The future is female

The walls of cities are their voices. -RS

The Order of the Elephant

The Order of the Elephant (Danish: Elefantordenen) is the highest order of Denmark.The Danish monarch is the head of the order. The order is worn by members of the royal family, and may also be bestowed on foreign heads of state. South Africans might recognise one of the former foreign heads of state's names on this plaque which was put up in Fredriksborg Castle, Hillerod after he received his order. -RS

Falkoner Allé

Falkoner Allé is is a street in Frederiksberg, connecting Åboulevard and Gammel Kongevej and built around 1670. This street is known for it running past Frederiksberg Centre, Frederiksberg metro station and the head office of McDonalds. -RS

Of pagans and Christians!

The Viking Ship Museum and the Roskilde Domkirke feature in this photo. Every year the Viking Ship Museum is visited by 130,000 guests. In the summer months the museum puts some of their ships to water and one can have open boat trips on the Roskilde Fjord a daily basis or special trips for larger groups. -RS

Hot Rod Bikes

In a city populated by bicycles it is great to see some individuality amongst the usual brand names. There is a great trend in Copenhagen of late: to have hot rod inspired bicycles. -RS

Investing in the future

Children paint on the wing of a wind turbine on the Town Hall Square. A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind, also called wind energy, into mechanical energy; a process known as wind power and Denmark is considered a world leader in the field. -RS

Burn witch, burn!

In medieval times, wise men and women spent Sankt Hans Aften gathering herbs for healing the sick during the coming year. Until 1770, it was an official holiday. And in accordance with the Danish tradition of celebrating a holiday on the evening before the actual day, it takes place on the evening of 23 June. In the 1920s a tradition of putting a witch made of straw and cloth (probably made by the elder women of the family) on the bonfire emerged as a remembrance of the church's witch burnings from 1540 to 1693. Today, it’s another excuse to drink and have barbecues around a bonfire in a country where the beer doesn’t seem to stop flowing. -RS

A place for kids of all ages

On the initiative of the Egmont Foundation Denmark's Experimentarium Science Centre was established in 1988 and Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Henrik, inaugurated Experimentarium on 9th January 1991. Since then a myriad of exhibitions have enthralled more than 6.7 million visitors of visitors of all ages. Experimentarium is situated in Tuborg's old bottling plant in Hellerup, close to Tuborg Harbour. -RS

Racing at Carlsberg

An annual event which brings many motor enthusiasts to Denmark is the annual International Racing Festival and Vehicle Exhibition, usually held in April. The festival is organized by Thorkild Thyrring and proceeds go to the Red Cross. -RS

In contrast

The 20th of June was the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Here in Denmark the sun rose at about 4:25 and set around 9:58 last night. The day was about 17 hours, 35 minutes long or 10 hours and 30 minutes longer than it was on Dec 21. The picture was taken on the winter solstice. -RS

Recycle, or...

Since moving to Denmark I have realised just how big an impact Westerners have on the environment. Even with a major drive to being green a recent survey showed Denmark to being a huge consumer of resources. I guess this message is being drilled into the populace! -RS

The corner shop

The corner shop or kiosk is one of the quaint aspects of living in Copenhagen. These sell anything from vegetables to essential household items and is, in a sense, protected by law as most big shops are only allowed to be open for business a limited number of Sundays a year , allowing the small shop owners a chance to survive. This aspect of daily life is both surprising and frustrating to expats who live in the city. This shop is on Vesterbrogade. -RS

Leave your bike

One of the many great things about Copenhagen is the access one has to places without having to rely on owning a vehicle. Although expensive there is a great public transport system and one can cycle with great ease. At Valby station I came across this bicycle rack in which owners of bicycles had clearly stored but never collected their bikes! -RS

Just watch it, shorty!

There is a very active Land Rover community in Denmark and the Series forum invited me to Knuthenborg Safaripark park a while back. Knuthenborg is northern Europe’s biggest safari park, with totally unique things to see and do for both children and adults. They have, to name but a few, Siberian tigers, camels, deer, lemurs, antelopes, ostriches and zebras. All of these you can come to very close. Funnily enough everyone stays away from the rhinoceros family! -RS

Rosenborg Castle

Rosenborg Castle (Danish: Rosenborg Slot)was originally built in 1606 as a country summerhouse for Christian IV. It was built in the Dutch Renaissance style. Architects Bertel Lange and Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger are associated with the structural planning of the castle. There is a permanent exhibition of the Crown Jewels and the Danish Crown Regalia located in the castle. A Coronation Carpet is also stored there. -RS