4.5 weeks of summer vacation have now been forced upon me. How tragic – whatever shall I do with all that free time? 😂
Jokes aside, with the current chaos at work, stress levels through the roof, and life in general being a delightful rollercoaster, a long vacation was clearly the responsible choice. Originally, I planned just two weeks in weeks 29 and 30, with a few extra days in week 33. But then, certain circumstances (read: sanity preservation) led me to take a solid 4.5 weeks instead. Self-care, people! 😌
After the delicious Thai lunch, my friend A and I went down the streets to see the danish author H C Andersen’s childhood home. I remember visiting this small house back in my childhood, where we went on a trip to Odense with my class and teachers. Seeing it again was a nice pleasure.
HCA’s childhood home is located at Munkemøllestræde, and is today a small museum, where you can see how he/they used to live. It’s quite interesting to see how they lived. This home is where HCA lived in his childhood, but he was not born here, but grew up here. Here you’ll also find a small garden with all the plants that features in his fairytales.
After visiting HCA’s Childhood home, we went to Møntergården, that consists of courtyards and old buildings from the 16th century to the present day. Here, you’ll find a bright exhibition about Odense and Funen, and it actually has a lot to offer for those who are into history (of Funen). We really had some “wow, really??” moments here.
Next we went to the H C Andersen House. This is located alongside the house where he was born. The house itself was bought by Odense Municipality at HCA’s 100th birthday, and after a restoration it was opened as a museum. Later it was expanded in 1930, 1976 and latest in 2004. This part of the entire HCA Museum was actually the best part, if you ask me. I’ve never been here before, but watching some of HCA’s collections and the audio-visual part was indeed nice.
So yes, for not so long ago, my CPH-friend and I decided to have a sleepover in Odense, as she hadn’t really seen Odense, and I haven’t been to Odense for a while. So it was quite good for both of us, to meet midway 🎩
I had booked a room at Hotel Comwell HCA, that is located only a few minutes from OBC, the railway station in Odense. It was actually a quite nice place to stay at.
A leading museum of modern art in the whole world, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is located in Humlebæk, north of Copenhagen, and close to Helsingør.
It was my first time ever, and I’ve heard many things about this museum from my brother and some friends. Even my friend has been here before, and as we didn’t have any plans that weekend, she asked if I wanted to visit Louisiana. Again, why not? I mean, it is actually something you HAVE to, being a resident in Denmark – or when you are in Denmark. Simply because it’s one of the most prominent museums in the world, for modern art.
As mentioned before, our dinner at the great michelin-restaurant Kokkeriet was a disaster at another level, that we had to leave as we fell pretty much cheated and unwell. I still had to pay about 2.000 kr., even though we didn’t complete the whole menu – what a disappointment! I actually don’t understand how this awful place is rated a Michelin star. Whaaaaat the actual….
We then walked down the streets back to the hotel, totally uneasy and hungry as well, but luckily Rangoli was there to welcome us with GREAT food and service. Thanks for that!
The Glyptotek – or the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, as it’s originally named – is a museum, founded by Carl Jacobsen, who was the founder of the famous Carlsberg brewery as well. Carl was very fond of art and a very passionate collector of art. At first, his collections were meant to be at his home, but it was very soon clear, that there weren’t enough room for his collections, that he therefore founded the Ny Calrsberg Glyptotek and dedicated all his art collections to the danish people.
The Glyptotek itself is a very interesting piece of architecture. As of Carl’s wishes, the building itself should be breathtaking, and esthetic. Beautiful, and with harmony. Satisfactioning.
