Got back from Copenhagen last night. Ignoring the cheesy tourist clubs, I need to revisit at some point. Interesting and accessible culture, helped hugely by the Danes’ humbling knowledge of English. Throw in pretty girls, good beer, and of course a good deal of nice design (even the theme park’s gift shop went beyond the usual tat) and it makes for my kind of place.

For some reason – perhaps it’s a seasonal thing – the place was full of garish cow statues. Examples below. Anyone able to shed any light on this? Loved them, regardless.

Woodgrain cow Hotdog cow

The contrast was quite noticeable when I landed back at Heathrow. Everyone knows Heathrow’s awful, but really, how the hell did we fall so far behind? Ludicrous layout, long queues, poor signage, mediocre transport. Made me somewhat embarrassed to be a local.