A walk in Copenhagen

Tivoli by night

- the traffic was quite heavy during the night

- some bars were open untill 8am!

Could hear people going home in the morning

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The hotel breakfast was served from 7am till noon.

Excellent breakfast!

had lots of fruit, shrimps, salmon, large variety of breads, danish...

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The weather was cloudy and rather windy,

but not particularly chily,

had to wear a fleece jacket though

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Had a nice all day long walk

- didn't need a lunch after the huge breakfast

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Old houses on Bryghusgade

Marmorbroen
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Interesting tower on Borsen building

Börsgraven

Nyhavn
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Nyhavn
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Huge flowers at Amaliehaven

Amalienborg
Amalienborg

New Opera house on the backround

Den Lille Havfrue

Created by sculptor Edward Eriksen (1876-1959),

donated by Carlsberg's famous brewer, Carl Jacobsen,

and inspired by H.C. Andersen's fairytale,

the slender figure of

The Little Mermaid

sits quietly on her granite boulder,

gazing wistfully towards the shore

in search of her prince.

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Old houses at Nyboder

How is this possibly -

flowers without any pots growing next to a building?

Store Kungsgade

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Church of Our Saviour

Vor Frelsers Kirke

- Christianshavn's largest church with an elegant twisted spire

- the Baroque church was erected during the 1680's

- in the middle of the 18th century it was decided to add on a tall spire

- the outside winding staircase leads to the top by no less than 150 exhausting steps

- the tip of the spire is a golden globe,

on top of which is balanced a 3-meters tall figure of Christ

holdin a victory banner
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Houses on Overgaden oven vandet at Christianshavn

New architecture on Hammershöls kaj

More new architecture near the Nordea building

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Visited also the freetown of Christiania

- there were signs asking not to take photos,

respected the wish

"If you respect us, we respect you"

- sort of an interesting place to visit,

it's said that if you haven't seen Christiania,

you haven't seen Copenhagen

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When entering the gate of Christiania,

graffiti art, wall paintings and even sculptured

displaying the "flag" of Christiania

- a fierce red backdrop with 3 bright yellow dots

representing the dots of the 3 i's in Christiania

were there greeting.

The area, located on the eastern side of Christianhavn,

was originally an abandoned military camp,

which was taken over in 1971 by hippie squatters

seeking to create a "free state"

within the surrounding city of Copenhagen.

This experiment turned into a movement

that still exists today,

though in a slightly modified and

anarchistic way than its progenitor.

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Until 2004,

the open trade of cannabis and hash

was largely tolerated by the authorities,

but a controversial demolition of

the famous "Pusher Street"

put an end to

what continued to be the biggest eyesore

to many politicians.

Today the open drug trade is completely gone,

but Christiania retains its image as a place

where soft drugs are tolerated

to some extent.

http://www.christiania.org/

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Gråbrödretorv

Peder Oxe - the restaurant where had dinner on Saturday

Husk & Flusk

- didn't eat there, just had drinks on the terrace

- interesting interior with hanging hams!

Old houses on Store kannike strade

Illums Bolighus

Huge interior shop

Amargertorv 10

http://www.illumsbolighus.dk/