xoxo, stephanie marie: Copenhagen {Torvehallerne, Rundetaarn, & The King's Garden}

June 27, 2019

Copenhagen {Torvehallerne, Rundetaarn, & The King's Garden}

Sunday morning we woke up pretty late, and after upgrading to a new {quieter and bigger!} hotel room, we headed off on an adventure. We were pretty starving, so our first stop was Torvehallerne, a huge food market with vendors selling anything your Danish heart could desire. Coffee was a must, so we started at The Coffee Collective for the perfect morning caffeine fix then made our way over to find some traditional Danish smorrebrod {which is basically bread topped with lots of seafood, eggs, herbs - anything!} and a beer to share. With full bellies, we headed out along the Stroget, Copenhagen's longest shopping street filled with luxury shops, tourist boutiques, restaurants, and everything in between. Unfortunately most shops were closed but we had fun window shopping and scoping out the waterways running nearby. While trying to figure out what to do, I pulled up my Copenhagen list and realized that the Rundetaarn {Round Tower} was super close by so we paid the small fee to hike up this 36 meter tower that instead of stairs is a long spiraling inclining walkway with stops to look out windows and into old rooms from the 17th century. The top of the tower had the most beautiful 360 views of Copenhagen and we lingered there taking in the views {you could see all the way to Sweden!} until we saw a park below that looked pretty and inviting. After making our way down, we headed over to the King's Garden which is a huge public park overlooked by the Rosenborg Castle. The garden was in full bloom with gorgeous roses everywhere and I loved seeing it full of Danes out picnicking and listening to music and really enjoying their holiday weekend. We didn't step inside the castle to see the Denmark crown jewels, but we admired it from a park bench in the garden before heading out on yet more adventures :)