Saturday Morning Ride

Since the weather is acting so nicely these days, one of my new favourite things to do on Saturday morning, is taking Fleur for a bike ride to The Bread Station. For the past month we have gone and sat there, eating a croissant and having a coffee while watching dogs passing, cyclists riding, and people queuing for the bakery. On the way back we usually hit the playground for at least an hour.

Last saturday I decided to pick up the goods instead (Vincent is back from Armenia and doesn't really enjoy a bike ride or getting up early in the morning). It just so happened that the nice sidewalk in front of The Bread Station has been ruined by a big, ugly scaffold. It is still possible to sit there, but no way as nice as without. Luckily the bread and pastry is super delicious as always, but I guess we'll have to pick up the bread and go somewhere else to eat it for the remaining part of the summer.

Day In The City

Christmas is approaching and so in order to sort the last couple of Christmas presents and visit some galleries while in Denmark, we went to Copenhagen this Friday. We spend the first hour running in vain since it seems that all the good book stores in Copenhagen are closing. Such a shame.

Afterwards we sat down at Democratic Coffee to get some strength to handle the chaos of the many people in the city. Luckily the Galleries were free of the masses. I didn't take any pictures in the galleries we visited, but I can warmly recommend the current exhibition at Gl. Strand Kunstforening with Artist Niels Pugholm. It was very impressive and I could have spend many hours in there reading the many texts on the walls. They were both fun and interesting. (But only if you can understand Danish.)

Then we went to Nørrebro, as I wanted to try Grød for lunch. Though their interpretation of grød is quite wide, it shows that it is possible to do other thing than plans porridge. Quite a nice cookbook too. And then on the way back to meet a friend we stumbled upon a lovely little cacti store. With so many cute small and big cacti and succulents and beautiful ceramics. I wanted to take them all home.

New Ride

I have a new bike. And it is not just new to me. It is really brand new. After many years of buying used bikes it feels good to get one that doesn't already come with particularities. I am sure I will spend many wonderful hours riding this around town.

Colorful Copenhagen!

The other day when I was meeting Stine in Copenhagen, I took the train early and went for a little walk around the city. I always find it so fun to revisit. Since I moved away I pay much more attention to all the houses and little details.

Sunday is ... no. 9!

The feeling of summer on an early October day.

This morning I wanted to go for coffee and though it looked really nice outside from my living room window, I was really surprised by the warmth of the air when I came out. I walked to Chatworth Road market and shopped some fresh apples before sitting down for a coffee.
And I walked home enjoying the sun in my eyes and on the houses and later in my living room while eating homemade lemon and poppy seed cake.
I saw a lemon and poppy seed cake in Dublin but unfortunately someone got the last piece right in front of me, so I thought I would try to make my own. It turned out really good and definitely one of the best first try making recipes I have made yet. If you want to bake one yourself I you can find it on my recipe site.

Look Up!

The other day while riding my bike to the Funkhaus the power pylons became bigger and bigger along the way. I like them because there is something very sculptural about them and they look quite amazing on a hot cloudless summer day. At the end I reached the power plant where they were all connected. It was right in the middle of the small Gartenkolonien, which there are so many of around Berlin.
To me there has always been something fascinating about power plants. I think mostly because the buildings always seems so huge and intimidating. I think it is the first time that I have been so close to one, and it was amazing to hear the electricity stream through the cables, like a very loud and unfamiliar humming.