after essay writing and aimless wondering, respectively, we made our way to kongens have with a bicycle basket full of rye bread, salami, grapes, and pumpkin seeds.  we sat and enjoyed the sun with the thousands of other danes who seem to be bursting out of dormant hibernation.

i’ve been told that my perception of this city is skewed due to the timeliness of my arrival such that it coincided with the onset of summer (a veritable bust/burst/bloom/blossom).

however, even taking this into consideration, i still can’t imagine a city with a public realm more palpably enlivened.