In the last few years, I have visited Copenhagen several times and in a rather quick succession, albeit for only a couple of days each time (usually a long weekend). On the one hand, I wanted to follow in the footsteps of the protagonists of the Danish TV series ‘The Bridge’ (‘Bron/Broen’) (actually a Danish-Swedish co-production), ‘The Killing’ (‘Forbrydelsen’), and ‘Borgen’. On the other hand, I wanted to experience hygge. Defined as ‘the practice of creating cozy and congenial environments that promote emotional well-being’, hygge is regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture, even though the word actually originates from a Norwegian word meaning wellbeing. I remember walking (a lot) around the…