Today I took a shorter trip into the old Copenhagen. The orange buildings are Nyboder, an old residential neighbourhood near Østerport station built by King Christian IV. They were made for employees of the large Danish fleet, and the small town had special status with its own schools, hospitals and police. The houses was reserved sailors with a service period of 16-20 years, and it was included in the agreement that the sons of the families had to be sent to Holmen, the headquarters of the navy, to become sailors.
The construction was initiated in 1631. The houses were placed in a new district east of Copenhagen, today bordering the part of the harbour called Langelinie and the late nineteenth century neighbourhood, Østerbro.
The renaissance king, Christian IV, is without doubt the most popular King in Denmark. He was a drunkard, a spendthrift and a womaniser - all traits that are valued by the Danes. But he was also a builder, an unsuccessful, but brave warrior and a loving father for the 23 children he had with 5 different women (The old Viking tradition to acknowledge the children of your mistresses, called friller, was still at work in the seventeenth century.)
Copenhagen would be without many of its most beautiful buildings had it not been for Christian IV. I went past his own favourite, the little castle called Rosenborg (Rose Castle). The garden is still there and on warm days like this one the people of Copenhagen throw themselves at the lawns to get some much needed sun. The park is called The Kings Garden.
I visited my wife's shop and rode home in the early commuting hours. I wanted to take an image of some of the commuters, but instead I got an image of the beautiful, redhaired girl biking in front of me.
Almost home I took a picture of the old cherry tree. My wife asked me yesterday, when she returned home from a four day working trip, if it blossomed, and I didn't know (she keeps a vigil eye out for things like that) - but now I checked... and it is.
The trip was 14 km.
'In the eighties and nineties it was a good place to go if you liked topless girls'
Is this from personal experience?
'fierce and fat king'
Love the description, though he doesnt look particularly obese to me :)
The buildings are so colourful, we have gray drab ones mostly.
Yes, very much personal experience. Back then topless was the norm on the beaches and also common in parks. I prefer that to now, where all the teenagers are sad about their looks and dislike to show their bodies to others.
Christian IV was a sportsman, so I guess that he was quite muscular. At the sea battle where he lost his eye he was an old man.
I do like grey buildings too, especially when they match the weather like they do here up North. There is a subtle beauty in it.
That's the difference between the UK and Denmark. Topless beaches are rare here, even years ago. I cant say I agree about the grey buildings though, you would probably like Aberdeen in Scotland if that's the case.
It's strange, but when I wrote it I actually thought of Aberdeen where I have been once. I did like the sturdy, two storey stone houses. There is something melancholic about it, but also beauty :)
I have not been to Aberdeen but have been close. I noticed in my travels to Scotland years ago that some areas like Cumbernauld (between Glasgow and Edinburgh) are very bleak and grey looking. They seem to like the kind of stone which causes depression. Its been a long time since I visited but this picture is the epitomy of my memory.
I know what you mean, you can see such things in part of Denmark too, not to speak of concrete projects from the sixties. You can find those all over the globe.
The yellow/orange colour is made from minium and changes according to the weather. The more moist the more red it becomes)I notice a few good things from your photographs @katharsisdrill. the old building is still clean even they are very old (
And the king garden is very enjoyable as the people can sit everywhere they want
most of you use bikes, and that is nice also to see. it very different than in my hometown, people mostly use motorbike. only a few people use bikes to go somewhere.
In the eighties and nineties it was a good place to go if you liked topless girls :D, I just able to imagine it from the movie about the topless girls
Thank you, i enjoy it so much
I guess that Danmark is a very tidy country compared to other places, but the Swedes are even more cleanly. They regard Danes as Dirty! Only the Japanese are as clean as the Swedes.
But we do bike a lot more than the Swedes, and that is at least a much cleaner way of moving around. We still have many cars in Copenhagen, but a lot is done to make people use bikes instead. They say that for every kilometer people bike they save society 1.1$ so the politicians are very interested.
As for the topless girls it is not so much any more. American culture has done its thing, but when I went to high school I had seen most of the girls in my class topless. On the other hand when it is not forbidden it is not that much of a thing - still a pretty sight though :)
Looks like a very nice trip! And a nice look-around for me.
But most importantly: you didn't get lost this time, that's progress!
This is my home turf. The day I get lost here is the day I have become senile :)
Such things do happen, you know 8-).
I hope I have a few years still.
You still sound coherent and aware enough 8-).
Nice pics, where is this place?
It is in central Copenhagen.
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