Copenhagen(3)

 

And now, for the last time, I'd like to take you to Copenhagen once more.

En nu, voor de laatste keer, Kopenhagen!

Beautiful, fairytalelike Rosenborg.

Mooi, sprookjesachtig Rosenborg.

 

Colour in Copenhagen is never hard to find. 

It's there around every corner.

 

Kleur in Kopenhagen is nooit ver te zoeken.

Het is er achter iedere hoek.

 

No visit to Copenhagen is complete without this.

 

Geen bezoek aan Kopenhagen is compleet zonder dit.

 

The little mermaid.

Everyone wants to see her.

De kleine zeemeermin.
Iedereen wil ze zien.

 

 

Everyone wants to photograph her.

Iedereen wil ze op de foto zetten.

 

 

The Marmorkirken with its large dome near Amalienborg .

 

De Marmorkirken met haar grote koepel dichtbij Amalienborg.

 

Amalienborg.

Amalienborg.

 

 

The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

De Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

 

 

with an enormous collection of Roman,

met een enorme collectie Romeinse,

 

 

Egyptian

Egyptische

 

 

and Greek statues.

en Griekse beelden.

 

 

There's a wintergarden as well

where I noticed this flower blooming.

 

Er is ook een wintertuin

waar ik deze mooie bloem in bloei opmerkte.

 

Lots of paintings by famous painters as well
and the complete collection of Degas' bronze sculptures.
The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is well worth a visit.

Veel schilderijen door bekende schilders ook
en de complete collectie bronzen beelden van Degas.
De Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is een bezoek echt waard.
 

 

Pansies for sale at a lovely flower shop in one of the many streets in the inner city.

Viooltjes te koop bij een lieflijk bloemenwinkeltje in één van de straatjes in de binnenstad.

 

 

There were lovely delicate pink Hydrangeas as well

Mooie lichtroze Hortensia's waren er ook

 

 

and this plant I had never seen before.Wonder what it is.

I bet one of you know. Will you tell me in a comment? Thank you!

en deze plant die ik nog nooit zag. Ik vraag me af wat het is,
en ben er zeker van dat één van jullie dat wel weet.
Vertel je het me in een reactie? Dankjewel daarvoor!

 

 

 

Christiansborg, also once the residence of the Danish royal family.

Not as fairytale looking as Rosenborg maybe but also an amazing building.
We just stumbled upon it while walking the streets of Copenhagen.
That's the charm of Copenhagen, everything is so close,
somehow you get to see it all just by walking in and out of streets.

Christiansborg, ook ooit de residentie van de koninklijke familie,
kwamen we zomaar tegen terwijl we straten in en uit wandelden.
Dat is de charme van Kopenhagen, alles ligt er
zo dicht bijeen, dat je het hoedanook eens tegenkomt.
Christiansborg ziet er misschien niet zo sprookjesachtig uit als Rosenborg,
het is wel een groots en imponerend gebouw.

 

 

This was a first!

I had never before seen walrus statues on both sides
of an entrance but here in Copenhagen we did. 

Nooit eerder zag ik beelden van walrussen aan weerzijden van een
ingang maar hier in Kopenhagen dus wel.
 

 

HC Andersen

He lived in Copenhagen(Nyhavn)

where he wrote many of his well known fairytales.

 

HC Andersen

Hij woonde in Kopenhagen(Nyhavn)

en schreef er veel van zijn welbekende sprookjes.

A rainy evening at Tivoli.

Een regenachtige avond in Tivoli.
 

Loved this combination of tulips and Fritillaria Persica.

Deze combinatie van tulpen en Fritillaria Persica vond ik prachtig.
 

Lights are everywhere in Tivoli, reflected in a window here.

Overal lichtjes in Tivoli, hier weerspiegeld in een ruit.
 

That was Copenhagen, a city that stole my heart and I'd love to go back to sometime.
My previous Copenhagen posts can be found here and here.

Dit was Kopenhagen, een stad die mijn hart gestolen heeft en waar ik heel graag nog eens naartoe wil.
Mijn vorige Kopenhagen posts kan je hier en hier vinden.



Marian

PS Thanks to everyone who takes the time to leave a comment on my blog.
I especially appreciated the comments on my last post, not such easy
reading material I suppose. Not an easily made post either by the way.

PS Dankjewel aan iedereen die de tijd neemt om een reactie achter te laten op mijn blog.
Ik apprecieerde in het bijzonder de reacties op mijn vorige post, die niet zo'n luchtig
leesvoer was, dat besef ik heel goed. Ook geen makkelijke post om te maken trouwens.

 



Copenhagen(2)

Let me show you a green Copenhagen this time, literally, not just because

Copenhagen is Europe's green capital for 2014.

 

 

 We start off in the botanical garden, a gorgeous garden where you're invited to sit down

in the grass and enjoy the surroundings. Had the weather been better, I'm sure a lot of

people would have done so. But never mind the weather, we had a more than wonderful

stroll through the garden.

 

 

Imagine going to Copenhagen and seeing Edelweiss in bloom in springtime.

I had never seen Edelweiss, a very beautiful and extraordinary flower.

 

 

The always lovely poet's daffodil, one of my favourite daffodils. I had/have it in the garden but

the last two years only green leafs showed but no flowers. No idea why. So glad I saw it here instead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, let's go to King's Garden (Kongens Have),

the gardens of Rosenborg Castle, once the royal residence.

Rosenborg castle

 

Now, would you believe this is Copenhagen?

I took this picture while walking to the most photographed

statue in Copenhagen, but more about that in a later post ;)

 

 

Marian

 

 

 

 

 

Copenhagen

History, tradition and modern design go perfectly together

in this wonderful capital of Denmark.

 

Probably the best known view of Copenhagen: Nyhavn

 

But let yourself get lost in the spiderweb of streets and squares in the inner city.
 

 

 

 

Go to heaven for just a while.

You have the choice,

eat tiny pieces of smørrebrød or

be entranced by the blue and white traditional design

or by the modern design of Royal Copenhagen handpainted porcelain.

We did the latter but o I would have loved to try a smushi at the royal smushi cafe.

Guess we'll just have to go back sometime. I know I'd love to.

Copenhagen is a charming city.

 

I could totally see why lego was invented in Denmark.

Above is a (zoomed in) view from the top of the round tower (Rundetaarn)
you see pictures of underneath. A must if you visit Copenhagen.
The views from the top are great.

 

Climbing, yes, but no stairs, which I loved.

 

While you're there, enjoy an exhibition of hats made by art students in what was once
the university library. It brought back memories of a similar hat exhibition
by art students in our hometown. Maybe you remember the post I wrote about it back then.

 

 

 

I fell totally in love with the enormous amount of flower bouquets for sale on one of the squares.
Just look at these gorgeous peonies!

 

 

And what about these roses in a mix of colours? Fantastic!

 

 

And isn't the colour of these Hydrangeas amazing!?

 

 

Love the colourful buildings

 

 

as well as the modern design.

 

This is the Copenhagen Opera house.
It is just opposite of Amalienborg and the Marmorkirken(Marble Church)
on the other side of the water.
 

 

Love the fact that cars are almost completely banned from the city center.

 

 

Fairytales and magic, both a part of Copenhagen.

 

 

But let's explore the city a bit more first

 

and be enchanted....
 

 

A little toy soldier One of the guards at Amalienborg

wraps up this first post about Copenhagen.

 

 

 

 

Marian