Water bus time lapse

 

If you want to see the Copenhagen Harbour you can either take one of the sightseeing boats that will take you into the canals and the main harbour, while giving you a running commentary about what you're seeing. Or you can take the cheap way by using the water buses that run between Teglholmen in the south and Refshaleøen in the north with quite a few stops during the trip. And you'll get the whole trip for a single bus fare. You'll have to make your own commentary, though.

The video here is a time lapse I did the other day while taking the whole trip, and then some. And to the other passengers; sorry if I hugged the railing, but I didn't want to risk loosing my camera overboard.

Not only streamlined

Even though Copenhagen harbour has been under development for a decade or more, there's still areas that doesn't look streamlined at all. One of these is the end of Teglholmen where old hulks, boats rebuilt into houseboats and work boats of all kinds is still allowed to be moored. Hopefully the powers-to-be will still let them be there to keep the atmosphere, even after the area has been changed from industrial wasteland into a glass and concrete desert.

Harbour buses

I've told about the harbour busses in Copenhagen before. Now they have decided that these buses are such a success that their route has been extended so it is now possibly to use them from Teglholmen in the south of the harbour to Refshaleøen in the north. And it is still the same price as for one of the buses on wheels. In the background the Theater House.

Harbour bus

 

When visiting Copenhagen many people opt to take the sightseeing canal boats to see a bit of the city from the water. For people on a budget the harbour busses might be an option instead. For the normal bus fare you can be sailed from Nordre Toldbod in the north near the Little Mermaid to the newly developed area of Teglholmen in the south, and you can even take along your bicycle or babycarriage. You'll miss the commentary from the onboard guide of the sightseeing boats, though. Well, maybe you won't actually miss it... 

A new Bridge

I often use a bit of time exploring the same areas of Copenhagen again and again just to notice the changes there during different seasons. In January I went to the South Harbour area (Sydhavnen), where the old harbour has been developed during the last few years into a residential and business area. To connect two of the islets a new bridge has been built, the Teglværksbroen, which I captured on this grey and calm winter day.

Going Retro XII

This photo of the newest bridge in Copenhagen, the Teglholmsbroen between Teglholmen and Sluseholmen in South Harbour, shows how difficult it can be to control the Hipstamatic for iPhone when what you see on the screen is not what you get. Remember to turn that on in the settings or face the consequences.

Going Retro VII

This retro photo made by Hipstamatic for iPhone is from Teglholmen in Copenhagen, an area where you can still get that old-time feeling of real industry. The chimneys in the background is the H.C. Ørsted Powerplant.

A U-boat on dry land

Walking on Teglholmen to take photos of my modern building theme I did a double take; suddenly I saw what looked a lot like a miniature WWII German submarine standing on pallets on dry land. The submarine is called Kraka and was build in 2005 by inventors Peter Madsen and Claus Nørregård, and it's 12 m long and weighs 5300kg. Price: 30.000Euro. They have later designed a larger submarine called Nautilus. At this tip of Teglholmen there is yet room to develop, so it's used as a junkyard and a place to leave half sunken ships and houseboats.



In the background of the second photo you might notice the Metropolis building I've shown in an earlier post.

City on the water

On Teglholmen in the South Harbour of Copenhagen, formerly an industrial area, a lot of new houses and offices have been build. Most of these are ordinary; lots of glass, steel and concrete and very little charm. One exception to this is Sømærk (literally beacon) and the name is well chosen; it stands in, or on, the water like a beacon. To live here, one should be willing to live real close to the water. You can have your own boat moored underneath your house, which I think is really neat. Actually you can fish from your own kitchen too, if you're not too choosy about what you catch. The building itself is kept in black except the red around the entrances and it's a bit too square to my taste.

The common house is kept by itself at the end of the blocks and all the cars are underground, so only the bicycles (and the boats) are visible.

The 120 apartments are both owner occupied and for rent. The rent is about 1.200 Euro for the smallest apartment (90 sq. meters), so I guess you pay for the location.

Tomorrow I won't go far and even then it'll be like I've moved to Amsterdam, or maybe a modern version of Venice.