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Debbie Smyth

O is for… Once Upon a time

“Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen” – so starts the 1952 movie about Hans Christian Andersen. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), born […]

Water Reflected in the Black Diamond

The shiny black extension to the Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen sits on the waterfront, gaily reflecting the waters below and the coloured rooftops across the water. Built in 1999, its  black […]

N is for Antique Shop

Well, it is when the “A” is missing from Antikvariat! I liked the look of this little shop in Copenhagen – and it seemed only fitting that a few of its letters […]

Tivoli Gardens

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 85 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photos taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own […]

Expectations – Stockholm

From Copenhagen, I’m heading straight to Stockholm.  I was here briefly in the mid-1990s for a conference on a ferry to Helsinki.  My memories of Stockholm are, therefore, limited to […]