A Record of a Lifetime of Wanderlust
Copenhagen, Denmark When we purchased our Official Copenhagen Card, we knew we wanted to make the most out of it, so we started looking for opportunities to visit later in the evening. One opportunity that seemed intriguing to us was the Museum of Illusions, an Instagram-friendly, vision-altering group of experiences. The Museum of Illusions has…
Copenhagen, Denmark Hippie town. That is how Christiania is described by many outsiders who have visited. The place is quite fascinating as it was created in 1971 when a group of squatters took control of an old military base in what was then a rundown area in Copenhagen. It was here that the residents of…
Copenhagen, Denmark “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can said the Little Engine Who Could, as he tried to climb what seemed like an insurmountable hill. After a long day on our feet walking all around Copenhagen, we had similar feelings as we made the steep climb to the top…
Copenhagen, Denmark Overwhelming. It’s not an adjective I use lightly, but the National Museum of Denmark (Nationalmuseet) explores everything Danish from the Prehistoric to the Modern Era and all the dates in between. The exhibits can seem daunting, especially when we arrived at 3:00 and had less than two hours to view the collection. A…
Copenhagen, Denmark If you were a rich entrepreneur of the nation’s largest brewery, how would you spend your fortune? If you were Carl Jacobsen, the owner of the Carlsberg Brewery, you would choose to devote most of your fortune to the arts. Jacobsen’s fortune was used to acquire the majority of the collection for the…
Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen is a city by the sea, and its port still serves many passengers and regional shipping. For hundreds of years, Copenhagen has been tied to its water, and it is only natural that the Danes have found ways to integrate it into their daily lives. Like many industrial ports, Copenhagen struggled with…
Copenhagen, Denmark On our last full day in Copenhagen, we tried to see as much of the city as possible. On our way to the Medical Museion, we passed the impressive Marmorkirken. On our return to the Metro station, we decided to take a few minutes to walk into the church to see what it…
Copenhagen, Denmark Originally the home of the Royal Academy for Surgeons, the Medical Museion preserves a wonderful historical collection of how medicine was taught from its founding in 1787 to the present day. The collection of artifacts contains a wealth of exhibits from medical history and is enlightening about the rapid advancements made in the…
Humlebæk, Denmark If you had no prior knowledge of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, you might assume it was in New Orleans or Baton Rouge, or maybe somewhere in France. It seemed very odd that the Louisiana Art Museum is located in a small town in Denmark. However, the founder of the museum, Knud…
Helsingborg, Sweden While we were in Helsingborg, we wanted to check out the large local church, Sankta Maria Kyrka (Church of St. Mary). Sankta Maria Kyrka has been part of Helsingborg for many centuries; the church in its current form was constructed around 1450. The church has had a fascinating history, beginning as a Catholic church…