运河倒映着两岸色彩鲜艳的建筑物。这些建筑都是些餐馆，酒吧或café。坐到其中的一间，品味了当地的海鲜美食。
10/07/2006•哥本哈根•丹麦
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Christiania•Copenhagen
Christiania (Free Town) is an interesting place to visit in Copenhagen. The entrance of the Christiania is on Prinsessegade. We felt like stepping into a different world when we leave Prinsessegade. Christiania is an old area with its own rules and self-government (occupied by Christianities who do not pay taxes or follow the rules of Copenhagen).
The Christianities live in specially designed houses, in others word they built their own houses with their creativity, colours and weird crazy shapes. There are a variety of interesting stores in Christiania built from scratch with recycled materials selling food, hippy clothes, manufacture bicycles, make small furnaces, souvenirs etc. Dogs are everywhere amongst these colourful houses and cottages. There are lots of bushes and a river in this area. Soft drugs are allowed in Christiania and sold openly (mostly marijuana and Hash). No cars, no hard-drugs, no violence and no photograph (in Pusher Street of Christiania coz they don’t want to feel like animals in the zoo. We took some photos for buildings and the surrounding areas, not of disrespect but in a way to support what they stand for, the ‘freedom’).
We were there for around half an hours, walked through to see how the buildings look like, how people living with frugal resources then left. We admitted that Christiania is an odd place for sure but we didn’t feel unsafe when we walked around. Visit to Christiania is definitely a unique and different experience for us. Nearby, in Christianshavn we climbed up a gold spiral tower (at a church called The Church of Our Saviour) to view the beautiful scenery of Copenhagen.
10/07/2006•Copenhagen•Denmark
The Christianities live in specially designed houses, in others word they built their own houses with their creativity, colours and weird crazy shapes. There are a variety of interesting stores in Christiania built from scratch with recycled materials selling food, hippy clothes, manufacture bicycles, make small furnaces, souvenirs etc. Dogs are everywhere amongst these colourful houses and cottages. There are lots of bushes and a river in this area. Soft drugs are allowed in Christiania and sold openly (mostly marijuana and Hash). No cars, no hard-drugs, no violence and no photograph (in Pusher Street of Christiania coz they don’t want to feel like animals in the zoo. We took some photos for buildings and the surrounding areas, not of disrespect but in a way to support what they stand for, the ‘freedom’). We were there for around half an hours, walked through to see how the buildings look like, how people living with frugal resources then left. We admitted that Christiania is an odd place for sure but we didn’t feel unsafe when we walked around. Visit to Christiania is definitely a unique and different experience for us. Nearby, in Christianshavn we climbed up a gold spiral tower (at a church called The Church of Our Saviour) to view the beautiful scenery of Copenhagen.
10/07/2006•Copenhagen•Denmark
Geffion Springvand•Copenhagen
Near to The Little Mermaid we come across a beautiful fountain, Geffion Springvand. This is one of the largest monuments in Copenhagen and it depicts an ancient legend telling us how Zealand (the isle where East coast of Copenhagen lies) came into existence.
According to an ancient legend, the Swedish King offered the goddess Gefion as much land she could plough in a single evening from an area in Sweden. Gefion transformed her four sons into powerful oxen, ploughed an area of land and pulled it into the sea. This left a huge hole in Sweden, where Lake Vanern is located and the outline of Zealand matches quite well the outline of Lake Vanern.
The Gefion fountain is a monument where Gefion swings her whip over the oxen. The backs of the oxen swell under the strain and water sprays up from behind the wheels and the plough. This gives an incredible feature of strength and fortitude. It’s really a beautiful and splendid place.
09/07/2006•Copenhagen•Denmark
According to an ancient legend, the Swedish King offered the goddess Gefion as much land she could plough in a single evening from an area in Sweden. Gefion transformed her four sons into powerful oxen, ploughed an area of land and pulled it into the sea. This left a huge hole in Sweden, where Lake Vanern is located and the outline of Zealand matches quite well the outline of Lake Vanern.
The Gefion fountain is a monument where Gefion swings her whip over the oxen. The backs of the oxen swell under the strain and water sprays up from behind the wheels and the plough. This gives an incredible feature of strength and fortitude. It’s really a beautiful and splendid place.09/07/2006•Copenhagen•Denmark
The Little Mermaid•Copenhagen
The Little Mermaid also known as "Den Lille Havfrue" in Danish is a symbol of Copenhagen, like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Mozart in Salzburg and Statue of Liberty in New York.
