Top 10 crazy date ideas, part 2

Are you still in desperate need of the right date idea for you and your chosen one? Here you have the wicked top five

by Anna Meera Gaonkar

5. Cemetery chillin'

Locals who hang out at the city’s cemeteries spook out many people unknown to this custom. Old and young, all Copenhageners find it completely normal to eat, drink, play, and tan next to graves.

Join in on the morbid fun by inviting your crush for a walk at Assistens Kirkegård, a nice cemetery in the centre of Nørrebro. Bring some coffee or a snack. There’s plenty to look at, like other people drinking beer, smoking Mary Jane, or making out next to some granny’s grave.

If you have a hidden talent for storytelling make up stories about the names on the gravestones. If you are a sucker for celebs and sightseeing check out H. C. Andersen, Søren Kierkegaard, and Niels Bohr, who are among the many historical stars actually buried here.

Find more information on Assistens Kirkegård here.

4. Romance, baby!

If you’re already getting cold feet, though you think that our date ideas are great, this next date suggestion is all yours.

Old school romance is a reasonably simple thing. It’s all about surprises, attention, and precision. Not to mention chocolate, poetry, and flowers. Find out where your crush lives. This wouldn’t be difficult. Chances are, you probably know already. If not, jump into an old trench coat and stalk him or her to their house.

Next step. Find out which bike belongs to your certain someone. Return to the location in the dark of the night with flowers and tape. Wrap the flowers all over the bike using the tape. Attach a note saying something along the lines of: I don't have any ideas for crazy dates that I could invite you on. Maybe I’m a little boring, and this is a big fat cliché, but would you please go out with me anyway? Do remember to write down your digits and name as well.

Find out which florist is closest to your crush's bike here.

3. Pub Crawl

What if going on a date was more like hanging out with friends? Wouldn’t it be nice to relax, not having to do anything out of the ordinary? Crazy often equals over the top. Maybe, just, maybe a crazy date could be doing something that’s almost too obvious.

It might sound boring to some of you adventurous action junkies, but what about simply asking your crush to go pub-crawling with you? Treat him or her like a friend. Play it cool. Drink beer. Enjoy the advantages of alcohol.

Meet up with your date and have a kebab. Share some fries and spice things up with an Arabic soda. Then walk around from bar to bar, drinking a single beer every place you go. After a couple of hours you’ll both be happy and tipsy. Take it easy, and see what happens as you go party-hunting like only friends would do it.

Start out at this kebab place, one of the finest in town. Find more information on Ahaaa Arabisk Madhus here.

2. Hit the road

While it remains a fantasy for most people, hitching is actually something that can be done in Denmark. Of course it might be dodgy if you’re all by yourself. If you are two it could turn out to be a blast.

You don’t really have to put a lot of planning into it. Wear some warm clothes. Pack some food and water. Look at a map of Denmark with your date and decide on where you want to go. There are a lot of highway junctions in the outskirts of Copenhagen, where drivers are most likely to be going out of town. Look at any map and you’ll be sure to find them.

Maybe you will end up spending your date visiting some far away city. Maybe you’ll be stranded at some highway junction in the outskirts of the city all day. Either way you’ll be in it together for better or for worse!

Find good advice on hitchhiking in Denmark by clicking here.

1. Checkmate

If you’ve been put off by all this outdoor mayhem, or your budget's running low this final date idea is just what you’re looking for. Invite your date to come play a game of chess at your house. It doesn’t take up much room. It is a little geeky, but that can be pretty alluring. Put on some nice and comfy music. Make coffee, light candles, bake a cake, and pray that it rains all day.

In Danish there’s a saying that goes something like this: unlucky in games, lucky in love. Challenge this old saying in the privacy of your own home. At least you will end up knowing whether your future husband or wife is a sore loser or an obnoxious winner.

To maximise your chances of success get the excellent writer Vladimir Nabokov’s book 'Poems and Problems'. The book is a mix of love poems and chess compositions, and it will take you far on many levels.

Buy 'Poems and Problems' by Vladimir Nabokov second hand here.

If you haven't read it, click here to our first batch of crazy date ideas here.

anna.m.gaonkar@adm.ku.dk

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