The ferry that took us to the island
Some cute birds resting on lands
A harbour- but not our desired one
A small store at the entrance
Vrångö
People come here for bathing
Water is deep blue in one side
But on other side it looks silvery, because of sunlight
The island- Vrångö
Some lovely flowers
Sailing
A nice path that lead us towards the village in the island
See some apple trees while going through the village
Colorful mushroom (toxic !!) and flower whose name I don't know
Two views of Langelinie harbour
A gentleman standing on the way to mermaid
Windmill
Round Tower-probably the most peculiar and unattractive building in the city
Spiral ramp leading up the tower- can be a good place for hide and seek game
A stone model-beside the entrance of the Tower, even more unattractive
Rosenborg Palace where Royal Crown is kept, this is the best shot I got because of the dark sky
A nice arc of plant in King's garden
Garden of Rosenburg with statue of the Queen
Lots of rickshaw outside of Tivoli, a good part time job for the students
Erotic Museum-like one we saw in Amsterdam
Hotel Crown where we have been
Next day seeing the gloomy morning we were worried it might have rained. But luckily enough we got very good weather. We took another way other than Stroget to reach little mermaid which locates in Langelinie Harbour. This street lies beside the Cristianshavn Canal. This side of the city was so quiet, only few shops and no crowed, except some tourists were taking canal cruise as there is a checkpoint here. On the way we saw some beautiful monuments. A much more artistic building is the 'Church of our Saviour' with snail shaped spire and golden dome on the top. The picture of the church is given beside. Another instittution here is the 'Royal Library', which is popularly known as 'Black Diamond'. This is also where we saw the former Stock Exchange and Parliament building.
Cristianshavn Canal-atmosphere is much peaceful here
Royal Library (left) and former Stock Exchange (right)
Next to Cristianshavn we found another harbour- Nyhavn(New Port) Canal. This harbour gets a different look. There are many pavement caffes, outdoor resturants, bars and lots of sightseeing boats and a huge memorial Anchor here. All these have made that place much more enjoyable and pleasant. We spent little while here taking pictures and looking around.
Nyhavn Canal-much more crowded
Before the mermaid statue we visited Amelienborg square which is surrounded by Royal Palace. It has always been the official residence of kings and Queens of Denmark and is guarded day and night by Royal Guards. At the moddle of this huge square a statue of Frederik V stands. Just across the castle there is a beautiful church which is known as Marble Church. Here we also saw Opera House which has a unique location on the waterfront of the Dock Island in the inner harbour Holmen, facing Amalienborg Palace. Beside is the picture of the Marble Church.
Amalienborg Square
Statue of Frederik V (left) and Royal Guard in Amalienborg(right)
Now we were heading towards Kastellet which looks like an star shaped island and at the end of whose the mermaid statue sits. At the entrance we saw Saint Albans Church and Gefion fountain.
The Gefion Fountain
I think no one can be found who didn't hear the beautiful fairy tale of Little mermaid by Hans Cristian Anderson. In my childhood I was a huge fan of the cartoon by disney and its tragic consequences made me feel sad. A little mermaid who fell madly in love with a human, gave up her tongue to get legs like human for sake of love. The sculpture pictures her as she sits and looks out over the water, reminiscing her lost childhood in the see as a mermaid after never having married the prince.
This bronze statue installed on the bank on a stone near the beginning of the Langelinie dock, is a famous symbol of both Copenhagen and Denmark.
Little Mermaid
The Shopping street called "Stroget"-longest pedestrian street in Europe
Stroget is one of the longest pedestrian streets in Europe formed by a series of streets and squares crossing the whole of the old city. It's a shopping street too. It begins in Town Hall Square and ends in King's Square. In between there are some other squares- old Square(Gammeltorv), New Square(Nytorv) and Amagertorv Square. It was really great fun walking in this long path and looking around lots of interesting shops and resturants, souvenir shops, street entertainment on both sides and beautiful fountains in the squares.
Traditional Danish jewellery made from amber (left) & a souvenir shop(right)
Copenhagen Town Hall Square(Rådhuspladsen)
Fortress (left) & Bus terminal (right)
Royal Theater in Kongens Nytorv-New King's Square
Royal Copenhagen in Amagertorv
Left:Department store 'Magasin' & Right:Guinness World Museum
Amagertorv Square & Fountain of Charity
While walking in the Stroget we saw a very interesting thing, Copenhagen Rickshaw, a kind of transport like cycle. Rickshaw is one of the main means of transport in Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh. So, it is not unfamiliar to us at all but we were surprised at seeing such things in Copenhagen, though a bit modernized.
Tivoli Garden-One of the oldest amusement parks in the world
Ride in Tivoli (left) & Chainese Pagoda(right)
Viking ship in Tivoli
Performance in Tivoli auditorium
Circus house across the Tivoli
