one today that was made by my grandfather who was a hobby woodworker.
They also had a modern section, and a mock 70’s style living room you could sit in! This was a nice way to take a break and rest our feet for a few minutes.
Even more modern, they had an exhibit on the 1990s, which made me feel entirely too old for existence because I still own a PS2…
In another area of the museum, there was a nice display of an old 1900s Singer sewing machine. James bought one of these for me a few years ago, and we’re pretty sure it’s the same model as the one here! My model though was converted to use an electric motor to drive the sewing machine rather than the original footpedal, but it looks identical to this one otherwise!
Overall, this was a great museum and definitely worth spending a few hours exploring. We were here from about 2pm until closing (5pm) and got to see the entire thing in a single afternoon.
Dinner & Drinks
After our afternoon at the museum, we were a bit thirsty and getting hungry, so we headed to a nearby brewpub to start our evening.
We went to a microbrewery called BrewPub Copenhagen to start off our evening with some local beers and an appetizer.
The beers were cold and delicious and the pub was perfectly hygge (cozy)!
We also got a cheese plate to split, which was a perfect pre-dinner snack.
When we got hungry, we scoped out the area between the brewpub and our hotel, and found Restaurant Tight on the way back, on a side street right off of the Strøget shopping street.
We were pretty early for dinner it seemed, so we got some seats right away. This looked like a cute place to be even if you don’t get a full meal, as it had very nice cocktail bar vibes to start or end your evening.
They had a very nice drink menu, and a lot of traditional yet modern Danish dishes.
James got a beef and potatoes dish, and I got a baked local hake fillet. It was all very tasty!
We don’t often get dessert (we’re usually way too full!) but we saw a chocolate ganache cake on the menu and had to have it. The cake came with ice cream and berry compote and was delightful and beautifully presented.
Typically after dinner we would head back to the hotel to go to sleep, but on our way back we stumbled upon a hygge pub with a live pianist, called Skindbuksen, so we went inside for a drink!
At one point we realized it was after midnight and the pub looked like it was about to close (it was a weeknight) so we wrapped up our second day of our 4 days in Copenhagen.
Day 3: Copenhagen Landmarks/Departure
As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, we split our 4 days in Copenhagen itinerary into 2 parts: we arrived in Copenhagen from the US and stayed for 2 days/2 nights initially before moving onto Oslo, Norway and then Stockholm, Sweden. Our day 3 is technically the morning and early afternoon before departing for Olso, but we were able to fit in a few activities before heading to the airport.
Brunch in Nyhavn
We found a cute (hygge!) cafe in the Nyhavn district called The Union Kitchen that looked like they had a fantastic brunch menu!
Even though it was virtually packed, we got a table pretty quickly.
I got a delicious Eggs Benedict with local smoked salmon on a piece of fresh French bread, and an iced Matcha green tea latte.
James got a huge breakfast burrito as well with a Coke.
Amalienborg Palace
Next, we made our way towards Amalienborg Palace, the official residence of the Danish royal family, built in the 18th century.
The Amalienborg Palace encircles a large open area in the shape of an octagon with a statue in the middle.
Shortly after we arrived, we noticed a group of guards and figured we were about to witness a changing of the guards ceremony, so we stuck around to watch. It took a good half an hour, but was very entertaining.
Frederik’s Church
After heading out of Amalienborg Palace, we stopped by Frederik’s Church, aka Frederiks Kirke, and admired its beauty.
We went inside for a quick peek and were very impressed by the beauty inside as well.
The dome ceiling was gorgeous and reminded me a bit of the US capitol building.
After this, we headed back to the hotel to grab our bags and head to the airport to continue onto Oslo, Norway!
Interlude: Travel from Copenhagen to Oslo
I also wanted to include some photos I took on our way from the hotel in Nyhavn to the train station that would take us to the airport. I hadn’t taken really any photos on the way into the city since I was doing the navigation, so I took some on the way out.
This was the view from the lobby looking out to the street. I took this as James was checking us out of the hotel.
We were walking to the train station sometime between lunch and dinner so there wasn’t really anyone out at the cafes, but this one looked super hygge, even in the rain!
I was tempted to grab a hot Glogg at this cute little stand, but I decided not to since I didn’t have enough hands to juggle my suitcase, my phone, and the Glogg!
We passed by the Copenhagen Christmas Market yet again, and I got a better photo of the Gluhwein Glogg House and surrounding stalls.
Passing through the non-Christmas market side of the square, and we’re almost to the train station.
The Kongens Nytorv train station (the building on the right) was at the corner of the King’s New Square, right next to The Royal Theater (Det Kongelige Teater – Gamle Scene), another gorgeous building which is part of the theater group that includes the Opera House (Det Kongelige Teater – Operaen) which is across the harbor from the Nyhavn district.
A short train ride took us directly to the Copenhagen Airport (Københavns Lufthavn) and soon after we were on our way to Oslo, Norway! See you in a few days, Copenhagen!
