My Birthday In Copenhagen















On Sunday it was my birthday, something which I was very excited about because: 
A. IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY, which means I get to hear from all the people I hold dearest (love to you all)
B. Birthdays mean you can eat as much as you like without feeling guilty
C. I was lucky enough to be in the wonderful city of Copenhagen for the whole day. 

We arrived in Copenhagen on Saturday, at about lunchtime, and went straight into the centre for a spot of shopping. I absolutely LOVE shopping in Copenhagen because it has stores that aren't really anywhere else in Denmark, so it's the best place to get your Topshop/Urban Outfitters/Sephora fix. I will be the first to admit I spent a long, long time in Sephora, prodding the Lancome Miracle Cushion and testing out every red lipstick I could get my hands on: almost too long, but not quite. When my feet felt like they might drop off from trotting up, down and around Strøget (which is one of Europe's largest pedestrianised shopping streets) we decided to head over to Hard Rock Cafe for drinks. This turned out to be a little disappointing as they have moved from the old location, which was right next to Tivoli and had a really good vibe to it, to another building which doesn't quite have the same atmosphere yet. I still had my all time favourite of strawberry and basil lemonade though, which I would drink constantly if I could, and that proved to be as lovely as ever.
After that, we decided to go to our favourite restaurant in Copenhagen, an Italian called Ristorante Italiano, just off of Strøget. We have never been here in the colder months before, so we usually sit outside in the sun, sharing pizza and tucking into big bowls of pasta, but this time we went inside and found that the restaurant was absolutely packed and was also the cosiest place on earth. We then got led to a table in what seemed to be the basement of the restaurant, which was lit predominantly by candle light and had little windows at the top of the walls where you could see peoples feet shuffling past. I ordered what I always have in any Italian restaurant ever, spaghetti carbonara, and everyone else had seafood spaghetti, which apparently is amazing! After a long meal we then set off back to our hotel, full of birthday wishes from the friendly waiters, complimentary Prosecco and a pizza that we added ridiculous amounts of garlic too. Wonderful.
I woke up the next morning to a drizzly but pretty amazing view of the city, a big stash of birthday cards and chocolate, an awful lot of the loveliest birthday messages which I didn't expect and the much anticipated addition of an Olympus OM-D E-M10 to my gadget family, Aka. My new favourite thing ever.  Being a twin, I also got to see Ellie, who you probably will have seen either here on my blog or on my Instagram, opening all her cards and gifts, which makes it feel like an even bigger celebration. I wore what seems like my uniform of my big faux fur collared coat, a little black skater dress and my chunky black suede boots, which must be becoming a little boring for you to see! As the weather gets brighter I will wear something different, I promise!
After feasting on pancakes at the hotel we jumped into a taxi as we realised that we would miss the changing of the guards at Amalienborg Palace if we didn't get a move on. I've seen this before, but its such a great thing to see and it also means you can wander around the palace courtyard and get a fantastic view of the opera house and Marble Church. They are currently filming around Copenhagen for 'The Danish Girl', a movie set in the 1920's, so we stumbled upon these beautiful vintage cars on our way back into the city centre. I know nothing about cars really, but LOOK HOW GORGEOUS THEY ARE!!! 
After hot chocolates and a tiny bit more shopping we decided to eat at Wagamamas and have a chilled night, which turned out to be exactly what we needed. I ate my own body weight in Pad Thai and chilli shrimp before we went back to the hotel room to find a view of Copenhagen all lit up, which is the prettiest thing I've seen in quite a while! 
I should have another post on my trip up soon depending on how essay writing and studying goes. It was lovely to leave all of that behind for a few days! I will be writing one as soon as I can edit and sort through the pictures, but I can tell you to expect midi skirts, vintage repro and second-hand shopping, plus a picture of rainbow coloured petticoats which I seem to be getting overly attached too. I hope you're all doing amazingly at the minute and are having a wonderful Easter week! 


Bethany x

40 comments:

  1. Awwww you really are sooo pretty!! Kiss and hugs from México and.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETIE!! <3

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  2. Great outfit
    would you like to follow each other ? I'll follow back after it

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  3. Beautiful pictures! Happy be-lated Birthday and it sounds like you had an amazing day! x

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  4. wow, amazing outfit and your photos!
    LOVELY <3

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  5. love the photos, LOVE copenhagen, and your outfit is simply regal-perfect for a birthday princess!
    xx Sarah
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  6. HAPPY BDAY HONEY <3 you look great!!
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  7. Happy Birthday gorgeous! I've got to spend my birthday with you because you know how to have some fun! Holy Hannah, your birthday sounds amazing and I had no idea you're a twin! Double the fun. I love the new look on your blog...so chic.

    Your photos are stunning (You know, I'm going to be researching that camera now! heehee.. I've become quite obsessed with cameras!) and those vintage cars...swoon. I'm with you I know absolutely nothing about cars but vintage cars get me every time. They really knew how to make cars so stylish back then. I hope one day I can visit Copenhagen. It's truly so beautiful. xoxo

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    1. Thank you! Yes, you should haha, lets birthday together!
      I'm really liking my camera so far, it seems pretty much perfect, I can't wait to learn more about it and figure out all its settings and everything :)
      Hope you're doing well!
      xx

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  8. Happy belated birthday! So glad you enjoyed your special day :]
    ♡ Dulce

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  9. This looks marvellous my dear...am glad your Birthday was a special one!! I hope all of your wishes come true Xxx

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  11. ughh viv westwood is the best :3 and Iove your coat! Happy Birthday & glad you had a good time :) xx

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  12. happy birthday, looks like you had alot of fun lol

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    Tyana
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  13. Sounds and looks like you had a birthday how you like it :)
    Many thanks for your lovely words on my blog. Your blog is obviously created with dedication - what I really like - and now I want to ask you if you want to follow each other?
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    1. Thank you! Yes, I will follow you now, you have a great blog x

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  14. ooo you're always visiting lovely places! Me and my friend are thinking of visiting Copenhagen at the end of April, is it worth a visit?! We want a cheap city break :) Great photos :)

    Becca xx

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    1. I'm a very lucky girl haha. It's a great place to see, there's a lot to do and loads to explore, I would say its worth a visit! It can be quite pricey compared to places like Prague with danish prices, but it's a really lovely, relaxed city! x

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  15. Happy birthday!! I'm glad you had a good day. Birthdays are the bat excuse for lots of food! It looks amazing there - I'd love to go there and explore one day.
    Emma Xx

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    1. Thank you! I hope you get to visit at some point, it's one of my favourite cities xx

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  16. Happy Birthday! Looks like you had a great day!! Happy Easter :)

    Sarah

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  17. Happy Birthday hun! Copenhagen looks incredible, you're so luck to have spent your birthday there! Lovely post xx
    Happy Easter too :)

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    1. Thank you! It's a great place, I will look at your blog now! x

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  18. Happy Belated Birthday! It looks AMAZING! What an amazing way to spend a special day!

    Hayley-Eszti

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  19. Happy birthday! The photos are amazing!!!
    -Lauren Blair
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  20. lovely post! :)

    enjoy:)

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