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Happy Mural in Christiania

This brightly coloured, possibly hallucinatory, mural decorates a small building at the entrance to Christiania in Copenhagen. Christiania, also known as Freetown Christiania is a self-proclaimed autonomous area created in […]

Droll Danish Dog

This strange little Danish fellow, was chained to a post in a busy Copenhagen street, not far from the Central station. Linked to Odd Ball. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 19 April 2015

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 […]

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 – Copenhagen

I read an article on travel writing recently; it recommended writing a list of your assumptions, expectations and imaginings about the place before you get there.  The idea behind this […]