Chapter 3 - Day 4 - Galleries, The New Harbor and Jazz

June 12

We started the day in Nyhavn. "Nyhavn ("New Harbor") was originally conceived in the 1670s by the Danish king as a shelter from the storms of the North and Baltic Sea, and as a means of hauling building supplies into central Copenhagen. Nyhavn today is the site of a denser concentration of restaurants than any other neighborhood in Copenhagen. Moored beside its granite embankments, you'll see old or even antique fishing boats, some of which remain in place to preserve the sense of old-fashioned nostalgia."

The colorful buildings are Copenhagen's signature postcard.

There are lovely old buildings.

And funky signs and sea-themed restaurants.

In contrast, the contemporary opera house sits just across the harbor.

We then walked back over to the David Collection (see Day 2) to see the rare Islamic textiles hidden in drawers. They were quite amazing.

The rest of the morning we checked out some galleries. We were pretty disappointed and only saw one nice piece of pottery.

On the other hand, we had a chance to see more of the character of the city, including paintings covering the sides of buildings.

More charming metal signs...

This is the garden in the front of a jewelry gallery.

And a quaint old church with more of the great brick and stone work...

After a morning of much walking we were ready for a hearty lunch. Told Og Snaps, a traditional Nyhavn "pub" was just perfect.

 The food and beer were delish!

The afternoon was devoted to seeing classic Danish furniture in some high-end shops. Can you really call these antiques?

This evening was food and music, so we got a bit "dressed up".

 It started with a fabulous dinner at Godt restaurant. 

They have a fixed menu. The meal started with an amazing lobster bisque with shrimp and langostino. That was followed by a hake with white asparagus three ways - poached, grilled and sauteed,  so wonderful flavors.  The main course was am amazing veal in black truffle sauce.  The wines were also perfectly matched.  We started with a Spanish albarino.  For the veal we had an Anjou which was 100% cabernet franc, a savory rich rich.  Godt was a delight. The meal was exceptional with excellent service.

We followed that by a fun trip to the jazz club across the street.  The trio of piano, bass and drums was excellent with an ok vocalist.  

We got home around 11 pm.  It was finally getting dark! These long days were really something different.