Soon enough, it is July 24th. Murat, Minnie and I have big plans for this Saturday. We are planning on joining the hundreds / thousands / millions of people participating in the Life In A Day event. Essentially, a filmmaker is asking people to submit video from their day, as long as it occurs on July 24. He and a team will pick and edit the submissions into a feature length film, to premiere at Sundance next January.
We are geared up to make a run for inclusion.
We start the day out right, with a Mega Brunch. Served at a lakeside restaurant just north of the city center, this brunch is indeed mega, covering many bases. There is hummus; a gouda-like cheese; orange, pineapple, and watermelon; a syrupped pancake; scambled eggs with bacon and sausage; smoked salmon; and muesli with fruit. Whew! It is all pretty good too. The sausage is lovely, very juicy, very meaty, and sizable. The muesli is also notable for its tang and for the freshness of the fruit with which its adorned.
And to pair with it, a massive glass of Hoegaarden. I should have put something next to the glass to size it approrpriately, but it was large. It took me two hands to drink from it, even though it was only 0.5L of beer.
From there we traveled on bike and on foot to the future home of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark.
Just recently remodeled, the royal family will be moving in later this year. For now, the public can visit the empty home and see the rooms near completion. It was striking on two fronts. For one, it was that grandiose, it was a rather modest palace, something like a very large house on two floors. For two, though, they had done something really neat. They commissioned a number of Danish artists to produce murals for certain rooms. These murals were massive, usually encompassing a whole wall or two. They were also quite modern, with some psychedelic colors and some ironic use of brand names. Unexpected.
Next up, Nyhavn, a picturesque pier near the city center. We went to take a little boat ride, with 75 of our closest friends.
Heading out, we saw a couple of performing arts venues that were very neat, very new constructions. I then proceeded to take a very peaceful and much needed nap as the boat rocked gently from side to side.
Waking up, I found we were near the end of our time on the boat. There was, however, one more intriguing building, a big brick type that had a spire formed by the curving tails of four dragon-like creatures. Very cool.
A quick ride to the west side of town, where we found a little cafe in the middle of a boulevard. A great spot for a little potato and beer pick-me-up.
Following another bike ride, we headed home for a spot of rest before the evening would take us to new heights. While there, we had some delicious Thai take away, from a place called Thai Take Away. The papaya salad was amazing and amazingly spicy. Half my mouth went number when I bit into a pepper. Awesome. The pad thai and the green curry also brought the flavor as well as some mouth-cooling noodles and coconut milk.
Back on the road. Quickly, we were to the Icebar CPH, a bar known for being made of ice. Literally.
Luckily, to withstand the cold, you get a rental blue parka that is quite warm.
The drinks themselves are served in glasses made of ice, keeping the drink nice and cool throughout its short life. The champagne and cloudberry cocktail is particularly recommended.
After a little while, I was right at home, relying on some of my Minnesota genes to get me through.
Soon, though, the cold began to penetrate our bones, and it was time to leave.
The warm Copenhagen air soon revived our spirits.
We wound up at the Kulor Bar to boogie the rest of of the night away. Soon enough, it was past midnight, and our Life In A Day came to an end. We were satisfied!
Once the video is up online on YouTube, I'll post it here: [link coming!].
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