Jeg er en meget heldig pige, og det er jeg fordi, jeg har en fantastisk kæreste! Den her fantastiske kæreste gjorde nemlig noget meget sødt forleden dag. Jeg kom hjem efter en lang arbejdsdag og smed mig på sofaen (klassiker). Min kæreste kom hen til mig og sagde så “jeg tror vidst, at jeg har booket en to ugers ferie til den Dominikanske Republik…” og alt jeg kunne fremstamme var et “whaaaaat!?”. Og sådan blev det til, at vi om to uger sætter os på en flyver mod de varme lande aka den Dominikanske Republik. Er jeg heldig? Ja, det tror jeg nok, og i hvert fald også glad og tilfreds! Vi flyver fra Frankfurt, så vi skal lige med et tog fire timer først, men derefter går flyet også direkte til Karibien, hvilket jo er så let og skønt. Jeg har oplevet Karibien før, sidste år med min kæreste, i form af ture til Cuba og Cayman Islands. Især turen til Cuba var en vild og uforglemmelig rejse, og derfor er jeg meget spændt på at opleve endnu et Karibisk paradis. Har nogle af jer været der? Hvis svaret er ja, så hører jeg rigtig gerne fra jer, om I har tips og tricks! Billeder i dette indlæg er fra min sidste oversøiske rejse, da turen i december/januar gik til Thailand med min dejlige familie.

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English: This lucky girl here is lucky because she has a really great boyfriend. Listen to this – I came home after a 9,5 hour work day and went straight to the couch. My boyfriend comes to me and he says “I think I might have booked a two week vacation to the Dominican Republic and we are leaving in two weeks”. Me, I was speechless and everything I managed to say was “what?!”. Yeah, so long story short, we are traveling overseas and we are going to the Dominican Republic, and I am obviously so excited! We have a direct flight from Frankfurt, which I am so happy for, we just have to get to Frankfurt from Berlin. I looked it up online, and it seems like there are fairly cheap train tickets, and it takes around four hours. Then the flight is nine hours, and then we will arrive in paradise! I’ve been to Cuba and Cayman Islands last year, also with my boyfriend, but it is both our first time to visit the Dominican Republic. If any of you have been there and have tips and advice, please stand forward! 😉 I would love to get recommendations and tips from you! The pictures in this post are from the last time I traveled overseas – in December/January when I went to Thailand with my lovely family <3

Berlin er en by, der konstant forandrer sig, og det kan være svært at følge med, når der ugentligt popper nye steder op rundt i byen. Men, frygt ej kære venner! Jeg er her, og har i dag samlet tre nye steder, som tilfældigvis alle befinder sig i Kreuzberg, som bare skal prøves hurtigst muligt. For flere steder, tjek dette indlæg om fem nye, skønne restauranter i Berlin.

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English: Berlin is constantly evolving, and every week something new pops up. Sometimes it can be hard to keep up with the fast pace, but fear not, dear friends! I have collected three places you have to try asap. They include a delicious popsicle booth, a coffee place, and a place that does it all. See here for three new places to try in Berlin this Spring, and for more places to try, read a recent post I did about five restaurants to try in Berlin this spring.

Fenster Coffee – Falckenstein Straße 5, Kreuzberg

God kaffe, lækker indretning, beliggende i Kreuzberg og søndagsbrunch. Har man brug for mere? Fenster Coffee er åbnet af en kaffeelsker fra Holland, og han har sans for god smag. Caféen har en fuld vindues-front, der på de varmere dage kan åbnes fuldstændig, så man kan nyde en god kop kaffe på skønne og levende Falcksteinstraße. 

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English: You might ask yourself – isn’t there enough hip cafes serving coffee in the city of Berlin, and I say, can there every be enough? The guy from the Netherlands behind recently opened Fenster Coffee in Kreuzberg agreed with me, so he opened Fenster Coffee in order to serve more coffee thirsty guests in the area of Schlesi. Fenster Coffee has a small selection – they basically serve coffee and two/three different kinds of cake, which is enough for me. In addition to the coffee and cake, Fenster Coffee invites to Sunday brunch once in a while, so follow their Facebook to see when it is brunch time!
 

California Pops – Falcksteinstraße 4, Kreuzberg

Lige ved siden af Fenster Coffee, befinder California Pops sig. Egentlig er dette sted ikke nyt, det åbnede sidste sommer, men har holdt vinterlukket til nu. Grunden til California Pops’ vinterhi er, at stedet udelukkende sælger is. Og fantastiske af slagsen! Hjemmelavede, sunde, økologiske og ikke mindst, lækre. Smagene varierer, men man kan hos California Pops altid finde et stort udvalg af både sorbet-is eller flødeis – alle på pind. 

