Rådhuspladsen (Town Hall Square) is at the end of Strøget. It's is the headquarters of the municipal council as well as the Lord mayor of the Copenhagen Municipality. The current building was inaugurated in 1905. It was designed by the architect Martin Nyrop in the National Romantic style. Fun Fact: In the Danish edition of the board game Monopoly (Matador), Rådhuspladsen is the most expensive location.
Højbro Plads is a rectangular public square located between the adjoining Amagertorv and Slotsholmen Canal in the City Center of Copenhagen, It takes its name from the Højbro Bridge which connects it to the Slotsholmen island on the other side of the canal. The most striking feature of the square is an equestrian statue of Absalon, the warrior-bishop who has traditionally been credited as the founder of Copenhagen. It was inaugurated in 1901 to commemorate the septennial of his death. It depicts Absalon as a military commander, mounted on a rearing hurse, wearing a mail, holding an ax in his right hand, and looking towards Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen where he built his castle in 1167.
Sunset in Amagertorv, today part of the Strøget pedestrian zone, is often described as the most central square in central Copenhagen. Amagertorv dates back to the Middle Ages when Copenhagen was a small fishing village called Havn, the site was the main corridor between the village and the beach.
The busy streets!
Reflections!
These bakery's seemed to be all over the place!
Looked delicious! and so fresh!
Colorful cool!
Abercrombie and Fitch is huge in Europe! Or should I say "Club Abercrombie". The next day Kevin and I walked by and they had a velvet rope and a line outside waiting to get into the store, because they had reached capacity! Crazy! I haven't been inside an Abercrombie in over 10 years but I do think they have a great brand and I did love there window display of vintage muskets and snowshoes lined through the windows.
Roses! I loved the tin cans all the exterior flowers were placed in!
Vintage dressers used as window props at the eye glass store! Very cute!
Kevin bought new sunglasses! He liked them on me!
Interesting flower eyes made of glass at the Louis Vuitton store!
Love the lacey detail on the round pediment windows!
Loved the color story of the pillows!
The Flag of Denmark, Dannebrog, with a red field and white scandinavian cross. The cross represents Christianity. Danish culture states that Dannebrog is not allowed to touch the ground because it came from heaven. It also states that Dannebrog is not allowed to be hoist at night, because it is said to salute the Devil.
Danish Kroner or "Danish Crown" as referred to in English- The money of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands has been the current currency since 1875. One krone is subdivided into 100 øre. The coins come in 50 øre (tin bronze color), 1, 2, 5 (nickel color), 10, and 20 (aluminum bronze color) Kroner. The banknotes come in 50 (purple color), 100 (orange color), 200 (green color), 500 (blue color), an 1000 (red color) Kroner. The banknotes get to be a larger size as the currency increases.
Kevin and I stopped at Paradis on Saturday afternoon! Is stands for Ice Cream in Denmark! Now the name makes more sense since I looked that up! :)
Kevin deciding what to get!
I love gelato! I still call it gelato because thats what it is to me!
Hasselnød (hazelnut) for me and Jordbær (strawberry) for Kevin! Great gelato! So soft and creamy!
The Old Kiosk and telephone stand is from 1913. It is built in Baroque Revival style with a copper-clad roof and hand-carved ornamentation. It also used to offer the first public telephonic connection in Copenhagen. Today its used for a small café. It's located at Kongens Nytorv (King's New Square) the public square in Copenhagen, centrally located at the end of the pedestrian street Strøget. Unfortunetly the square was under construction with walls surrounding it when we were there so I was unable to get any pictures of it.
Swedish Words of the Day:
Shopping (pronounced "show-ping") meaning Shopping
Detaljhandel (pronounced "de-tal-yi-han-del") meaning Retail
Glass (pronounced "glaass") meaning Ice Cream
Danish Words of the Day:
Shopping (pronounced "shupping") meaning Shopping
Detail (pronounced "de-tal-ie") meaning Retail
Is (pronounced "ees") meaning Ice Cream
PEACE & LOVE,
Kevin & Amanda
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