Interlude: Travel from Stockholm to Copenhagen
To get to our last day of our 4 day Copenhagen trip, before heading home, we traveled via long distance train from Stockholm, Sweden to Copenhagen. This train was about a 5 hour ride, and we chose this instead of flying because it was about the same amount of time and we thought it would be a more interesting way to get directly from city center to city center. James wrote a post comparing air travel vs train travel in Scandinavia, check it out!
We thought we would see some beautiful countryside for the first few hours but forgot that the sun sets at 4pm and our train was leaving around 5pm, so we didn’t see much but darkness!
Instead, we got some beers from the bar cart, and ate sandwiches we bought before getting on the train. It was a pretty good dinner!
I also bought a popular Swedish pastry called Kanelbullar, which is a cinnamon roll with sugar on top (it looked like salt but I was glad it was not!)
I watched some tv shows I had downloaded onto my iPad and James listened to some podcasts, and before we knew it we were back in Copenhagen to continue our 4 days in Copenhagen itinerary!
Day 4: Exploring Copenhagen by Bicycle
For our 4th and last day of 4 days in Copenhagen, we grabbed breakfast at a cafe close to our new hotel, the 25hours Hotel, which was in a different part of the city.
The hotel is also right next to The Round Tower (Rundetaarn) which is a 17th century tower with an observatory and planetarium, and is attached to the Trinitatis Kirke, a Lutheran church.
This part of town was definitely different than Nyhavn but also beautiful!
We got to the cafe, Paludan Bog & Café, which is a bookstore first and a cafe second.
This is the type of place I could spend hours in, browsing the books and reading a bunch while sipping on coffee all day!
We got cakes for breakfast, along with milk for James (“like for a child” is what he says when he orders plain milk!) and a latte for myself.
If I lived here I’m sure I would spend a lot of my time at this place, reading, relaxing, and watching the world go by. The definition of “hygge”!
I took a lap around the shop to find the bathroom and just loved the aesthetics of this place!
Copenhagen Christmas Market (again)
After breakfast, we decided to go back to the Copenhagen Christmas Market to do some shopping for family before we went home. We decided to do this on our last day instead of earlier in the trip so that we didn’t have to bring all of the gifts around with us for a week!
On our way back to the main Christmas market, we stumbled on one of the smaller ones (the Højbro Plads Christmas market) but didn’t stop by since we knew we would get better stuff at the main one in Nyhavn/King’s New Square.
We took a lap and found a few spots we wanted to stop at, including a stall selling handmade Danish ornaments! We purchased one for each family member.
The market also had a blacksmith shop, which I thought was really neat!
There was even a blacksmith forging gifts on this anvil right before our eyes!
We bought a set of dice for my brother, who is really into board games, and a necklace for my teenage cousin. I bought a necklace for myself as well!
Each necklace and keychain had a stamped symbol on it which were “runes” with different meanings. I got my cousin the symbol “Swirog”, god of fire, sun, and blacksmith. I got myself the “Veles”, god of underworld, earth, and wealth.
We also purchased some wooden spoons from this stall, where everything was made in Ukraine. We spoke to the shop owner, who was super nice and told us all about the wood he used to make these spoons and a bit about his past living in Ukraine. We were so happy to purchase some amazing handmade gifts for our family!
Bicycle Rental
After shopping at the Christmas market, we dropped off our gifts at the hotel and decided to spend the rest of the day bopping around the city on bicycles! We wanted to “do as the locals do”, and experience riding bikes around the city, which is super bicycle-friendly. There are so many individual bike lanes that are separated from the cars by concrete dividers, which made it feel so much safer!
I didn’t take any non-selfie photos of the rental bicycles, so unfortunately this is all you get! As I said earlier in the post, we rented bicycles from Donkey Republic, which is one of the many bicycle rental companies in the city. To rent bikes, you need to download their free app and then you can see a map of all of the available bikes, where they are located, and how many are available in each spot. You will need to fill out a profile with your name and credit card information before selecting a bike to rent.
Once you find a bicycle (you can see the orange one in this photo parked in a spot on a bicycle rack), you need to find the name on the bike that will match the name on the app. Then you select the name on the app and confirm that this is the one you want. The app will use bluetooth to search for a bluetooth lock on the bike and will unlock it when you select “Unlock”.
This will start the clock that will start charging you based on the type of rental you chose (either Short Term which will charge you for every 15 minutes of use, or Long Term where you can purchase a 24-hour deal, 48-hour deal, etc. or a monthly membership). We stuck with the short term rental because we figured it was cheaper considering we weren’t planning on riding for the amount of time it would take to make the 24-hour deal worth the price.
After the lock is unlocked, you are ready to ride! It is a good idea to have a destination in mind for where you would like to drop your bike off so that you know where the best spot is for returning it and if there are any spots open (the app will tell you the available locations for returning). I usually just put this into my phone’s GPS and strapped my phone to the handy phone holder on the bike itself.
