Copenhagen, Denmark - Better Late than Never!

Let me start this post by putting it out there straight up, if I had the opportunity to move and relocate  my life to Copenhagen, I totally would. I don't say that about too many places.. I LOVED Copenhagen. Clean, flat, lovely, coastal (close proximity to water), friendly and so on... are all words that come to mind when i remember my time in Copenhagen. I also need to emphasize the word BICYCLE. I couldn't quite believe the ratio of bikes to cars. The infrastructure of this place was more convenient for bikes than it was for cars. Traffic lights, wide streets for bikes and narrow roads for cars. Talk about a government promoting Green living!

So the reason I was in Copenhagen was for yet another conference immediately after the one in Budapest. I remember quite clearly that this conference was in my opinion the best of the two by far. Nothing against Budapest the city, but unfortunately the conference organizers performed quite under par for that one.

Anyway, as I always do at conferences, I schedule a few days extra before or after for  myself to do some sight-seeing in a new city. There was one spot in particular that I had my heart set on as soon as I found out that I was going to Copenhagen. For those of you who know me, you should know (and most of you do) that I am a huge Disney fanatic... Always have been. Both my mother and I still sit together to watch Disney movies when I visit home. LOL They're just such feel-good movies, timeless classics that never die for me. Well low and behold, Copenhagen is home to the original tale of the Little Mermaid.... so of course I had to see her!

From where I was staying, it was quite the walk (a few hrs), but I didn't care - I was on a mission... and just look how beautiful she is! LOL Oh and I even found her father (although he had legs...hhmmm):

So then I continued my walk and came across more breathtaking statues and monuments and important buildings to see etc.... I remember falling in love with the waterfront properties, smiling, healthy looking people on their bikes or walking/jogging, They also had amazing super long pedestrian only streets which served as shopping markets all along the way...loved the hustle and bustle of so many people...I got such a great vibe in that city.

I'm not going to dwell much more on that except to say that I absolutely loved it there, would totally live there and look forward to returning some day!