Epic Bike Adventures: The First of Many

This past Sunday I decided that I was done laying around like a load on weekends and decided to take advantage of the still fairly warm weather. To that end, I came up with the brilliant plan to bike from Copenhagen to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. This is somewhere I've been meaning to go since my last time here. And as the icing on this artistic cake, there is currently an amazing exhibit on new Nordic architecture. Super-duper!





Our route is in blue. A little over 35km each way... BYAH!

Unsurprisingly, it was a beautiful ride. As you can see, the entire trip paralleled the ocean, so the views were plentiful. And we got to see some rad sights along the way.

Arne Jacobsen's fairly famous gas station on the outskirts of Copenhagen.

A nice Viking-esque carved log.

The cattle were most picturesque.

The view from the driver's saddle.

Only 1 km to go! All the excitement!

Louisiana itself is a really cool museum, and it's in a great spot, overlooking the ocean. They also seem to have new exhibits in pretty frequently, so it seems like a good place for repeat visits. Plus, with our student IDs, there's a discount. And discounts are always nice.

Another factor in its favor is the buffet offered in the cafeteria. For 119 krone you get all the delicious food your stomach can hold. I'm pretty sure i had about a gallon of cream of mushroom soup. Biking really whets your appetite.

One of the building blocks used for the shell of the Reykjavik Concert Hall.

A lake. There was a children's area around this, complete with playhouses, a place to try your hand at oil painting, and a fire that kids were roasting dough over. I've rarely wanted to be a child so much.

Another feature near the lake.

No kids' area would be complete withotu a giant slide. And no amount of 'maturity' or 'propriety' was going to keep us off it.

The lunch buffet, round one. Probably the best 119 krone I've ever spent.

This sculpture reminded me a bit of Sauron's helmet/tower.

Roy Lichtentstein. Ja tak.

Artsy. Hey Adam.

After perusing all the art at our disposal, and the gift shop, it was finally time to remount our steeds and head home. The trip seemed a little faster in reverse, even though there was an intense headwind for much of it. And we amused ourselves by checking our progress on the transportation zone maps on all the bus stops we passed. It's the little things in life.

The fields on the way home at almost sunset.

There's me, on my majestic beast.

Almost home.

Things I discovered about Denmark on this trip: Suburban Denmark isn't much different than New Jersey. Or perhaps Westchester is closer to the mark. There are SUVs, hills, some woods, and even roadkill. I forsee more biking roadtrips in my future.

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Word of the Day:

Lækker sild: An attractive girl (or guy I guess). Pronounced 'lay-guh seeldt'.
Literally though, it means "delicious herring". Cultural differences are funny.