When you are ready to return the bike, go to an available drop off location, select it in the app, and click the “Lock” button on the screen. This will activate the bluetooth lock to close, and then you will just need to make sure the lock is actuated. This will end your rental and charge your credit card accordingly. If you want to rent another bike later, just follow the same steps, with a different bike or with the same bike if it is still available, your choice!
Freetown Christiania
After renting our Donkey Republic bicycles outside of our hotel, we rode over to Freetown Christiania, which is a neighborhood and community of people who desire to be independent of Copenhagen and Denmark as their own “micronation”, beginning in the 1970s from a squatted military base. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Copenhagen so we wanted to check it out.
The community does not allow cars or bicycles inside of the main area, so we dropped our bicycles at the entrance to Freetown.
The buildings surrounding the neighborhood were covered in graffiti, some more artistic than others, and advertisements for local artists and musicians.
We entered through the main gate into the community. There are independent shops, art studios, and markets that sell cannabis products (which are illegal in Denmark but decriminalized in this community).
I took a few photos inside the main entrance, but then saw a sign that said “No Photos” so I stopped. I snapped a photo of a graffiti-ed garbage truck which I thought was pretty neat.
This was the last photo I took inside before seeing the signage, and it does capture what the neighborhood was like: small buildings painted with fun colorful artwork and graffiti, some skate ramps, and not really anyone around.
We took a lap trying to find one of the community’s micro breweries, but as we passed and it was empty we decided to leave the area and go somewhere else.
I’m very appreciative of artists and makers, as someone who enjoys arts and crafts in my spare time, and I thought this neighborhood was going to be a bit more geared towards shops selling local art, but a lot of it was focused on selling cannabis products and related items. This isn’t really our scene (but no judgement from us for those who like to partake!) so we moved onto somewhere that we would find a bit more appealing to us.
Meatpacking District
We rented bikes again to head over to the Meatpacking District, which is a popular neighborhood in Copenhagen for breweries and restaurants established in old meatpacking factories.
I wondered if some of the meatpacking facilities were still in operation, but since we were there on a weekend it was hard to tell!
We took a lap on the bikes up and down the interior cobblestone streets, and then found our way to the Warpigs Brewpub.
This was definitely more our scene: a brewery in a former meatpacking facility!
We grabbed some beers and sat down at a long picnic table and admired the interior.
They still had the lines for hanging meat up to be butchered. I didn’t really want to imagine what that would have looked like in operation, but it was still neat that the brewery kept this intact.
After our first round of beers, we decided we would snack on some barbeque that they had in house. We got a slice of brisket and macaroni & cheese, which was surprisingly delicious for being outside of the USA (the world’s BBQ capital)!
After finishing up at Warpigs Brewpub, we decided to check out another brewery called ÅBEN, which was relatively new to the area.
They had this cute outside area which would have been nice if it weren’t so cold!
They had a bunch of beers on tap, and a really clean and modern looking space.
It was getting darker outside so they came by to light candles at each table. It was a really nice ambiance!
I took a trip to the restroom and found this area in the back of the brewery with a long table, which would be great if you were with a large group of people.
After a beer or 2, we started getting hungry and looked around the map of the area for a good option for dinner.
We walked to a restaurant closeby called Fiskerestaurant Hooked Kødbyen to get some seafood.
We got seated at the table right here by the window and ordered some food. James got a fish sandwich and I got a salmon poke bowl.
We also got a pitcher of beer, because we hadn’t had enough beer yet (kidding…)
After dinner, we headed back to our hotel. The 25hours Hotel has a few rooms off of the lobby area, one with comfy couches and the other with a record player and some beanbag chairs. I thought this was super unique for a hotel!
Usually every time we passed by these rooms they were occupied, but the record room was empty this time so we decided to check it out.
We explored the record collection and picked out some to play, including Led Zeppelin II!
We plopped down onto some beanbag chairs and enjoyed the music. It really made me want to get a record player for our house!
We couldn’t stay too long since our flight home the next day was pretty early in the morning so we had to pack up and get to bed. This concluded our 4 days in Copenhagen itinerary!
Final Thoughts
Our 12 day November Scandinavian vacation itinerary started out with 4 days in Copenhagen, split across two separate 2 day/2 night stays. We had a fantastic time in this gorgeous city, starting in the Nyhavn District and exploring the Copenhagen Christmas Market (several times!), renting bicycles and riding all around the city (which was really the best way to get around), visiting historic sights and museums, eating delicious food and soaking in the “hygge” culture!
The city has a lot of charm and “Instagram aesthetic” (as the young kids call it), and was a lovely destination in the late fall. I love coming to Europe in the late fall/early winter because it can be so cozy, and Copenhagen did not disappoint in this manner! There is a reason why the Danish concept of “hygge”, or coziness, is so popular and it is prevalent everywhere in Copenhagen. I really enjoyed our 4 days in Copenhagen, and would definitely return!
Stay tuned for the next parts of our 12 day November Scandinavian vacation itinerary: 3 nights in Oslo, Norway, and 2 nights in Stockholm Sweden!