Perfection

The weather here lately has been absolutely gorgeous.  Not California gorgeous, where it's toasty warm with endless skies of blue, but rather northern Europe gorgeous, with crisp cool air and huge fluffy clouds. See:

Of course it is always teetering on rain, and in a matter of moments the skies will transform from fluffy clouds, to overcast, to drizzling, back to fluffy clouds.  But the overall effect is lovely and refreshing.  


Last Saturday Russ, Alex, and I had a fantastic day enjoying this fall-ish weather in this beautiful city.  We headed out early and walked along the lakes (of duck feeding fame, and as featured above) to the botanical gardens.  We wandered around for an hour or so admiring the flora and fauna, gathering sticks, and running about.

Botanical Gardens, An Overview

He kept saying "Purple Lavender"
which is very amusing to me in its redundancy.

The Greenhouse, Featuring Butterflies

The Danish word for butterfly is "sommerfugl"
which literally translates as "summer bird."  So cute!

Alex and Russ

Alex et Moi

Once we'd had our fill of pinecone examinations and leaf collecting we crossed back over the lakes to a section of town called Nørrebro which seems to be the hip/immigrant/artsy/yuppie area of town.  Lots of eclectic shops, flea markets, and cute cafes. There was a food fare going on, which we wandered through and contemplated eating at, but it was still a bit early and most booths weren't really ready to feed our hungry bellies, so we decided on a cafe instead.

Food Fare

We ate lunch here

It was a Danish Feast

After lunch we crossed the road to a playground, where everyone found something fun to do:

Post playground we headed home to put master Alexander down for his afternoon nap.  While he slept I snuck out for a little shoe shopping (!). That evening we went upstairs to Sixten and Lene's for a yummy lamb dinner.  Daniel (Albert's dad) was over, and we all stayed up late into the evening laughing and talking together (except for Alex, who went to sleep at his usual bedtime like a good boy.  This is a huge plus of having friends in the same building.  We can stay home with the baby while he sleeps, and yet at the same time attend a dinner party with our friends).

What a fun day.  The three of us adventuring around town, followed by some shopping time for mama and then a delicious meal with good friends.  It has been among my favorite times in Copenhagen to date.