Weekend Reports

[agentundercover]

If I had known how other threads were going I'd have spent the weekend swotting up on my 70 & 80's dance music history, instead I wasted it in Copenhagen.

- Friday arrived about 5pm, super efficient tram to centre of town. Hotel Strand, very reasonable £ given location on the front.
- Wandered to Nhyvan. Lovely, boats harbour, canal thing. Toursity but nice tourists. Went for a wander to the little Mermaid.
- Little Mermaid: oh dear….nice little rack on her, but an industrial estate behind – literally smoke chimneys coming out of mermaids shoulders. Not good, madness that the Danes allowed it to be built there. Defo takes away from the scene.
- Dinner at Nhyvan 23 not bad – however super expensive - trip to Christiania for a drink and 'coughs' – love that place. Declared independence from the main city 40 years ago, now it feels like new York in the 80's at night, all burning bins, stray dogs and drug dealers – but safe as houses.
- Saturday lots of castles and old things with the missus including the royal crown jewels. Sunbathed in the park, an unexpected bonus. Christiania again for a bit in evening.
- Sunday, went for day time proper look around Christiania, explored all along the coast checking out the self made houses. The place could only exist in a city like Copenhagen (high taxes, amazing quality of life, no poor people visible), it would be a dangerous hovel if it were in Manchester or any other city. Herring for lunch. Stood outside Noma and looked throught the kitchen windows (spent 10 quid trying to get a table there in Jan, failed). Went Home.

Generally, I love the place. Great mix of architectural styles. Very well maintained historical and royal side to the city. Very friendly people, not bored by the English. They love their food and drink. Super efficient with a national interest in quality design.

Morbs, thanks for restaurant tip however the random nature of Les Trois Cochens meant it got vetoed by my fussy eating wife!

However so very very very expensive.

Stop 3 on my 6 holiday in 6 month mission. Next stops Amsterdam, Bilbao and the Alps8)!​

 

[Emma_1983]

My weekend was fab

Friday was off work nursing a hangover and doing chores, also got some mothers day bits

Saturday lunch with girl friends and 1 of girl friends baby - he is adorable and very well behaved for 2 months - takeaway round friends in the eve for the "Mr & Mrs night" which we WON!!! We also made the other couples laugh by turning up in similar clothes to prove we were a "team" for those friends with me on FB there is a pic......very fun night

Sunday lunch out for mothers day then a chill out in the evening with Boardwalk Empire - LOVE this prog so much!

 

[AndyJB]

If I had known how other threads were going I'd have spent the weekend swotting up on my 70 & 80's dance music history, instead I wasted it in Copenhagen. ​

- Friday arrived about 5pm, super efficient tram to centre of town. Hotel Strand, very reasonable £ given location on the front.
- Wandered to Nhyvan. Lovely, boats harbour, canal thing. Toursity but nice tourists. Went for a wander to the little Mermaid.
- Little Mermaid: oh dear….nice little rack on her, but an industrial estate behind – literally smoke chimneys coming out of mermaids shoulders. Not good, madness that the Danes allowed it to be built there. Defo takes away from the scene.
- Dinner at Nhyvan 23 not bad – however super expensive - trip to Christiania for a drink and 'coughs' – love that place. Declared independence from the main city 40 years ago, now it feels like new York in the 80's at night, all burning bins, stray dogs and drug dealers – but safe as houses.
- Saturday lots of castles and old things with the missus including the royal crown jewels. Sunbathed in the park, an unexpected bonus. Christiania again for a bit in evening.
- Sunday, went for day time proper look around Christiania, explored all along the coast checking out the self made houses. The place could only exist in a city like Copenhagen (high taxes, amazing quality of life, no poor people visible), it would be a dangerous hovel if it were in Manchester or any other city. Herring for lunch. Stood outside Noma and looked throught the kitchen windows (spent 10 quid trying to get a table there in Jan, failed). Went Home.​

Generally, I love the place. Great mix of architectural styles. Very well maintained historical and royal side to the city. Very friendly people, not bored by the English. They love their food and drink. Super efficient with a national interest in quality design.​

Morbs, thanks for restaurant tip however the random nature of Les Trois Cochens meant it got vetoed by my fussy eating wife!​

However so very very very expensive. ​

Stop 3 on my 6 holiday in 6 month mission. Next stops Amsterdam, Bilbao and the Alps8)!​

Wicked city, loved it when i went, as you say though, so bloody expensive.