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English: Right next to Fenster Coffee, one will find heaven for ice cream lovers. Handmade, homemade, healthy and organic ice cream popsicles. These ice creams will give you a smile on your face with their cute and colorful looks, and they taste delicious! The tastes vary, but in the selection there are always sorbets (fruit popsicles) or cream ice cream with variants like white chocolate or cookie. Yummy! California Pops is open in the summer months. 

Candy on Bone – Planufer 92b, Kreuzberg

Forestil dig et sted, hvor du både kan nyde en kop kaffe med dertilhørende kage, spise frokost både inden for eller uden for, være sund, finde den perfekte værtindegave eller købe de sidste ingredienser til aftensmaden, og du har Candy on Bone. Med en perfekt placering ved floden i Kreuzberg, er Candy on Bone et oplagt sted at drikke kaffe eller spise frokost fra den sunde deli-afdeling, der frister med kreative salater og en skiftende menu. Ved siden af den fine deli ligger Candy on Bones lebensmittel-afdeling, hvor der sælges nøje udvalgte fine madvarer og ting – fra chokolade og alkohol i lækker indpakning til lyserød Himalaya-salt, forskellige sovser, brød og nødder. Et ægte Feinschmecker-sted!

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English: Imagine a deli, a fancy supermarket, a patisserie and a café all in one, and you have Candy on Bone. With an amazing location right on the river in Kreuzberg, Candy on Bone is a perfect spot to get coffee and cake from the little, cute patisserie or even lunch from the delicious deli serving healthy and experimental salads and other daily dishes. In the other side of the store, you will find a mini supermarket with carefully curated things such as organic popcorn, bread, sauces, alcohol in fancy bottles, snacks and chocolate in cool wrapping. A real feinschmecker store, and a place where you could easily go broke after shopping at! 

I Hamborg boede jeg en nat på det fem uge gamle 25hours Hotel Altes Hafenamt, som er åbnet i en smuk, fredet havnebygning. 25hours Hotel Altes Hafenamt gav mig den skønneste oplevelse, og alt var perfekt – fra morgenmadbuffeten, mit værelse, den lækre indretning, det venlige personale til, at man gratis kan låne retro Pelago cykler for at opleve Hamborg på den bedste vis. Hvis I endnu ikke har besøgt Hamborg, så giver jeg alle mine anbefalinger!

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ENGLISH: Ever dreamt about staying a night in an former harbour office now turned in to one of the most hippest hotels in the center of Hamburg? I have, and last week in Hamburg I was so lucky to be invited to spend a night at the recently opened 25hours hotel Altes Hafenamt located in the HafenCity district of Hamburg. The hotel is brand new, five weeks old to be exact, but it was already perfectly decorated and everything on point. 

The hotel is fairly small, it holds 49 rooms, but this is part of the charm. The hotel offers four different type of rooms, and I stayed in the xl-room, and it was amazing. I seriously wish that I could have taken most of the interior and style out of the room and brought it back home to my own apartment. There was an amazing, big bed, which is key for a good nights sleep when traveling. Then there was a cool book-shelve system, a big TV, a nice chill out “lounge” and, last but not least, great and spacious bathroom. My boyfriend and I loved the room so much that we decided to stay in a whole night and only went out to get dinner to come back right after. Yep, it was a really good bed 😉
 

After a good nights sleep, it was time for breakfast, and you guys know me. I love food! I am the kind of person that literally lives to eat and looks forward to the next meal as soon as I finish another. And, the breakfast buffet at 25hours Hotel Altes Hafenamt, which for the record, also has a Neni Restaurant as in Berlin, fully lived up to my expectations. This buffet held everything one could wish for – from breakfast classics such as scramble eggs, bacon and toast, to more Mediterranean inspired foods like hummus, tzatziki and olives, and not to forget the sweet stuff. There was a yogurt bar where one could mix their own breakfast bowl with different granolas, fruits and nuts. Yummy! 

After breakfast and a bit more chilling in the room, as our amazing receptionist Rafael let us check out a little later than usually, it was time for us to head out and be tourists, and here we get to the best part of it all; 25hours Hotel Altes Hafenamt offers free bikes! How amazing is that? My favorite way to explore and get around cities is by biking, and how convenient is it that the hotel offers free bikes to their guests? And the bikes where beautiful! We had the best time biking around Hamburg on the hip and beautiful Pelago bikes, and we had such a great night staying at the 25hours Hotel Altes Hafenamt, whether it was the beautiful, old building, the cozy room, the breakfast, the friendly staff or the bikes that did it, or simply a mixture of them all! I would really recommend you to start planning a getaway to Hamburg asap, as it is definitely a great destination for a short weekendtrip!

Thank you, 25hours hotel Altes Hafenamt for an unforgettable experience!

