Shopping in Copenhagen コペンハーゲンで買い物
Yesterday my husband and I went to Copenhagen from where were are staying at the moment. We had to take a bus and train to get there. The bus was only 10 minutes ride and 40 minutes on train. As this was our first time to use public transport, we were a little nervous. We had to ask several people where to get the ticket or how we use it. Once we got on the train it was very good as unlike driving, both of us can relax looking outside the windows and enjoy the scenery.
We got off the train in the centre of Copenhagen and started walking. This was not our first time to visit here, we came here 8 years ago together. As I was walking I could remember the atmosphere of this city. It is very vibrant and elegant. It is not so big which is good for the tourists.
One of the characters we heard a lot about North Europe was high prices. My husband and I had a cup of latte (in a paper cup) and a danish pastry each in a cafe near the station. It cost us almost $40! They were very nice but expensive.
We went to a big shop in Copenhagen which sells Royal Copenhagen products. It was a very nice shop selling all sorts of kitchen related things. Some of the Royal Copenhagen porcelain products are very nice but expensive, too. The other day we happened to find a local artist’s work called Bjorn Wiinblad so we decided to buy some of his egg cups. We were very happy to get them in the Royal Copenhagen shop.
昨日、夫と私は今滞在中のところから、コペンハーゲンへ行った。バスで10分、電車で40分なのだが、初めて公共交通を利用したので、ドキドキだった。何人かの人に切符売り場とか、どう使うかなど聞きながら乗った。いったん電車に乗ると、車と違ってリラックスできるので、車窓からの風景を楽しんだ。
コペンハーゲンの中心に着いて、歩き始めた。8年ぶりにここを訪れた。歩いていると、街の雰囲気など思い出してきた。明るく活気があり、エレガントでもあると思う。あまり大き過ぎないので、旅行者にはよいと思う。
北ヨーロッパの特徴の一つとしてよく聞くのは、物価高だ。夫と私は、（紙コップ入り）ラテとデニッシュペーストリーを、駅近くのカフェで食べることにした。何と合計４０ドルくらい（3200円くらい）した。美味しかったが高い。
コペンハーゲンで、ローヤルコペンハーゲンの製品を売る大きい専門店を訪れた。台所関係のものを売っているとてもよいお店だった。ローヤルコペンハーゲンの製品はとてもきれいだが、値段が高い。先日偶然に、デンマーク人で面白い作品を作る職人（ビヨン・ウィンブラド）のいることを知り、おみやげに卵立てを買うことにした。このお店で見つけて嬉しかった。
