Louisiana and Tivoli Gardens, Denmark

I’m not sure that the exhibition featuring used underpants and large balls was exactly my style, but I loved almost everything else I saw at the Louisiana Modern Art Museum! I took the train up to Humlebæk with Rebecca, one of the lovely American girls I met on the Hygge & Happiness tour and we spent around 3 hours there in the museum and the grounds. I managed to spend a load of money in the museum store, which was as trendy and cool as any of the stores in Copenhagen, then we had lunch in the restaurant overlooking the Øresund strait. Those of you who are fans of ‘The Bridge’ will recall that the Øresund Bridge links Copenhagen with Malmö in Sweden. The weather was spectacular and made the museum’s gardens look even more beautiful. The highlights for me were the light installation, the garden sculptures and a indoor cinema room with beds that you laid on to watch beautiful underwater scenes on cloud shaped screens on the ceiling.

I’ve never particularly liked amusement parks but everyone I’d met had told me that I had to visit Tivoli Gardens while in Denmark, so Rebecca and I headed there after the museum. It was prettier than most amusement parks, but given I don’t go on rides and don’t have kids, I’d have to say my favourite part of the park was the amazing popcorn and the glass of wine at the bar overlooking the lake 🙂

I finished my day with a pitstop at Gensyn, a bar recommended to me on my first day in Copenhagen, conveniently located only 10 minute walk from my apartment. It was every bit as good as promised with really cool music, great decor and a chilled out vibe. I met some lovely locals there who gave me more recommendations on places to go the following day. Who needs a guidebook when there are friendly Danes around?