travel beyond the obvious
I’m still editing my Copenhagen photos, so am sticking with the Danish theme for at least another week. . .For whatever reason, I found the window reflections in Denmark really interesting and spent a lot Read More …
This is the view from the water level, sitting in a boat on the canal and looking up. The stairs actually wind around the exterior of the tower, which provides good views all the way Read More …
Unexpectedly cheap airfare and a chance to connect with cousins from Finland for a few days led to a week exploring Copenhagen and the Danish countryside in May 2011. A spring get-away in Denmark We Read More …
On our final morning in Copenhagen we make our usual trek around the edge of Tivoli and over to Strøget and the adjoining streets. It’s been a good city for photography: Here are a few Read More …
Is it simply a coincidence or a sign of how important bikes are here that the barometer built into the corner of a building near Tivoli and Copenhagen’s central train station features a figure of Read More …
We end up in Nyhavn again. Despite being so touristy, it really is a wonderful part of the city. Next post: Life in a Bicycle City
Copenhagen is a great place for simply wandering about and window shopping. There are lots of windows It’s almost impossible to avoid window shopping in Copenhagen! Saint Nicholas Church (Sankt Nikolaj Kirke) We end up Read More …
My cousins are heading home today, so we all head back to the train station.The central train station (Copenhagen H, with the H standing for Hovedbanegård) was constructed in 1911, so has the high ceilings Read More …
My cousins aren’t big on museums, but we convince them to join us in sampling the collection at the National Museum of Denmark. Classical Rome (and the Near East) seems like a good bet (who Read More …
We visit the Danish Design Center mostly for their on-going exhibit of iconic items from the past. As we wander through, my cousin points out the dishes and telephones and other objects that she has Read More …
A selection seen between the City Hall Plaza to the waterfront: (That tower makes me want to be the bridge operator here. What a great perch! Portland may be the city of bridges, but it Read More …
Several times each day we pass by the city’s dramatic city hall. Each time we stop to admire different aspects of the building and make a visit to the Dragon Fountain (Lane is found of Read More …
We had “snacks” late in the day in a cozy courtyard in Nyhavn. By snacks, I really mean lunch. . . (They were delicious but there were a LOT of them.)I really shouldn’t need to Read More …
We end up at Amalienborg Palace more by accident than design.
It was a long, slow route from the laying of the cornerstone for the Marble Church (formally named Frederik’s Church, but more famous for its solid marble walls) in 1749 to its completion in 1894. Read More …
It’s spring and I want to see gardens, so the others humor me and consent to visit to the King’s Gardens at Rosenborg castle.
Copenhagen’s Round Tower served as an observatory in the 17th century. Today the tower is an architectural oddity that provides views over the city. Visiting Copenhagen’s Round Tower A pleasant neighborhood We begin by wandering Read More …
Copenhagen’s Vor Frelsers Kirke (Our Savior’s Church) is famous for its spiraling external staircase. Climbing the tower at Vor Frelsers Kirke I have this thing for towers (well, any high place really) and came to Read More …