Copenhagen Canals and Streets

Copenhagen Opera House (Operaen) from across the harbor

København Shades and Hues

Denmark's capital city is undeniably attractive. I walked, enjoying the easy blend of wet and dry, historic and modern, drab and brightly-colored. Danish style is effortless, easily bridging hundreds of years of architecture in a few city blocks. Even the cutting-edge, neo-futurist opera house is not out of place in a city known for Hans Christian Andersen's postcard house in Nyhavn and the 376 year-old Round Tower.

Today's is an easy stroll, safe and sound in the touristic center of Copenhagen.

The Lure Players statue in Copenhagen City Hall Square

The Børsen, formerly the home of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. The tails of four dragons twist upward to form the spire

A ferry passes the Danish Architecture Centre. Note the modern glass structure on the outer wall . . .

It's a cafe with an excellent view! Lunch in a terrarium?

The New Harbor (Nyhavn) includes this iconic 17th century canal with colorful buildings

Yes, Hans Christian Andersen actually lived here in the 19th century

Copenhagen love locks. Lovers hang symbolic padlocks on bridges here and in various cities in Europe

Copenhagen's bike lanes are wide and often separated from traffic. Stark architectural juxtapositions are everywhere

A clever white way to deliver white things to a white building

A very expensive sailboat and an even more expensive building

Another Copenhagen icon attracting cameras like flies

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Did you see my other recent Scandinavian travel posts?

Denmark

• Changing of the Guard - Copenhagen
• Copenhagen Alleys, Kirken and a Palace
• Rundestaarn - The Round Tower of Copenhagen

Sweden

• Helsingborg - Swedish Port on the Øresund
• Swedish Ceramics Center and Food Hall
• Cattle on the Kulla and Hogs Downtown - Sweden
• Swedish Architecture
• Sailing in Southern Sweden
• Mölle Swedish Gem by the Sea
• Floating Maritime Museum in Gothenburg
• The Streets and Roofs of Gothenburg
• Viking Loot - Museum of Gothenburg
• Sweden's Second City with a Second Name

Norway & Svalbard

• A Fountain and Many Buildings in Oslo
• Oslo Photo Gallery Part 2
• Oslo Photo Gallery Part 1
• Risen Ships of the Norse - Oslo
• Winning the South Pole – Oslo
• Urban Iceberg - Oslo
• Svalbard - A Short Visit to Longyear Town

All of the content in my posts is original and the photos are Copyright © Nick Kraft.

I was traveling light. These images were taken with a small Samsung point-and-shoot camera or a smartphone!

Thank you!

Nick