11. The rink is actually on a large round-a-bout and is donut in shape
12. Our first smoerrbroed, which is a
Danish open sandwich. Wei's
guide book recommended it, and
it was fantastic.
Above is the ox tongue and those
curly things on my plate are fried
onion. That was amazing.
13. Beautiful flakey fish with
fried beetroot and a
gorgeous mayonaise. There
is surprisingly very little
bread in these sandwiches.
Just a lot of 'smoerr'
But their sauces and mayos
are to die for.
14. And the woman herself, Ida Davidsen. Her son served us and he was so giving
(we should have had a photo with him.
15. This is the church where Princess Mary got married. We walked in to some beautiful
organ music that day. Music really makes a religious space!
17. Love the way different qualities of light
define different moods spaces...mmm
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20. The Changing of the Guards
involved much fanfare, it was all
quite jolly. No way, this guard is
smiling!
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23. New opera house on axis with
the Royal Square. A 'gift' to the
city from Maesk, you know the
shipping guy..
Personally, I enjoy the roof, but
inside is better I think. But it's
nothing compared to our House
24. Love this. In Royal Copenhagen
Store on the Stoerget. It is a
very clean, slick interior. But the
lace motif is just enough
ornament to give it a bit of
femininity.
34. The foyer is quite a dynamic
space, when full. But the Danes
don't really know as much about
opera as they think they do.
Good public space, visually
stimulating. Social? Sort of.
Concert hall acoustics? Pretty
shite actually, there is not much
richness to the sound, it is quite
flat and dry. Quality of opera?
Hmmm? The voluptuous curtain
was the most beautiful and
sexiest thing in an opera about
lust. Will restrain myself on
commenting on the actual opera
Lets focus on the pretty things...
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42. Weisy in front of the castle where they keep the crown jewels
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44. Today is a museum day. Weisy at the
Statens Museum for Kunst
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46. The new extension. This is a great space and in the next few hours it would fill up for a
free piano recital. Reminds me of a funny Norwegian friend who said “If it is a civilized culture the
museums should be free”. In any society the keepers of culture should give freely to the next generation
51. Apple crumble..... at midnight
(Did I tell you how great the
kitchen was? Gas! And all the
utensils you would ever need!
And a little window at the sink
that looks over the roof tops...)
