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City trip, Denmark, Europe, Our Most Favorites, Scandinavia, Special occasion, Weekend getaway

Smørebrød in Copenhagen with Phønix

8 September, 2015 jpcorp Leave a comment

We wanted to spend our fourth anniversary (which is a very special day to us but more on that another time) in some nice place and since we both had been to CPH separately and had occasionally talked about it, it seemed fitting to come visiting this very fashionable city together on our day. It turned out to be one of the nicest city trip we’ve made. The weather could not have been any nicer for between seasons, lots of sunshine but the air was already fresh and crisp from the autumn breeze making it the perfect weather to bike around. One funny thing did happen, a guy took a photo of us together on the bike and posted it on his facebook page. As it turned out, he was some kind of a Danish rockstar so lots of his followers started commenting and liking that picture, which, through a few or more connections, came back to our being aware of it. Bycyklen (the company of the bike we rent) even asked us if they could use that photo for their advertising purpose. Yes, we became kinda famous for a day ;-). So if you happened to see a couple (almost) dressing in white riding a white bike on any Danish website, it’s one of our special moments of this trip. Needless to say, we enjoyed every second of it.

Besides, I got to see my beloved friend Nete again after 8 long years. Yes, 8 years seem like forever at this stage of our lives but we never lost touch. Nete spent one semester abroad in Frankfurt at my university way back in 2007-2008 and lived in the same dorm as me, just a few doors from my room. We became best friends right after our first met. You know that feeling, things just “clicked” and you just knew. So we spent every single (free) minute of every day hanging out with each other, for us taking totally different classes at school (Finance for me and Literature for her). It still is one of the best summers of my undergrad years. I still have memories of us walking back from a party on our bare feet, heels in hands, then searching for left-over in our kitchen to have kind of a late supper / early breakfast at almost before going to bed at 5 am. Yes, we had tons of fun back then, we got lots of attentions too wherever we went. Me being a cute (& tiny) Asian girl and her being the hottest, most attractive (Danish) blonde in every guy’s dream. Looking back I might have just got all those attentions just because I was with her ;-).

Enough talking, here are a few snapshots J took of our trip. This for sure won’t be our last time in this super chic city.

Enjoy.

P in front of the greenhouse on a windy and chilly day — That sky…

The "Rundetaarn" (round tower) — The “Rundetaarn” (round tower)

There are no stars cases in Rundetaarn (except in the uppermost part) — There are no stairs cases in Rundetaarn (except in the uppermost part)

On a staircase inside Copenhagen city hall — Inside Copenhagen city hall

The big hall inside city hall — Inside city hall

Famous clockwork in city hall, very impressive mechanical work

A cozy side road with an interesting vintage shop

In our apartment near the city center — In our (airbnb) apartment in the city center

The Glyptothek, an art museum close to Tivoli — The Glyptothek, a very nice art museum close to Tivoli, sadly they don’t let you take photo inside, only the in foyer

Inside Frederik's church, a breathtaking dome — Inside Frederik’s church, a breathtaking dome

Behind the opera, looking towards Frederik's church — Behind the opera, looking towards Frederik’s church from the other side of the river

In front of the opera — Copenhagen Opera at sunset, this view is worth the >30min to get here on the taxi cause we missed the last boat out.

Having a spectacular dinner at Kiin Kiin restaurant - strongly recommendable!! — Spectacular dinner at Kiin Kiin restaurant – 15 nicely decorated & yummy courses over almost 4 hours. The perfect way to celebrate our day 😉

At the Royal Smushi Café, famous for their Smore Brod - unfortunately we were too early for Smore Brod :-( — At the Royal Smushi Café, famous for their Smore Brod – unfortunately we were too early for Smore Brod 🙁

Funny menu of Royal Smushi Café — The Royal Smushi Café (yes, I like to repeat their name several times in my head too 😉 )

Can't remember the name of that church - there are too many in Copenhagen — Can’t remember the name of that church – there are too many in Copenhagen

cph25 — Having a short break at the Baltic Sea on the way back to the airport

This sky doesn’t seem real, but it is. Magnificent!

City trip, Europe, Special occasion, Weekend getaway, Western Europe

Amsterdam Part 1: Seafood birthday dinner

1 August, 2013 jpcorp Leave a comment

It’s P’s birthday so we went for a special dinner to Amsterdam and spent some hot summer days in the city. The food was fabulous, thanks to a tip from Bernard’s parents, a former colleague from Deutsche Börse.

Amster-2 — She’s got that look in her face!

Amster-5 — Almost there, just need to find the right place

Amster-9 — Guess what (or who) he’s looking at …

The following pictures speak for themselves, no need to comment!

amsterdam seafood

Europe, Italy, Road trip, Special occasion, Vacation

Road trip Northern Italy – our very first vacation together

30 October, 2011 jpcorp Leave a comment

This trip definitely marked our beginning and we weren’t even planning for it. It was a difficult (and very confusing) time for both of us…

I was supposed to go on another vacation with someone else and J was going on this trip alone. I hesitated when he asked me to join him, and I said no. That night I couldn’t sleep. I kept asking myself why I was still being where I was when my heart wanted to be somewhere else. The next day, I packed my suitcase, hopped on the next train and followed him. One of the best decisions I’ve ever made and I’ve never looked back since.

It was also the first time we spent that much time together. Before that, there were a few dinners and some occasional coffee breaks but nothing longer than a couple hours at once. Surprisingly, things went so smoothly on this trip that we didn’t even notice time fly. There was not a single awkward moment where we had to ask ourselves what we’d been thinking. One evening at dinner on the water front in Garda Lake, we were “forced” to talk about what we could/should/must do and the thought of going back to the lives we’d had brought tears to our eyes (funnily enough, “my heart will go on” was played twice that evening, so cheesy..) . We knew right then and there that we belonged together. The rest is history.