Retroblog

I mind as well call this a retroblog. Everything happens in retrospect. Every post involve pictures taken a while back, long after I've experienced the moments. Perhaps that is also how this blog reflects upon its author.

A few more pictures from Copenhagen.. Is it possible that a month ago I was still roaming in this city? Already it feels so far away.. 7 cities have come and gone in between.. the chapter that was written there, will it be forever left behind?

Opening with a picture of The Little Mermaid, also known as Denmark's biggest disappointment, with a mirror image of a mutated mermaid that even some locals did not know about. Apparently there's a Genetically Modified Paradise full of strange statues, and this mutated mermaid is certainly one of them.



More characteristic shots: Carlsberg beer and changing of the guards at Amalienborg Palace (occurs at noon everyday). And yes, if you haven't figured it out yet, Carlsberg is a Danish brewery, under which Tuborg is also a spin-off originally aimed for domestic sales.




Linked to the changing of the guards, this is a view of Amalienborg Palace and of Copenhagen from the dome of the Frederikskirken or Frederik's Church, which is open to visitors at 1pm and 3pm on Saturdays and Sundays, for a fee of course. Wished I had a super wide angle for these shots.



Another church that I quite like.. Saint Alban's Church with the famous Gefion Fountain in front. To put a long myth short, Goddess Gefion was given permission to plough enough earth for the island of Zealand, where Copenhagen is situated. She turned her 4 sons into oxes to facilitate the process! In essence, the statue shows how Copenhagen (and most of Denmark) came into existence. Wow. And I thought it was just another fountain where people throw coins into. Why do people throw coins into random pools of H2O anyways?




Two shots of Tivoli Garden from the inside.. It was built in the days when Chinese decorations were exotic. Not so exotic for me.




Two shots of Town Hall Square. Not great photographs, but the Rådhus deserves at least some space on this post.




More random shots: the new Opera House of Copenhagen facing Amalienborg Palace from across the waters, inside the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, and dusk view outside Irma (a grocery store) near Østerport station. Notice the street lights once again, hanging from the sky in a row..






Yet more random outside shots.. The ship can be thought of as a preview of what's to come later!