November 28 Copenhagen

First Impressions of Copenhagen

1. Dark. It’s midwinter, no denying that. Sun rises around 8 and sets at 3:45. Overcast skies, dimly illuminated rooms, modest street lighting.

2. In contrast to item 1, the Danes are big on Christmas lights and displays. Here is a very long pedestrian street lit up all the way with hearts and little white lights. We enjoyed our first gløgg and Christmas markets.

Charmingly, many children are wearing little red Nissan (elf) or Santa hats.

3. Butter. Butter on everything. Unabashed. No apologies. We had roasted chestnuts with whipped butter.