17th August, day 6 - Copenhagen

Yesterday I overdid the amount of time I spent in the sun based on the tingling in my arms and neck. Being out for hours in direct sunlight at the worst UV time was a poor idea. So after a relaxing sleep I stayed in until the afternoon except for a quick trip to Grød nearby for lunch. Really nice place focused on things like porridge and bowls, largely plant based. The bowl I took was actually more of a mix between a bowl and a lentil soup, anyway it was very good.

Some hours and laundry later I went out to return my “beloved” mountain bike, exchanging it for a Donkey bike. Much nicer tbh 😅.

Got to do some touristy things a day, so I headed to the Christiansborg castle tower. Impressive security just to see a tower, basically the same as going on a flight. To be honest, the views were not that interesting. Copenhagen is best at the street level.

Still hadn't visited one of the more unique places Copenhagen has to offer - Christiania. I had no idea what to expect but it's easy to know when you've arrived - the smell of marijuana is just everywhere. Even at Cafe Nemoland, where I had a decent vegan burger, where all the tables have "no joints" signs, for pure show clearly. Festival like chaos all around. So weird and wonderful. Didn’t take too many photos as it seemed like not the right thing to do here, and one street even had no photos signs. Which is understandable given the open sale of pot.

I'm more of a craft beer person than a joint person however, so up to Mikkeller Baghaven, the place I saw from the other side of the bay two days earlier. Apparently it's the place they brew their sours, but thankfully they also sell other stuff, as I'm not a sour beer person either :P

When coming back to the flat, I ended up going south via a different route and cycled through this awesome few kilometres of pure cycle path / walkway with all kinds of cute small houses. What was interesting was the speedbumps, apparently for cyclists? It was totally dark I'm afraid so I totally need to go back there again during daylight one day. I also saw a fox scurrying away! Foxes are great.

Total kilometres approx (still): 990km

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