Royal palace
30 czerwca 2017, Dania ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Where the queen and ther rest of the royal family live. It consists of 4 buildings, hence 4 Pictures plus one of the guards who are active duty Danish army. The weapon is loaded
Mermaid
30 czerwca 2017, Dania ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Just as advertised. Bonnie would never forgive me if I missed this.
City hall
30 czerwca 2017, Dania ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Architecturally interesting, but what struck me was across the street.
Amator
1 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Named for Ama, former agricultural area. Notice the storm fountain. A tradition developed where midwives celebrate graduating from training by dancing around the fountain.
Kierkegaard house
1 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
His homne in Copenhagen
Christiania
1 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Unique area adjacent to Christiantown. The folks there consider themselves a free town, but Copenhagen and Denmark have not agreed. It is a place where a certain herb us openly sold. And no pictures Czytaj więcej
Paper Island
1 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A redeveloped area across the harbor from downtown Copenhagen. There is a contemporary art facility there. But for me, the main attraction is the renovated warehouse (At least that's what it seems Czytaj więcej
Kronborg
2 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Aka Elsinore--the site of Hamlet, the castle is well restored, and they enact a play based on Shakespeare. Well done. Some pictures are included. First picture is kronborg. Second picture is Polionius Czytaj więcej
Elsinore chapel
2 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The last picture is the King's pew on an upper level.
Roskilde cathedral I
3 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
UNESCO World Heritage Site. Much to much here to share in 6 pictures. One of the steeples has stars with a face in the center--seems unusual for a church. Also pictures of the have from opposite ends, Czytaj więcej
Roskilde Cathedral II
3 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
More photos of this amazing place. First, of course, is the pulpit. Next is the Raphaelis organ, the oldest part is from 1425. The rest are views of various side chapels, including Christian the 4th's Czytaj więcej
Viking Ship Museum
3 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
5 excavated ships from about 1,000 CE and an active museum of Viking sailing life. The pictures show a replica ship, a small ship under way with me as sheet man (emphasis on the double e), a black Czytaj więcej
Malmo central square
4 lipca 2017, Szwecja ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Greetings from Malmo, Sweden. I'm in the central square awaiting the walking tour. The statue (Carl X Gustav) is at the center, but I especially like the shawarma stand and its takeoff on the Burger Czytaj więcej
St. Peter's church
4 lipca 2017, Szwecja ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Oldest surviving building in Malmo, begun 1319.
Malmo
4 lipca 2017, Szwecja ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The Turning Torso, as this building is called, has become a symbol for Malmo. It is a design that better handles the extreme winds. The Griffin in the other picture is a symbol for Malmo.
Malmo is a Czytaj więcej
Christianborg Castle II
6 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Seat of Danish government. Some of the royal reception rooms--the great hall and some of the tapestries; looking down the long hall to the thrones and the thrones themselves; the dining room for Czytaj więcej
Christianborg Castle I
6 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The castle, royal stables and royal kitchens
Christianborg tower
6 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
It's all about the view. The bridge in the background is the bridge to Sweden. Went over that on the trip to Malmo.
Aarhus Domkirke
8 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Aarhus cathedral.
Aarhus theater
8 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
The theater is across the plaza from the cathedral. Built in the early 1900s, the church fought against allowing a play house to be built so close to the important church. Take a close look at the Czytaj więcej
The Church of Our Lady
8 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
The second most important church in Aarhus. It was a monastery before the reformation. Notice the altar is 3D. Also notice the crypt and the unusual crucifix found there. It looks a bit like a Norse Czytaj więcej
Den Gamle By
8 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
An open air musem of old buildings dismantled and rebuilt at the site. The buildings go back to the 16th century.
Aarhus, around town
8 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Street art. If you can't see it, the chimney is the eraser. Also, the oldest street in the city, mid 16th century. Aarhus has a street food venue like Copenhagen and it is much the same, although Czytaj więcej
Moesgaard Museum
9 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Extraordinary museum of antgropology and culture. There is just too much in the amazing place to capture. There is a lot of archaeology from the bronze and iron ages. After the picture of the building Czytaj więcej
Where 2 seas meet
10 lipca 2017, Dania ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The location isn't wrong. There is a spit of sand that extends out. This is where the North Sea and the Baltic Sea meet with waves and tides coming from two directions. Results in a pretty active sea Czytaj więcej























































































