Sounds like you fitted a lot in though.

I agree about the mermaid, just looks odd with the buildings behind it.

 

[djjaycool]

Fri was a good boy worked on research paper

Sat: train came off the tracks, friends dragged me to a Phillies baseball game. The tail gate party was great, we started at 1600 the game started at 1900. I was well pissed before the game started The shots of patron and beer were going down sooooo good. Oh yeah the game was alright also. The Phillies beat the Houston Astros. I had to convince mt friends that I had to get bananas and Ice cream at an all night grocer.

Sun: hangover club, banana shake and pancakes then I felt better.

 

[djjaycool]

If I had known how other threads were going I'd have spent the weekend swotting up on my 70 & 80's dance music history, instead I wasted it in Copenhagen.

- Friday arrived about 5pm, super efficient tram to centre of town. Hotel Strand, very reasonable £ given location on the front.
- Wandered to Nhyvan. Lovely, boats harbour, canal thing. Toursity but nice tourists. Went for a wander to the little Mermaid.
- Little Mermaid: oh dear….nice little rack on her, but an industrial estate behind – literally smoke chimneys coming out of mermaids shoulders. Not good, madness that the Danes allowed it to be built there. Defo takes away from the scene.
- Dinner at Nhyvan 23 not bad – however super expensive - trip to Christiania for a drink and 'coughs' – love that place. Declared independence from the main city 40 years ago, now it feels like new York in the 80's at night, all burning bins, stray dogs and drug dealers – but safe as houses.
- Saturday lots of castles and old things with the missus including the royal crown jewels. Sunbathed in the park, an unexpected bonus. Christiania again for a bit in evening.
- Sunday, went for day time proper look around Christiania, explored all along the coast checking out the self made houses. The place could only exist in a city like Copenhagen (high taxes, amazing quality of life, no poor people visible), it would be a dangerous hovel if it were in Manchester or any other city. Herring for lunch. Stood outside Noma and looked throught the kitchen windows (spent 10 quid trying to get a table there in Jan, failed). Went Home.

Generally, I love the place. Great mix of architectural styles. Very well maintained historical and royal side to the city. Very friendly people, not bored by the English. They love their food and drink. Super efficient with a national interest in quality design.

Morbs, thanks for restaurant tip however the random nature of Les Trois Cochens meant it got vetoed by my fussy eating wife!

However so very very very expensive.

Stop 3 on my 6 holiday in 6 month mission. Next stops Amsterdam, Bilbao and the Alps8)!​

Great city it is a bit expensive

 

[Olly]

If I had known how other threads were going I'd have spent the weekend swotting up on my 70 & 80's dance music history, instead I wasted it in Copenhagen.

- Friday arrived about 5pm, super efficient tram to centre of town. Hotel Strand, very reasonable £ given location on the front.
- Wandered to Nhyvan. Lovely, boats harbour, canal thing. Toursity but nice tourists. Went for a wander to the little Mermaid.
- Little Mermaid: oh dear….nice little rack on her, but an industrial estate behind – literally smoke chimneys coming out of mermaids shoulders. Not good, madness that the Danes allowed it to be built there. Defo takes away from the scene.
- Dinner at Nhyvan 23 not bad – however super expensive - trip to Christiania for a drink and 'coughs' – love that place. Declared independence from the main city 40 years ago, now it feels like new York in the 80's at night, all burning bins, stray dogs and drug dealers – but safe as houses.
- Saturday lots of castles and old things with the missus including the royal crown jewels. Sunbathed in the park, an unexpected bonus. Christiania again for a bit in evening.
- Sunday, went for day time proper look around Christiania, explored all along the coast checking out the self made houses. The place could only exist in a city like Copenhagen (high taxes, amazing quality of life, no poor people visible), it would be a dangerous hovel if it were in Manchester or any other city. Herring for lunch. Stood outside Noma and looked throught the kitchen windows (spent 10 quid trying to get a table there in Jan, failed). Went Home.

