From living room to boat

Fancy a boat right outside your living room? Then Sluseholmen in Copenhagen might be a good choice as many of the ground floor apartments are right next to the canals.

A modern Venice

As told before the newly developed area of Sluseholmen reminds me of Venice with its canals, bridges and residences on both sides. There's still missing quite a bit in my opinion, as there's not many shops, cafés or restaurants so it is a very quiet area.

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 II

The newly built area at Sluseholmen that has been called the Venice of Copenhagen normally looks modern, but with Hipstamatic for iPhone it looks retro.

New Amsterdam?

Across from Sømærk from yesterday a whole new kind of city is developing, a city of canals and houses in different shapes, colours and sizes, almost like a city that has developed over time. Crisscrossing the city is a number of canals, so that the whole city looks more akin to Begijnhof in Amsterdam or maybe a modern version of Venice (without all the lovely art and architecture) than a new part of Copenhagen.

With more than 1.000 apartments this will be a sizeable neighbourhood when finished in the next year or so. In the center of the blocks are nice courtyards with greenery, playgrounds and benches for the residents.

When living on the first floors you'll have your very own platform for your boat or to swim from. This place got a lot of charm. Because all the buildings in the blocks are different, it feels like a "normal" city, built over time and well developed. The canals and the small boats there, the courtyards, the big open harbour, they all add to the charm of this area.

Again it's missing out on shops and cafés but here there´s room for them, as opposed to Ørestaden. I counted one supermarket opened and one pizzeria on its way, but there are some empty shops. Hopefully they'll be opened when all the blocks are finished.