more copenhagen

Just as the title says!

Here's a cute little alcove off the Stroget, the main shopping street of CPH.












The Raadhus (city hall) with raadhuspladsen (plaza) at our back. First time we came through the plaza a few weeks before, there was a Thai festival going on.










View from the front steps of the Raadhus. Nope, nothing touristy here. We don't see any McDonald's or Burger King, or 7-11... nope.











If you look really closely at the side of this building, note the
working thermometer! It does indeed work! The numbers
max out at 28 degrees celsius, which equates to about 82 fahrenheit... that tells you something about the weather here. I'm feeling at home, temperature-wise. But you have to look at the same building again in the next picture...














This entire trip, I've heard that the Danes are known for not wanting to stand out. But read the side of the building: "Carlsberg: Probably the best beer in town." Come ON, this is your national beer! :) This statement on the side of the building just exemplified the "non-stand-out" stereotype I've heard...






We're finally inside the Raadhus! Now, after the half-hearted beer statement, there's a banner on the wall stating that CPH is the coolest city in the world. (however, it's small print, so they were a bit understated...)









Raadhus garden













Twenty-nine years ago, Bruce was here with his family and took a picture sitting on Hans Christian Andersen's knee. I had to take one this trip, as a comparison point. He is even color-coordinated.














Vor Frue Kirke -- a Lutheran church in the downtown area. I don't know that I've ever been to a Lutheran church before -- I've seen many Catholic churches, and the stark difference in styling was interesting. Very interesting to note the similarities to Unitarian churches.









From the bridge walk into the quieter neighborhood of Christianshavn










We were now on the other side of the canal and able to look into the opera house. I don't know what these gold/blue/purple orbs are, but they look cool.











The next day, we went to the north suburb of Lyngby to the Open Air Museum (Frilandsmuseet). This is a collection of several old buildings from several regions of Denmark depicting life as it was from centuries past -- some with staff dressed in period clothing acting the part.






Oh, what a fabulous business opportunity it would be to SELL NAP. Where do I sign up...

















The thatch on this particular building looked a bit shaggy, so we asked about it. Shaggy on purpose, actually. This building represents the island of Laesoe, off the northeast coast of Jutland. Apparently they use seaweed to make a lot of their thatch, causing the shagginess.







That does it for this batch... !!!