Paper Island

It's probably more American style than Danish style but here are a few pix of Copenhagen Street Food on Paper Island.  I totally forgot that I had these pix in my camera.  I found them as I was downloading photos from my harbor bike ride.  It was June 19 that a girlfriend of mine, Anne and I decided to take a ride out to Papirøen (Paper Island).  The island, Christiansholm, is part natural and part man-made from 1695.  Originally the island stood alone, then expanded and in the later 1700's, it became the entrance to another man-made island, Arsenal Island.  Arsenal Island housed the supplies for (and because of) the many wars that Denmark found itself in.  The building that is there now, was built in 1958 and it was originally built for storing paper for the printshops in town.  It has since then come to be known as Paper Island.

Eventually it was used as a "hands-on" science museum from early 2000's and then within the last 2 to 3 years it has become one of the most trendy eateries in town.  In a few years from now, the island will undergo a tremendous change and the old storage building will be replaced by modern apartments and high-tech office buildings that are already now on architect drawing boards.  Imagine discarding so easily something from 1958 - how rude!

We walked in kind of early and there were plenty of tables to choose from. 3 hours later, you could barely move through the place so we had our second meal outside along the water under the sun.

Anne and I are on our way.  Here we are standing at the new Circle Bridge.

 There are food stands, trucks, trailers and booths with food from all corners of the world.

 For more info, click onto this link or watch this video 

or google Paper Island, Papirøen and/or Copenhagen Street Food.