Hey everyone!
I'm finally getting around to typing up this blog post at long last. I've decided to not include photos in this post as you've seen many images across all my social media accounts. I want to make this post as informative and brief as possible because reading these blog posts do take up a lot of your time.
We got our flights fairly cheap, €35 return from Dublin to Copenhagen which we got with those Ryanair sales that you see online. I'd recommend subscribing to Ryanair's emails so that you get notified when these sales are on, I've signed up myself and so nowadays I am constantly looking at the best flight deals.
There is a train from Copenhagen airport to Central Station which is the city and it takes about 15 minutes and costs €5 one-way which is like 35 Danish Kron.
We stayed in Urban House which is a hostel but I would say a more high-end hostel. The room was spotless, spacious and had an ensuite. I've stayed in hostels before where it was a shared bathroom so it was nice to have our own. The hostel is located about 5 minutes away from the inner city centre but like that's a 5-minute walk so it's nothing really. It cost €200 for 3 nights for two people sharing so €100 each was not bad at all. You don't get a room key which is actually handy because I always fear that I'll lose mine so you just get a code to unlock your door, no need for check in or check out. I personally didn't eat there but Hannah said the food was grand although they do not cater to gluten-free diets. There are loads of chill out and games rooms in the hostel itself but we did so much exploring throughout the day that we just went to bed every evening, clearly not social people at all haha. There are lockers available for you to use if you need for the day you're flying home because you have to leave the room by 11 a.m. so if you had a later flight then huge lockers are there for 5 Danish Kron per hour. The staff were also really lovely whenever we passed them.
As many of you know, I went to Copenhagen with my best friend Hannah and she is the adventurer so anytime I go away with her, I let her plan the whole trip. She had a few sites in mind but we pretty much went everywhere and anywhere. I really wanted to see The Little Mermaid statue so Hannah just got up Google maps for us, followed the directions but along the way found other parks, statues, buildings, all that jazz. To be honest, I don't have a full list of things you need to see or do while in Copenhagen because everyone likes different things so I would say that you should Google the types of things you're interested in and make a rough plan of what you want to do or see but then make an adventure out of it as you go. That's what we did anyway and we had a ball. We didn't do anything that cost us money because Copenhagen is such an expensive city we were being super careful with our spending. We also travelled everywhere by foot, so bring your most comfy runners!
Our second day, we actually spent the majority of it in Sweden! There is a train from Central Station to Malmo, Sweden. It costs about €22 return and takes 30 minutes. If you do this, be sure to bring your passport as there is passport control on the train since you are entering a new country. Sweden is trying to get rid of money so don't bother getting actual currency, most places won't accept it so just use your card. We went to see the Turning Torso in Sweden but the same idea, we got up Google maps and made an adventure of it on our way to the Turning Torso. We saw some fabulous parks and the cutest windmill along the way. We spent about 4 hours in Malmo and again, all by foot.
Our last day was spent visiting Christiania which is a 'free town'. The locals literally just decided that they don't follow the law anymore and the most bizarre thing about this is that the police overlook the illegal activity that happens. I don't know a whole lot of information about what actually goes on in Christiania but it was really interesting to see and experience. Word of warning: do not bring your camera to Christiania. Well like you can bring your camera but don't take photos of the locals, someone once got attacked for having a camera on display so just be aware of that. If you ever get to go to Copenhagen, you really should visit Christiania just for the experience alone, it is a whole other world.
I honestly think that's about it. As I said, we just went for an adventure, didn't have any real plan in place which I actually enjoyed because I'm usually a control freak and need to have everything planned down to a tee. I can't recommend food places as I'm coeliac and Hannah is basically a vegan so we lived on snacks and McDonald's! You couldn't meet two more fussy eaters in your life but I'm sure there are amazing restaurants around but minimum you'd be spending on a decent meal would be €15 or 150 Danish Kron.
It is a very expensive country but the only thing that cost us money were train tickets and food. I changed €200 into their currency and came home with €25 over the course of 3 days and like I was buying stupid things half the time anyway so I could've been more careful but in my opinion, that's still not bad.
Anyway lads, I think that's everything. If you want to see more photos of our travels then there are plenty over on my Instagram: @jodirochemakeup
I would highly recommend Copenhagen and Malmo if you're the type that's into site seeing and adventures. We didn't wear a scrap of makeup or go out so I can't tell you what the nightlife is like but the people are absolutely lovely so I'm sure they're great craic!
Hope this gave you some bit of an in-sight to the holiday and if you have anymore questions feel free to DM me or comment below!
Until the next adventure!
Jodi Xx
