With its 4-5 meters this is the deepest of "the Lakes", I never got to run around this lake but I…read morewould walk around it with my dad all the time when I was a kid and I would visit the planetarium every time I was in Copenhagen which is located right by the lake. Somehow this lake has a different feel than the rest of the lakes that divide Copenhagen and all I have are fond memories of my dad and I when I was very young, therefore this place will always be something special to me.

Like to people watch? Do as the local? Go for a run? Walk in the sunset?…read more The Lakes (Søerne) is a cute little patch for all of the above. Early mornings are for the running people (and the walk of shame people) then comes the fashionable girls walking with a latte, the dog people, the late runners and finally the sunset chasers. Copenhagen's waterfront is facing east, so one of the best places to see the sun set behind the rooftop is here. My favorite is to share a bottle of wine (yes, this is legal here) by the stairs next to the Planetary. From here you can enjoy the last sun and wonderful atmosphere.

Søerne, the small lakes in the middle of Copenhagen, sort of divide the city in two. You have to…read morecross a bridge to either get to Nørrebro or (back) to Indre By. It's hard to miss the lakes, but whenever I'm in Copenhagen, I want to pay them a proper visit too. This time I was staying in an AirBnB very close to the lakes - in Østerbro, and gladly walked all the way pass the lakes to Vesterbro a snowy Friday morning. There weren't many people, but it was the best tour to start my trip with. This is the perfect place for a nature-ish walk (without even leaving the city center!), for a run, for walking the dog, for just sitting and chatting and having picnics when the weather is nice. It simply really is a pretty place! Walking from Østerbro to Vesterbro, along one side of the lakes, takes about 40-45 minutes.

If you walk around on any given evening, you might run into the "cheer-up" guy…read more The first time I saw him, he told me to "cheer-up" and smile. I looked confused, so he repeated it in English, at which point I did cheer up and smile. The second time I saw him, he said something to me in Danish, so I smiled and that seemed please him and he continued on to randomly talk to other people. I think he might be drunk or crazy or both, but his heart seems to be in the right place and he makes me enjoy this lake because I smile every time I'm there. So if you see him, just smile.

Love the lakes! Love them in every season, especially the Sortedam…read more This one was my go-to place when I need to think and relax while I was living in town; I used to sit in one of the benches and just watch people run by, ducks swim and just stay there until I couldn't feel my face because of the cold (suggestion if you want to do the same: bring hat, gloves and hot coffee/tea). However, I wouldn't walk around it at night, it's a bit dark for my taste. I loved to cross the bridge going back home in Norrebro and look at the reflections of the clouds and the neon signs at night, probably one of the places I remember the most from my time in CPH and one I keep coming back to, at least for a quick stop.

Run as fast as you can. I'm the running man…read more Running in Copenhagen is not so easy as biking in the city. You find special lanes for biking beside the road for cars, or even special roads just for bicycles. When you want to run in the city, you have to do it with all the pedestrians on the sidewalks, in the parks, in the harbour on the quaysid, or at the lakes surrounding the old inner city. You can design you run for your needs. A quick run around one of the three lakes, or two, or even all three. Some bastard do multiple rounds around all three and Fælledparken as well. During the dark hours the route is lit up. You run on a gravel path most of the way, so the grib is good in all kind of weather. The view is good especially during sunrise or sunset. I love running around the lakes, but I can only give three stars because of the heavy traffic by pedestrians and other runners.

Queen Louis's Bridge (Dronning Louises Bro in Danish) is across the Copenhagen Lakes. The bridge…read morewas built between 1885 and 1887. It is named for King Christian IX's wife. The bridge is built from granite and has three arches. According to the wikipedia entry, the cast iron railings are decorated by four identical cartouches featuring Copenhagen's coat of arms surrounded by weapons, helmets and lions. I've posted a picture. I found the bridge to be perfectly functional with pedestrian, bicycle and automotive traffic. The counter of the number of bicycles and pedestrians was interesting!

How do you rate a bridge, by the way?…read more As an engineer, I'm tempted to do the whole building and construction analysis to determine if this bridge, despite its prettiness *rolls eyes at architects* is really functioning as it should. JUST KIDDING! But tell me, how do you rate a bridge, really? By the amount of hipsters or the so-called Nørrebronx dwellers squatting the bridge with a six-pack of Grøn Tuborg on a tow in a very summery day? One mississipi, two mississipi.... Anyway, I totally understand if this bridge has become a hangout place for whoever you are out there, be it you with the cheap beers from discount supermarket, the "original" grøn tuborg or the slightly sophisticated hipsters with a bottle of wine and real wine glasses (I swore I have seen those ones several times) - the view is damn nice over the lakes. You can just stand here and stare forever on the vast spread of polluted water *ahem* I meant the beautiful man made lakes that stretches from Frederiksberg to Østerbro. The bridges have walls and shoulders that are broad enough for you to sit on them so you can be a proper Copenhagen hipster if you want. Still, three stars from me, because I don't really know how to review a bridge. Totally ok sounds like it's a functioning bridge.

We loved coming to Norrebro and seeing/exploring this neighborhood. It's less touristy, has many…read morehidden gems, and much more up our alley as casual, look-for-where-the-locals-go kind of travel. This park is honestly just a big park with lines on the ground, but it was fun to walk the park and see the local children play.

There's a giant banana hill in the middle of the park. You can see it on google earth. It's yellow…read moreand fun. It's the best sort of urban park design and fun for the eyes.