copenhagenin short

characters

PJ: dancer – Alice, co-flâneurMH: illustrator, co-flâneur

withTD: choreographer, dancer – Little PrinceMMC: choreographer, dancer – a mischievous mouseDP: choreographer, dancer – Red QueenThe Girls: dancer s – Cinderella, Pippi, the GoatMarie: friend, a true Dane

arrival

Marie welcomes PJ & MH to her Frederiksberg apartment. Resident mannequin keeps them company for the week.

coffee

Days begin at one of Coffee Collective’s three handsome locations.

midsummer

The danes celebrate the summer soltice with bonfires and concerts. PJ & MH spread down a blanket in Frederiksberg Park.

performing

Two evenings of dance.

Venue: DansekapelletProgram: Equlibrium, Convex Journeys, Mixed Meters, Echoes & Tales

Alice of Echoes & Tales by MMC & DP >

Equilibrium by TD >

Equilibrium by TD >

biking

An appointment at Klara + K Bogbinder bring PJ & MH around on bike to her bookbinding shop in Christianshaven, preceded and proceeded by ample roaming.

sketching

MH in action, drawing the world from a perch on the Frenchie street, Værnedamsvej.

Rist Kaffe >

foraging

Torvehallerne, impeccably curated food market, warranted two trips for smørrebrød (open-faced sandwiches) and kanelsnegle (cinnamon snails).

daydreaming

Thirty-minute train ride north leads to the grassy grounds of Louisiana Museum.

On view: Peter Doig; land + sea

in the distance

Out on a dock off a beach at the foot of Louisiana, PJ & MH gaze upon Sweden.

smitten

Spending 9 days in companionship in a land of understated elegance.

short list

Assistens Kirkegård: cemetery doubled as parkland with idyllic alley of trees

Coffee Collective: cappuccino, coconut yogurt, croissants

Dansk Made for Rooms: design shop

Dyrehaven: smørrebrød on a great corner locale

Grød: sweet & savory bowls of porridge

Höst: New Nordic cuisine in verdant interior

Jægersborggade: “lil Berlin” street

L’Educacion Nationale: French fare and wine in city

Louisiana Museum: art, land + sea

Street food market—Papirøen: picnic on the canal at sunset

Summerbird: chocolatier

Torvehallerne: curated food stands and eating counters

summer

2015