Generally, I love the place. Great mix of architectural styles. Very well maintained historical and royal side to the city. Very friendly people, not bored by the English. They love their food and drink. Super efficient with a national interest in quality design.

Morbs, thanks for restaurant tip however the random nature of Les Trois Cochens meant it got vetoed by my fussy eating wife!

However so very very very expensive.

Stop 3 on my 6 holiday in 6 month mission. Next stops Amsterdam, Bilbao and the Alps8)!​

great post - I would dearly love to go. Every Dane I've ever met has been super-nice

my weekend was far less cultured. went to the horse & groom in shoreditch, totally rammed (*shout to Robo, a pleasure to meet you sir!) then someone's flat after in homerton, the usual settee shenanigans zzz - rest of wkd a write off

 

[Morbyd]

Nice one, Mr Agent Man. And a very Happy Birthday to you!

My weekend:

Friday - one of those nights that remind me why I love living in a bustling metropolis.

Started off at a British Council reception for Russian Fashion Week. Then went to an art presentation and reception held by Christie's with works by Warhol, Freud, Picasso, Monet (found myself wishing I had a million pounds or two to get this one Freud sculpture when it goes up for auction ).

Dropped off the car at home and went to a fancy party in honor of visiting French author Frederic Beigbeder at bar Looch. It got a bit boring after a while (he was DJing which was random) so left the missus there and went to meet up with friends at another bar. Then went to the grand opening of the club Home Sweet Home - new club in an old venue which they somehow contrived to make substantially worse than it used to be Left there and went to Krysha Mira and danced until sunrise on the rooftop terrace. 8) Came home around 8 and drunkenly cooked myself breakfast

Saturday - Got up mid-afternoon, watched football, went to meet up with mates for drinks and then to Solyanka where James Holden absolutely rocked the place Later on ran into some old Russian friends visiting from London and hung out until they kicked us out of the place.

Sunday - Note to self: Long Island iced teas + empty stomach = certain pain Spent most of the day curled up in bed with my laptop watching episodes of The Good Wife. Felt good enough later on to make a nice dinner.

 

[Olly]

Started off at a British Council reception for Russian Fashion Week

am I imagining this or didn't the Russian authorities close down or expel the British Council last year? or was that just threats?

 

[Morbyd]

I agree about the mermaid, just looks odd with the buildings behind it.

You just have to make sure you get your photos at the right angle. If you have someone stand up on the raised area to the left (as you're looking at the mermaid) you can do it such that the water and city is behind you, not the smokestacks

 

[Morbyd]

am I imagining this or didn't the Russian authorities close down or expel the British Council last year? or was that just threats?

It wasn't last year. It was around the time when the whole thing kicked off re: Litvinenko, etc. (and England's refusal to extradite Boris Berezovsky and former Chechen leader Zakiyev).

No, they didn't close the British Council. They just harassed them for a while and told them they couldn't give English lessons for money (citing tax implications, lack of mandate in diplomatic agreements, etc.) The Council closed their satellite offices and operates just in Moscow now.

The irony is they're in the same building at the analogous French organization, which gives French lessons for money. The Cervantes and Goethe institutes have similar programs and I think even the Americans.

They are still quite active. I've worked with them on some football-related projects (when Chelsea & Spartak Moscow played, both here and in UK)

 

[Olly]

It wasn't last year. It was around the time when the whole thing kicked off re: Litvinenko, etc. (and England's refusal to extradite Boris Berezovsky and former Chechen leader Zakiyev).

