Taking a Dip

The ducklings from yesterday's post seem to take to the water like a, well, duck to the water. Even though they were a little shaky getting in, their dip seemed to become them well.

How Many in a Litter?

How many ducklings can there be in a litter? This duck was lying on quite a number of ducklings, I'm not even sure how many there were. This photo was taken near the Frederiksberg Garden, a big and nice park in Copenhagen.

Entering the Harbour

If you go to Copenhagen harbour, you'll notice that this still is a place with a lot of boats and ships, and some of them are beautiful old ones like this one. Sadly most of the merchant shipping has been relocated elsewhere, so what you see in the old parts of the harbour will usually be pleasure boats, houseboats and the occasional gem like this red one. In some parts of the harbour you'll not even see any boats but only long stretches of empty wharfs, as the new residents in the renovated warehouses and newly built residential areas insists on peace, quiet and privacy.

The Harbour

When summer sets in Copenhagen harbour is a busy place, lots of ships and boats are on the water, weaving this way and that. It's said that half the Danish population either owns a summer cottage or a boat, and I believe that when I see the harbour at summertime. This one is called Crocodillen and is owned by the boat guild Halvtolv (Half past eleven).

Symmetry

Today's photo shows a swan caught on camera at the same place as yesterday's photo, Damhussøen. This one was doing it's best to make itself more presentable to the opposite sex while slowly going around in a circle. Yes, summer is definitely here.

Ugly Ducklings

A sure sign of summer is when the ugly ducklings aka cygnets appear. These ones I saw at the lake Damhussøen, an artificial lake behind a dam built in 1621 to secure a steady water supply to Copenhagen.

Changing Weather

The Danish summer is known for it's variability; one moment it's all sunny and warm, the next it's cold, windy and wet. Most Danes have adapted by always having an umbrella, raincoat or similar at hand when venturing outside. This photo from Damhussøen illustrates it perfectly, as the heavy clouds start rolling in.

Guests

Another sure sign of summer is this; tourists eating outside near the wharf of Langelinje. They do seem to enjoy the sun:-)

Keep them clean

As the beaches on Amager are being readied for the summer, I do wonder about this; why place three garbage bins right next to each other and the next ones a couple of hundred meters away? Wouldn't it be smarter to spread them out so that people don't have to walk long to get to one? I just hope that the guests at the beaches will use the garbage bins instead of leaving their mess for others to clean up.

Rowing

A sure sign of summer is when the local rowing clubs air (or in this case water) their boats on the canals in Copenhagen. In the background of this photo is Christian IV's brewery house to the left and Christianborg's tower in the middle.

Sunshine in Nyhavn

When the sun shines in Copenhagen, the sale at the many watering holes along the wharfs of Nyhavn goes way up. On a good and warm day this place is packed with people from before noon until way past midnight.

Growing

As summer has set in in Copenhagen it's obvious that the gardeners at the cemeteries has their work cut out for them. Even though they work double-time at the moment the growth seems to be winning for now.

Green and Yellow

Another photo from the Botanical garden in Copenhagen. This oasis in the middle of the busy city is a favorite of mine, when I need some peace and quiet or just have to kill some time.

Summer

As summer has at last hit Denmark (for the time being anyway), I'll show some photos in that category for the next couple of days. This one of a snail on yester-year's leaves I took in the Botanical Garden in Copenhagen.

Not Just For Looking At

Outside of the Viking Ship Museum you'll find life-sized replicas of the ships inside, and these replicas are not only for looking at. In the summer months you can play out your inner Viking by sailing in these, pulling oars and raising the sail.