Ørestads Sight Seeing

While back in Denmark (still on holiday) we spend a day at Ørestaden looking at some of all the modern architecture popping up among the many building sites. We walked from building to building with a couple of other architecture tourists. I find the development this area is going through quite impressive, but I can't help but feel that it all feels a bit remote and sleepy. It is definitely somewhere I am glad I can return from and not have to return to.

Tempelhof!

From one amazing building complex to another.

This weekend I had the pleasure of visiting the old Tempelhof terminals. Something I have wanted to do forever, but actually I never realized it was possible if not going to a fair or festival. Sometimes it is great to have visitors in town, then they can enlighten you of what is going on.

I've always found this building so impressive, whenever I have driven by. I think now even more. It is so interesting to visit a building with such a history. The fact that large parts of it is not in daily use anymore, makes it even more appealing. There is definitely a reason to hold on to it.

It was an amazing day to visit. Several times I had to say that I was really impressed by the breathtaking architecture. The sun really brought out the texture of the building and made the main terminal look even more dashing inside. It is hard to believe it only took five years to build this.

I would have loved taking a trip from the main terminal when it was still in use. I could easily imagine dressing up to go flying. I got a bit carried away taking pictures, I just could not help myself.

The Coffee Walk!

People have many different ways to plan a trip to somewhere else. Some people go for touristic sights, others museums or shopping possibilities. Personally I try to plan my trip after where the good coffee places might be. So I usually try to investigate a little before leaving. The good thing about walking the coffee walk is that it sometimes get me out to areas of the city that I would normally not go, hadn't it been for this specific purpose.

I visited three very nice places. 3rd Floor Coffee which is one of the big coffee supplies for many of Dublin cafe's. Here I ate my breakfast while reading their coffee newspaper and their list of other nice coffee placed in Dublin and Europe.
The Fumbally which was a really nice place with delicious lunch and a beaming atmosphere and Clement and Pekoe who were serving many different sorts of tea and two different coffee roasts. The last place had a nice big bench in front and because the weather was so mild I sat there enjoying my coffee while looking at busy people on their way to work.

Greenhouses!

Another thing I really like about the Botanical Garden is all the greenhouses. It is not that usual that they can be entered but in Berlin they have made a huge open access greenhouse. My favorite part is all the cacti and succulents, there are just so many different shapes and patterns.
I was slightly bummed not to have taken my film camera but the upside of that is; I can go back on another occasion.