Our trip to Copenhagen wouldn't be complete without seeing The Little Mermaid. We went to see her via sightseeing canal tour from Nyhavn (highlights of the canal tour are The Little Mermaid, Christianhavn, Nyhavn, sea view, canal view and other tourist attractions. It costs DKR30, 00 per person and it is one of the cheapest canal tours for an hour tour) and on foot from shore.
The bronze statue of the mermaid is significantly smaller than we expect and it was a little disappointing. Photographs and postcards make her look more exciting than her actually size is. She is sitting on a rock at the water's edge with sadly looks out at the sea. She has been vandalised few times in the past but is regularly restored. She is extremely popular and there was quite a huge crowd on the day we visited her. Some people even go out to the rock where she is sitting to have a picture with her (including me and my friends). Although she is smaller than I thought but she is pretty and very nice. The LITTLE Mermaid and yes, it is very LITTLE.
09/07/2006•Copenhagen•Denmark
Our trip to Copenhagen wouldn't be complete without seeing The Little Mermaid. We went to see her via sightseeing canal tour from Nyhavn (highlights of the canal tour are The Little Mermaid, Christianhavn, Nyhavn, sea view, canal view and other tourist attractions. It costs DKR30, 00 per person and it is one of the cheapest canal tours for an hour tour) and on foot from shore.
The bronze statue of the mermaid is significantly smaller than we expect and it was a little disappointing. Photographs and postcards make her look more exciting than her actually size is. She is sitting on a rock at the water's edge with sadly looks out at the sea. She has been vandalised few times in the past but is regularly restored. She is extremely popular and there was quite a huge crowd on the day we visited her. Some people even go out to the rock where she is sitting to have a picture with her (including me and my friends). Although she is smaller than I thought but she is pretty and very nice. The LITTLE Mermaid and yes, it is very LITTLE.09/07/2006•Copenhagen•Denmark
Tivoli•Copenhagen
Tivoli is a place where we couldn’t miss when we went to Copenhagen. Located in the heart of the city centre and it is the World's First Amusement Park.
We enjoy our visit to Tivoli at night. Hundreds of hundreds of lights on at night are really visually spectacular and creating romantic atmosphere. There are delightful mixes of ferries wheels, merry-go-rounds, the Tower of Terror, bumper cars, roller coasters, pirate ship, shooting galleries, open-air entertainment (live bands), sweets stalls and etc. line the paths winding through the park. Restaurants and beautiful flower gardens also abound throughout the park. Although there aren't a massive amount of rides and we didn’t ride on any rides but the atmosphere is so wonderful.
Visit to Tivoli is really a romantic, relaxing and enjoyable experience. Tivoli ------ "I love it" (When you spell Tivoli backwards it reads, "I love it").
08/07/2006•Copenhagen•Denmark
We enjoy our visit to Tivoli at night. Hundreds of hundreds of lights on at night are really visually spectacular and creating romantic atmosphere. There are delightful mixes of ferries wheels, merry-go-rounds, the Tower of Terror, bumper cars, roller coasters, pirate ship, shooting galleries, open-air entertainment (live bands), sweets stalls and etc. line the paths winding through the park. Restaurants and beautiful flower gardens also abound throughout the park. Although there aren't a massive amount of rides and we didn’t ride on any rides but the atmosphere is so wonderful. Visit to Tivoli is really a romantic, relaxing and enjoyable experience. Tivoli ------ "I love it" (When you spell Tivoli backwards it reads, "I love it").
08/07/2006•Copenhagen•Denmark
悬挂半空的水龙头
在信不信由你奇趣馆 (Ripley’s Believe It Or not) 的入口处看见了一个悬挂半空的水龙头。只见水不停的从水龙头哗哗地流，但却看不到也找不到任何水管或支撑物支撑着它。这个水龙头是怎么的悬挂在半空，竟然还可以不停的流水呢？实在不可思议，令人百思不解。为了解答这个问题，上网四处查询之后终于弄清了事情的真相。原来水龙头是被一根藏在水里的透明玻璃管支撑着。由于水不断的往水桶里流，这样看起来就好像是一个悬空的水龙头在不停的流水了。
08/07/2006•哥本哈根•丹麦
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