The Copenhagen Diaries #5

Today's post is the last in The Copenhagen Diaries series (at least for now!), and I think after #2 this is my favourite one.

For my last morning in Copenhagen I decided to treat myself to a nice breakfast out, and I'd earmarked GRØD for the occasion. I decided to visit the original Nørrebro branch having not ventured up to that part of the city yet, and luckily Friday ended up being one of the sunniest mornings of the trip, so I was able to enjoy a truly beautiful walk along the canal which put me in the most wonderful mood.

After a half hour or so walk and lots of photo-taking I made my way onto Jægersborggade, where GRØD can be found nestled amongst the other buildings on the street. Groups of friends sit both inside and out, sipping on coffees and juices with smoothie bowls and steaming bowls of porridge in front of them. Inside is a gorgeous space adorned with plants, candles and copper lampshades, and a really cosy (or hyggeligt, as the Danes would say) atmosphere.

I ordered myself an almond milk latte and a large bowl of almond milk and spelt porridge topped with banana, strawberry and cacao nibs, then grabbed myself a seat by the window and set about updating my journal with the events of the day before that I'd yet to write down.

After about an hour at GRØD I ventured outside and back towards the centre of the city to do some souvenir shopping, stopping by DØP one final time for lunch. Around mid-late afternoon I walked over to Torvehallerne in search of Copenhagen Coffee Collective, which I'd read makes the best coffee in Copenhagen. I ordered myself a cup of their Columbian coffee, on the recommendation of the girl behind the counter, found myself a window seat once again, and settled down for half an hour or so, watching passers by outside and tuning in and out of the conversations around me (which mostly involved listening to the sounds of the Danish language, understanding very little but enjoying it nonetheless).

I then set off to carry on shopping and managed to pick up a few home bits for myself and some gifts for my parents and N, then before returning to the hostel I popped to 42 Raw for dinner again and ordered the same burger I'd had the day before, which made for the perfect last dinner.

Once I got back to the hostel I went through my usual routine of freshening up and heading downstairs, where I met up with the group I'd been with the night before. My original plan was to stay in and have a glass of wine or two in the bar before packing and getting an early night before my flight in the morning, but everyone else had booked tickets for a pub crawl and after being invited along, I figured why not try something new and go with them. I ended up having the most incredible night with a really lovely bunch of people, playing beer pong, bar hopping and dancing the night away, leaving our final stop around 2am then taking an unplanned night tour of the city with a new friend, starting with sitting and talking at an empty Nyhavn before heading down to Langelinie to pay The Little Mermaid one final visit, strolling through Ørstedsparken, past the Botanical Garden and back through the centre of the city, finally returning to the hostel at 5am where we then took full advantage of the 'Quiet Room'/'Hangover Lounge' at the hostel, where we crashed on the bean bags and sleepily chatted away until I left for the airport around 8:30. It definitely wasn't how I'd imagined my last night panning out but I don't think it would have been better any other way, and it's a night I'm going to treasure for a very long time.

And that concludes The Copenhagen Diaries! I've really enjoyed putting these posts together and reliving each day as I wrote about them, and I hope that it won't be long until I can go back and add more posts to the series. I also hope you've enjoyed reading them, and that they've provided you with inspiration for your own travels! I've had some really lovely feedback on these posts so far which I want to say a huge thank you for - it means so much to know the work I put in pays off and that I'm creating content you enjoy, and I hope that I can keep things up to this standard in future posts! If there is anything in particular you would like to see please do let me know, I'm always open for suggestions.