We hired bikes on the Wednesday, which is one of the best ways of getting around. Copenhagen is a very cycle-friendly city, with bike lanes on nearly every road. Heading for the colourful tourist-trap Nyhavn, we stopped off for hot drinks in Palmares, a cycle-themed coffee shop.
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| Polar Bear with Cubs sculpture |
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| The Little Mermaid (statue predates movie by 75 years. Disappointingly, no accompanying rastafarian lobster) |
From here we cycled to St Alban’s, had focaccia, a blood orange juice and a Danish pastry in Apotek 57
Nyhavn: very scenic. Very busy. Doubtlessly, very expensive. We didn’t buy anything there. But if you’re in Copenhagen, you’ve got to go. 
Another opportunity you shouldn’t let you pass by if you’re in Copenhagen: bring swimwear. It’s a coastal city, so if you want (and you’re brave enough), have a dip in the Baltic in the cordoned-off area in front of the United Nations building. I dunked my head under the 7.2ºC seawater and swam about for a few seconds.
There was more to this, obviously, but some people weren’t brought up around digital technology, were they? But yeah, the Baltic sea flows into this decked area and swimming is free and safe. Then I dried off and did some press-ups.
The other extreme of temperature followed: we found Muban Thai nearby, and I had the Chilli Beef and Holy Basil. Very spicy.
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| Gefion Fountain |
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| Danish Armed Forces sadly do not have barcodes on the side as I was led to believe. How are they supposed to scan-da-Navy-in? |
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