Carter and I planned a trip to Copenhagen to see one of our favorite artists, Nils Frahm. He played two shows at the famous Vega Theater, renowned for its acoustics and design. We met up with our friend Paul Ellington and Sebastian, and my long-time friend of over 40 years, Xavier, was coming from Paris to join us as well.
This was our first trip to Copenhagen, and our friend Paul is Danish and spends a lot of time here. My friend SoYoung has traveled here many times for work and gave me some good pointers too.
The Nils Frahm Concert – Night 1
This was such a great show, but we arrived from Seattle the same day and were jet-lagged. Carter and I may have fallen asleep for a spell. Fortunately, we had tickets for the next evening.
The next day, we left our hotel to explore a bit. We were near the train station, found some other cool hotels and cafes, and scouted out the town.
Baest
Famous, picturesque Nyhaven.
The Queen’s Palace
We toured many design shops and museums to experience authentic Danish design. I have loved Danish design since I was a teenager, and I own a vintage Arne Vodder sideboard from the 1960s. Copenhagen was design heaven. Photos below are from Designmuseum Danmark. Many are from designers I admire and books I would like for my library.
Nils Frahm Night 2. I think traveling to foreign cities to see shows is a great way to hear artists and visit new places. We were more awake and sat in the balcony.
We found a great waterfront spot with about 8 good restaurants for food and drinks. It was a great place to spend the afternoon.
Later that night, we found a great jazz bar.
Lunch at Schønnemann.
This was our first visit to Schonnemann:
We drank a lot of Schnapps at Schonnemann and were a bit drunk for the remainder of the day and evening. Two pals since the age of 16.
The Rest of the Day and Evening.
Dinner at The Union Kitchen & Bar.
Hotel 25Hours by Indre.
We moved to Hotel 25Hours by Indre. We have stayed here on every subsequent trip due to its central location in the heart of the pedestrian zone.
The Louisiana Museum
Xavier wanted to go to the Louisiana Museum. I never heard of it, but it seemed to have a lot of great art and design. There are many famous pieces here.
Yayoi Kusama, the famous Japanese artist, had this light installation on site.
These photos looked unreal, real-life Rothkos.
Dinner at Esmee.
Xavier left for Paris, so Sebastian, Paul, and I went to an Argentinian steakhouse Fuego for my last supper.
Photo Montage
Thanks for traveling with TheHad🩵