No, they didn't close the British Council. They just harassed them for a while and told them they couldn't give English lessons for money (citing tax implications, lack of mandate in diplomatic agreements, etc.) The Council closed their satellite offices and operates just in Moscow now.

The irony is they're in the same building at the analogous French organization, which gives French lessons for money. The Cervantes and Goethe institutes have similar programs and I think even the Americans.

They are still quite active. I've worked with them on some football-related projects (when Chelsea & Spartak Moscow played, both here and in UK)

that's quite interesting - I didn't really understand what that was all about

I used the British Council a fair bit when I was living in Spain for networking purposes. I think it is an asset, I hope it doesn't lose its funding

 

[Boardgrrrrl]

Friday - quiet night in round friends that turned into rolling into bed at 2am

Saturday - dragged my sorry ass to the gym for a 9:30 body pump class then Saturday evening I decided to stay sober (quite an achievement for a Saturday night) and drove into Brum for a curry at Ashas - one of the nicest Indian Restaurants I've been to.

Sunday - woke up feeling like I'd drank a bottle of wine (WTF???), went to a Zumba class for the first time which was quite entertaining (I'm aching today and I class myself as pretty fit!), then pottered about for the rest of the day until it was time for a San Miguel

 

[Robo]

my weekend was far less cultured. went to the horse & groom in shoreditch, totally rammed (*shout to Robo, a pleasure to meet you sir!) then someone's flat after in homerton, the usual settee shenanigans zzz - rest of wkd a write off

Pleasure to you Olly, sorry If I errr......wasn't making to much sense.....

Roll on Francois!!

 

[madwhitegiant]

My weekend as always (which I wouldn't change for the world!) entertaining the heir to the throne and my little princess in various parks or being used as a punchbag by them at home. When that stops I am stuck watching hours of Gigglebiz and Grandpa In My Pocket!

My son is getting more and more into playing football which is good until I blast the ball at him in goal and it goes for miles then he goes you can get that i'm going on the swings!

Oh went to Thorpe Park yesterday which was ok for a change. Hadn't been for a while and not in a rush to go again. Too old to be thrown around like that and thought my head was going to hit everything as my head stuck out of most of the rides like Emu.

Hope you are all well.

 

[Ikoda]

Friday: Ended up going to Stinky's Peephouse for a new night recently launched, called Forward.
Paul and Kane have done some tremendous work with it, but it was fairly quiet, sadly. Gavyn Mytchel didn't turn up, but Akira and Matt Hardwick played amazing sets.
Hopefully Ronski Speed will pull some more people in.

Saturday: Was spent recovering from Friday, and then come 11pm, begun listening to the Argentina Leg of ASOT 500. HeatBeat were awesome, but Jochen Miller left a lot to be desired, which is a shame, as he smashed it at Energy 2011. And I discovered the biggest super market yet in Leeds, which actually had a decent selection of food!

Sunday: Went out to get some € for the trip to Amsterdam this weekend coming, then went and burnt 850 cal in the gym, then blew that by buying a 100g bag of doritos I've been craving for the last week.

 

[Buckley]

Tenegrief Thursday to last night.

Scorching hot every day, good food, great hotel, if a little full of golden oldies [Dan-X to insert gag re my advancing years here], Siam Water Park is amazing, all in all great little break.


Downsides: lost my Blackberry Friday night. Monarch flights - never again.

 

[Evolution]

Downsides: lost my Blackberry Friday night. Monarch flights - never again.

This has just made me think that the 3 times i've been to Ibiza previously i have always lost a phone!

 

[Buckley]

This has just made me think that the 3 times i've been to Ibiza previously i have always lost a phone!

I lost this company's Blackberry at DC10 last openings, BEFORE I started working for them

 

[Ikoda]

I left my debit card in the hotel the first time I went.
Cancelled that the second I realised!

 

[grego]

went to timewarp.

ouch.