Here, Mari is tearing herself away from a Sunday morning browse for a quick pose. The sidewalks and streets are easily turned into casual shopping venues in Copenhagen's Ravnsborggade neighborhood. It's not just local businesses with sidewalk sales, either, but locals setting up collectible and household bursting-at-the-seams sales. Truth be told, Mari and I did a great deal of browsing that morning, but I think Mari made the only purchase from a street vendor, a handcrafted bracelet to add to her "fledgling" jewelry collection.
Those air quotes surrounding my sarcasm may save me a scolding from Mari later.
The Ravnsborggade street market reminded us of weekend shopping along Portobello Road, although not as densely crowded as the London neighborhood. Many local vendors set up tables and stands streetside with tempting treats and, of course, you are more than welcome to browse inside the shops as well. The Copenhagen shops, however, lean more towards secondhand (my favorite!) than antiques, but you'll find a few hidden treasures, too, among the relics.
Click on my YouTube video above to watch some of my video footage from that morning. It's only three minutes long and includes some reflections on our fleamarketing experience as well as some beautiful views of my newest favorite old city.
Aside from the futuristic egg cup I shared with you on Easter, I made a few other purchases for my kitchen and dining room. I don't always search for (or find) collectibles when fleamarketing, but there are certain items that meet my collector's gaze and regardless of their inherent value they become invaluable to me. You have also probably noticed over the years that Mari and I necessarily limit ourselves to small, packable (oh-so-bubble-wrappable) items when we fleamarket travel. Once you have learned to accept that limitation, then the (friendly) sky's the limit (as long as you stay TSA-friendly).
Pictured below are two more purchases I made that Sunday morning. At right are four stacked bright orange melamine plates with a slightly upturned lip on one side. These have become endearingly dubbed our "doughnut" plates because, as you can guess, they are the perfect size to hold a double-chocolate Dunkin' Donuts delight (complete with hole). Yes, that is my favorite doughnut (second only to the Reykjavik DD's double-Nutella variation) despite the fact that DD sanctions simplified spelling.
Don't get me started, but...
...you make a doughnut from "dough," not from "do."
Regardless of the DD chain's grammatical intentions, my favorite doughnut tastes even better when presented (however temporarily) on the citrus hues of my Copenhagen fleamarket find.
Alongside the set of doughnut plates is a pair of blood orange melamine salad tongs picked up at another seductively overstuffed secondhand shop.
I didn't exactly need another set of salad tongs (many a healthily decadent salad is prepared and savored in our home in advance of fleamarket-plated sweet treats), but the artfully simple Danish design struck a cord with me and a little more foodie flair in the kitchen never hurt nobody.Speaking of foodie, I offer you the remnants of my Saturday evening meal, our first night in Copenhagen.
Beautifully fresh (and fleshily-full when initially served), the entree formerly known as plaice (flounder) meuniere was lightly pan fried with capers, lemon, and browned butter.
The dish is characteristic of the SALT menu which seems to feature traditional local food and recipes, but presented in a modern manner. SALT bar & restaurant is located on the ground floor of the Admiral Hotel with a rotating menu that takes tastefully full advantage of fresh local ingredients. Aside from our extravagantly fresh dinner celebrating our first evening in Copenhagen, Mari and I enjoyed a beautifully bountiful breakfast buffet in the mornings with an abundance of fresh local produce, breads, pastries, and charcuterie (smoked meat and fish for breakfast? yes, please).
Many thanks to my seafood-loving mom for showing me
how to delicately dismember plated piscine prey.
You can access the restaurant site by first visiting the Admiral site or by going directly to the savorily-tempting SALT site. (I'm NOT screaming at you, by the way, it's just how they spell it.)
More treats from the Danish capital next time.
More treats from the Danish capital next time.
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