When I was about eight years old my parents often played an LP record with the song "Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen". I hadn't thought of that song since, but now that I have seen it, I keep humming about this "wonderful" city.
Copenhagen on a hot, June day was lively with people, tourists and lots of young people, well dressed, lounging, eating and drinking in cafes or busily heading to work or on some errand, strolling the pedestrian boulevards, and riding bicycles; so many people on bicycles. In this city famous for its cycling infrastructure, we rode our bikes for miles along the beautiful bike paths, through parks, alongside busy streets, on side streets, over bridges with no cars and beside the water. We had mapped out a dozen or so places to see and circuitously aimed for each, all the while trying to take in and appreciate what we were seeing along the way. The architecture constantly impresses; old castles, churches, train stations, grand hotels and waterfront apartments. And the new, the opera house, national theatre, office towers, condos, bridges also bear the mark of good design for function and aesthetic.
Most of the photos include place names so we will let them tell the stories of our visit to Copenhagen.
Rosenborg Slot. The surrounding park was filling up with picnickers enjoying an outdoor supper.
The Refshaleoen is an post industrial waterfront area that has been transformed into funky eateries, bars and an urban beach. It was just opening up at 11:30am so we stayed for lunch.
Lyle McLeodWe were here in 2008 with our kids (family reunion in Estonia and then a Stockholm to Copenhagen bike trip (on tandems). We were up early (jet lag) and were walking at the spot where you took this picture from. It was about 7 am and there was still a full-on Rave going on across the water in those warehouses! We can still feel the bass reverberating in our bodies! Never a dull moment in Copenhagen! Great to see you enjoying it too. Reply to this comment 10 months ago
At the Market Hall, admiring a mouth-watering display of Smørrebrød, which actually means “butter and bread”. As you can see here, it’s a lot more interesting. Anything from cheese, cold-cuts, eggs, fish and seafood, topped off with seasoning and garnishes. It’s similar to Spanish pinchos.
The sculptor Edvard Eriksen created the mermaid in 1913 as a tribute to the author Hans Christian Andersen, and it’s inspired by Andersen’s eponymous fairytale.
Frederiks Kirke, also known as the Marble Church is in the centre of Frederiksburg district, a fashionable part of town built around King Frederik's Amalienborg Palace in the 18th Century. Frederik left a beautiful legacy, but he almost bankrupt the kingdom with his building projects.
Today's ride: 55 km (34 miles) Total: 2,478 km (1,539 miles)
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Lyle McLeodThis is one of our favourite cities. We moved to Glasgow in 1989 right after we got married and Kirsten couldn’t work (no permit) and raining continuously. She was going nuts cooped up in a hotel while we tried to find a place to live. At that time there were only two places you could fly to direct from Glasgow outside the UK, Paris and Copenhagen. We bought tickets to CPH and spent a long weekend there. It’s probably why we are still married! What a wonderful place. Reply to this comment 10 months ago
