Amsterdam

I asked Peter a few weeks back, was there any part of our trip that stuck with him or he thought about more than others? Not necessarily our favorite place but a place that you just couldn't stop thinking about? For him it was Scotland (close second for me!). For me, it was Amsterdam. Amsterdam wasn't super high on my priority list for our trip but we ended up going to meet up with Peter's parents, Eric & Sherry and godparents, Steve & Karen, who were starting a Rhine River cruise to Switzerland. After traveling for 6+ weeks on our own, it was so refreshing and fun to see family!

Fyn, Denmark

How does one end up in Fyn (pronounced "foon" as far as we could tell)? Well, you search on AirBnB for a super out of the way place that has a wicked cute cottage and views of the sea. That's exactly what we found and we couldn't have been happier. At this point in the trip, we were pretty tired. Traveling and touring takes a lot of energy. Navigating new locations, new languages, food to eat, transportation, etc. It gets to you! And we needed a break and we found it in Fyn. This place just filled my heart with so much peace. It was the perfection of Hygge. Our hosts had literally thought of everything we could possibly need. From candles, to soft light, cozy blankets, herbs in the garden, bikes, heated floors, everything.

For most of our 1 week stay in Fyn, we barely left the house. We read, walked to the beach, watched movies, and cooked. Oh to cook! We had an oven, a stove and a fully equipped kitchen (pots, pans, baking supplies etc.). It was such a pleasure to have the space to bake and cook. I'm pretty sure I made biscuits and scones multiple times. We used herbs from the garden to make tea in the evening and watch the sunset. Glorious. I think we took a bike ride, once. On a wicked windy day. Beautiful, but kind of crazy we didn't get blown over by the wind.

The one day we did anything in particular, we took a day trip out to another small island (Denmark is basically all islands. Fyn is on one of the larger ones) where Peter's family is from. We'd had stormy weather most of the week but the weather cleared for a gorgeous sunny day for our drive. This part of Denmark is especially pastoral and green. We passed farms stands throughout every village. Rhubarb grows basically wild on the side of the road.

Just outside of Sondenbro, where Peter's family is from, there was a U.S. military installation (or former?). We arrived just before closing so we didn't walk through, but there was some fantastic graffiti art on the exterior of the building. 

I'll leave you with this view from our last night in Fyn and in Denmark. We left rested and our hearts full. Off to Amsterdam to see family!

Copenhagen | Dirty floors, biking and a jazz cruise

We spent 4 days in Copenhagen, Denmark before heading out to Fyn (more on that later). We rented bikes and cruised around the city. Much like Amsterdam, Copenhagen is nice and flat, built on canals and easy to get around. We stayed just outside the historic center in a mostly clean but super cute AirBnB. We didn't have a huge agenda so mostly just spent our time wandering. We took a jazz cruise (one of the highlights of the trip for me!) one evening, went to Carlsburg Brewery another afternoon, found SKYR froyo (Icelandic yogurt - so good!), and went to bakeries and coffee almost everyday.