Paper Island

Okay, so I'm really behind the eight ball here with my posts.  Not only am I back on U.S. soil on a layover in Boston, I am down an iPad.  At least temporarily.  On this morning's flight from Copenhagen to Reykjavik, I left my iPad on the plane.  I am hoping I will hear back from lost and found in the Reykjavik Airport, but for now, it's just me and my iPhone 6.

The above photo is from a tranquil canal in Copenhagen, not far from Papirøen, or the Paper Island, home of the famous Street Food Copenhagen. 

Ivan and I made the four or five mile walk from our apartment to check out the Paper Island as we had heard great things.  Only, when we were just a bridge away, we had to wait alongside all of these bikers for the bridges to lower and allow us entrance.  Ivan marveled at the wasteful engineering and I wondered how long it would be before we could eat lunch.

Fortunately, we didn't have to wait too long, and soon we entered the large food hall, not entirely dissimilar from the Matthallen in Oslo.  We were pretty hungry, and went for the first food in sight; the gourmet sausage truck, which did not disappoint.  Ivan chose lamb merguez, and I had chicken.  Really solid!

We wandered about and snacked a bit more before heading back in the direction of where we were staying.  Directly outside of Papirøen were dozens of locals in chairs soaking up the sunshine along the water in the glorious 79 degree weather.

This was a trend all along the waterways that lined the city.  When it gets nice out in Copenhagen, people take advantage.  Kids dove, back flipped and front flipped off of high structures built adjacent to the bank, and adults lounged in nearby cafes or engaged in kayak water polo.  These Danes were clearly enjoying the weekend...and it was only Friday!

After resting up a bit at the apartment that night, we headed back to the Meatpacking District for a bite and a drink.  It was Friday and some locals we met suggested we check out a disco called Natbar at the Bremen Theater.  A disco with locals sounded cool to us, and we stayed late into the evening/morning listening to the band and DJ and chatting with locals.

On the way home, I was pleased to see that they had cleaned up the facade of our building and even put a light on for me so I would know where I was going :).  Another great day was in the books!