Yes I tried really hard to make that sound cool. Also I apologise that the photos don't have captions, but I'm having enough trouble putting them where I actually want them as is, and captions just confuses the HTML/CSS/whatever (that is strongly reminding me of our Myspace days). I do mention what all the photos are in the text, but if you want to know, ask me through a comment or email or whatever.
So I continued to walk along down the harbour/canal/ocean... I'm not entirely sure what the right word is. They have ships parked along it and even a few beach chairs that didn't look like they particularly got much use, I mean at least during winter. Much as this Ben and Jerry's... at least they have a fantastic motto for life though!
I made my way to Ameliehaven, a plaza type city garden. I wonder if it flowers in Spring time... can't wait to find out! The interesting part was that the signs helpfully informed patrons that 'these paths are not cleared of snow and ice', which is nice to know. Ameliehaven is presumably attached to Amelieborg another palace turned museum. This is also the nice dome shaped building that featured in the skyline of several of my photos, so it was good to have a name for it. Oh I should mention, most of these places I just walked past going 'oh, that's pretty, oh that looks nice' then looked up exactly what it was later, thanks to my friend Google [helpfully set to Google Denmark now]. And even just random streets look gorgeous, and arches are super cool and one month later I am still walking around in awe that I am actually here. [So is my mother probably, but perhaps not quite in awe :P]
My aim now was Nyhavn which is apparently quite the place to be in summer. And once I found it I recognised it from the postcards I've seen. It is pretty pretty. Nice old, colourful houses (like the rest of the city), a canal featuring some older looking vessels, restaurants, shops.
So quite lovely and all but by this stage the wind was picking up and I was cold, so I started my way home. Finally I stopped at the bridge my bus goes over on the way into town, because it is gorgeous. In the seemingless randomdom that is existence, I'm so glad we have the capacity to appreciate beauty. Because it reminds us that some things are just effortlessly awesome. And that is fantastic. [Also I really like the lamp posts. Next time I'll show you one with a dragon chilling on top.]
In other news, I'm really quite fond of whoever does the advertising for the Aquarium here. Other great captions I've seen are 'Cut the Crab', and there is one other one that escapes me right now. Anywho:
Hi Nat, Wow, you've either done a lot of walking creating your acquaintance with Copenhagen (sounds a little like how Yoda would say it!) OR you've been on the bike Mum mentioned in her family news update email. Either way, it sounds like you're having a great time and you've certainly taken some great photos - I love the Aquarium's "Sea you later" (one wonders what clever poster the Danish zoo would put up after despatching the giraffe!).
ReplyDeleteHas everyone in Denmark been following the Winter Olympics? We're channel surfing at the moment, between the Curling semi-final and cross country downhill skiing. Similar level of excitement, but as you might imagine, there's quite a difference in pace!
Speaking of exciting, I hear you'll be in New York for our birthday. Wow, again! May make it hard to have a Skype chat, but rest assured we will be thinking of you on the day AND we will send an iTunes card to Mum for Katrina to top up your account ;)
Anyway, I'm getting distracted by the finals of the downhill cross (Cheryl grizzled about Curling so we had to switch channels), so I'd better sign off for now. Promise to read and comment more frequently in future.
Love,
Robert, Cheryl & Jaiden
Hey!
DeleteAll of that was walking, actually. I'm not all that confident on my bike yet, have to keep practising. Plus you can't take photos on a bike. Well I guess you can but it wouldn't be a very good idea. Mmm Yoda would perhaps be "Your acquaintance with Copenhagen, create you must"? I don't have a TV (though there is one in my common room) so me personally hasn't been following the Olympics much, but I have been streaming a few events while eating dinner. They had a curling match Denmark was in on at a bar the other night, not sure if we won. A friend of mine was super happy that Finland beat Russia in hockey!
Yes I will be in New York on our birthday! I'll remember to call before I go! Thanks for that-- I don't know if the message exactly got through-- I have an android phone but I don't spend money on it so iTunes is more useful since I use it for music, but if you would like to contribute to a tour of Madison Square Garden or Yankee Stadium I'm taking instead, that would be awesome too :)
Have fun!! -Nat