Notes from Copenhagen

After a gap of almost a year, I stepped outside the borders of Sweden for the first time. No, it wasn’t a giant leap, rather I opted for the country next door — Denmark, and its famed capital Copenha

After a gap of almost a year, I stepped outside the borders of Sweden for the first time. No, it wasn’t a giant leap, rather I opted for the country next door — Denmark, and its famed capital Copenhagen. Copenhagen is hands-down my favourite city and I missed coming to it. My last experience of visiting Copenhagen wasn’t great, when I was there a year back, in the midst of the COVID crisis. The streets were empty, the shops had their doors shut, the colourful NyHavn district was left bare without any tourists. Moreover, no rides ran in Tivoli, the famed amusement park.

This time though, things were different. The city seemed to be back on its feet. The vaccine drive and the reduced number of cases have brought the confidence back. There is even a talk of people having acquired the elusive herd immunity. When I heard that the city is alive again, I decided to take a train ride from the Swedish town of Malmö where I live.