De tre dage, jeg havde i Hamborg handlede udelukkende om at slappe af og bare nyde byen uden nogle særlige planer. Præcis som jeg foretrækker det, og netop derfor, jeg godt kan lide at komme tilbage til rejsedestinationer, for så har man for det meste overstået de ting, man skal se såsom turistattraktioner. På vores anden dag i Hamborg stødte vi på denne lille, fine café ved navn hej papa. Caféen lå i bydelen Neustadt, som er “centrum” af Hamborg. Vi tænkte, at det var tid til en kop kaffe, og da jeg så menuen hos hejpapa, var jeg lige ved at bestille, for det lød så lækkert. Vi havde dog lige spist morgenmad, så jeg holdt mig til en cappuccino og en hjemmelavet appelsin-yoghurt med hindbærpuré og müsli, som også var så lækker. hejpapa har hver uge en ny menu, der består af lækre, hjemmelavede og rustikke måltider, som fås i løbet af dagen. Denne uges menu bestod af käsespätzle (tysk, fantastisk pasta med ost), roastbeef eller tortellini, og i køkkenet stod mor og far, mens de voksne døtre stod for betjening og servering. Caféen emmede af hygge, og jeg skal helt sikkert planlægge et frokostbesøg her, når jeg er i Hamborg næste gang!

hej papa
Poolstraße 32
Hamburg

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English: The three days I spent in Hamburg were all about relaxing and just walking around exploring the neighborhoods of Hamburg with no set agenda or schedule. Just how I like it! On our second day in Hamburg we stumbled upon this cute, little cafe named hej papa. The cafe has a great location in the Neustadt/central area of Hamburg and right next to the big botanical garden Planten und Blomen. We headed in for a coffee break and I got very close to eating here, because the food menu sounded so delicious. hej papa creates a new menu every week with solid homely meals such as käsespätzle, roast beef or tortellini. Everything is homemade, looked and smelled delicious. As we had almost just had breakfast, I opted for a cappuccino and an orange thick yogurt with raspberry sauce and granola, and it was so good. I’d definitely come back here to try the lunch options on my next trip to Hamburg!

hej papa
Poolstraße 32
Hamburg

En lille opdatering fra mig. Jeg nyder livet i Hamborg! Efter lørdagens farvelfest for min bedste veninde, hvis tid i Berlin desværre var kommet til en ende, tog vi hjem og sov et par timer, inden toget gik mod Hamborg søndag. Søndag morgen hoppede vi på toget fra Berlin mod Hamburg, og en time og 42 minutter senere ankom vi til Hamborgs hovedbanegård. Jeg elsker togture! De er så hyggelige, rolige og komfortable. Ingen stress og jag med sikkerhedstjek, check in, lange køer og ventetid. Man stiger simpelthen bare på og hopper af, når man ankommer. Da vi så ankom til Hamborg, tog det os præcist seks minutter at gå til vores hotel. Igen så enkelt og hurtigt! Hamborg er en forholdsvis lille by, og det er simpelthen så afslappet, at man ikke konstant skal være på i forhold til hvor man nu er, hvor man skal hen, og hvordan man kommer derhen! Man kan bare gå rundt og lade tiden gå i stå uden stress og jag.

Søndagen i Hamborg brugte vi på at gå en lang tur, spise portugisisk mad til frokost og gå noget mere. Derefter tog vi hjem til vores dejlige hotel, Henri hotel og tog os en halvlang morfar – det var vel søndag. Da det blev aften mødtes vi med nogle venner. Først tog vi på Hamburger Dom, som er en mindre udgave af Bakken, og præcist lige så prollet og skønt på samme tid. Vi tog så til hipsterbydelen Sternschanze og spiste middag for at slutte aftenen af med drinks på vores hotel. Alt i alt en skøn dag!

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ENGLISH: A little update from me! I am enjoying Hamburg to the fullest. After the goodbye party for my best friend on Saturday night, we said our goodbyes (it was tough!) and went home to get a few hour of sleep before catching our morning train to Hamburg. Sunday morning we took the train, and one hour and forty minutes later, we arrived in Hamburg. I love train rides! They are so nice, quiet and comfortable and there is no hassle with security, check in’s and waiting in lines, you simply hop on and off. Fast and easy! We arrived at the main station in Hamburg and a six minute walk later, we found our hotel, the Henri Hotel. Again, so nice and easy! Hamburg is a fairly small city, and I love it, it makes traveling much more simple because you can just walk around without stressing out over where you are, where you have to go and what train you have to take.

Sunday we spent taking a long walk and eating Portuguese food. Then we went back to the hotel to take a nap, and later on we met with friends for drinks, dinner at a really cool restaurant, and then some more drinks. A very nice Sunday well spent in Hamburg <3