Pictures from Denmark

Sun tent on the beach

2009-07-09T21:26:00.003+02:00

A mum her kids enjoyed a very hot, sunny day at the beach near Heatherhill in northern Zealand (Nordsjælland) with a small sun tent on the beach to cover for the sun.

Cool colours

2008-06-29T13:23:00.003+02:00

This image just "screamed" to be taken - the wild colours of the hoses on a carwash spot at our camping site.

Heath - the nature of Jutland

2008-02-10T10:31:00.000+01:00

Large parts of Jutland was originally heath. Dalgas discovered a way to cultivate the heath and use it for agriculture. There are still some heath in Jutland, and few other parts of Denmark.

Highway

2007-12-08T11:25:00.000+01:00

A rare sight. An almost empty highway close to Copenhagen. Timing is everything, the picture is taken a sunday before noon. Usually these lanes are packed with iron.

Camping

2007-11-27T18:34:00.000+01:00

Lot of Danes spend their weekends in the summertime camping. It is a fun, friendly society on camps around the country. Some have the caravan on the same spot for years, while others drive around and visit camps all over the country, or rest of Europe for that matter.

Power!

2007-11-24T11:46:00.001+01:00

Old power sign on a mast. The text means High Voltage (danish: højspænding).

Classic photo of an old bench

2007-11-22T09:05:00.000+01:00

This old bench, wood decaying, even the graffiti doesn't stick well any more, was found on a path in a large recreative area.

The image is for sale on Straaberg - Lulu.com

Remnants of summer

2007-11-21T20:10:00.000+01:00

I found this in the woods. Several months earlier someone had a great time with a one-time barbecue. The plastic bag and the metal from the barbecue was still available, 6+ months later. Oh, well :-(

Long dark tunnel

2007-07-21T13:18:00.000+02:00

A tunnel below the rails in Albertslund. It is part of a system of paths reserved for cyclinbg and walking between Taastrup and Albertslund. A good place to walk the dog or just enjoy nature.

Working on the pier

2007-05-28T12:30:00.001+02:00

This must be the modern version of a pier worker. No more dirty clothes and har physical labour. A sunny day, an laptop and a thermos with coffee is the modern worker seen at the harbour. This picture is from the part of Copenhagen known as Christianshavn.

This image can be bought exclusively at Fotolia.

Crab

2007-05-17T16:15:00.000+02:00

The picture is from Danmarks Akvarium (Denmark's Aquarium) a large collection of live fish and sea creatures from all over the world. Some of the animals are part of the "petting zoo", where you can touch the animals under water.

Drain

2007-05-07T18:58:00.001+02:00

A drain. A small stream has this drain to lead off water on wet days of the year.

Before the age of 'less is more'

2007-04-27T21:37:00.000+02:00

Modern times and especialle haute coiture has rendered the modern woman similar to a straw. Many find it liberating seeing af statue of a woman actually looking healthy and with a figure worth studying.

Nice darkred townhouse

2007-04-14T16:22:00.000+02:00

Typical Copenhagen style townhouse. Often houses are painted in vidid colour on the upper floors, while the ground floor is usually a shop of some sort. The ground floor houses a restaurant called 'Hvide Lamz' (eng. White Lamb)

This weather is rare at times

2007-02-22T14:10:00.000+01:00

Even though we are in Scandinavia in Northern Europe, snow is not as common as one should think. At least not this winter. But today we got what we deserved :-)

Our bicycles in our garden almost totally covered, the car look like af white dune and work was done from home. Oh well, soon it will be over...

Wheew, not a train wheel :-)

2007-02-04T21:18:00.000+01:00

A lost wheel next to the tracks. Good thing it isn't a train wheel :-)

Major tourist attraction in Copenhagen - Rundetaarn

2007-01-29T20:27:00.000+01:00

The Round Tower (Rundetårn) is a tower attached to Church of Trinitatis. The tower was built in the 16th century. It is possible to walk all the way up inside. There are no stairs just a long winding path to the top.

A closer view of the monogram can be seen on Fotolia.

Spelling mistake - or just eyecatching

2007-01-28T15:22:00.000+01:00

On a trip downtown Copenhagen I saw this sign spelling FCUK. Provocating, obviously, but seeing the sign of Museum Erotica in the background kind of creates perspective.

One of many, one of a kind

2007-01-11T16:37:00.000+01:00

This straw was just standing there, all others were out in the field. Uniqueness in the world of plants :-)

Church tower in evening winter sun

2006-12-18T19:46:00.000+01:00

This is a church in Taastrup. It is called Taastrup New Church (Taastryp Nykirke). It is not that new, but just less old than the previous one.

The photo is shot in the late evening, just before sunset in December 2006. That is why the tower looks yellowish. It is actually white.

Local store

2006-11-21T17:23:00.000+01:00

Netto is a chain of low-price (discount) stores owned by Dansk Supermarked (a chain of major supermarkets). Netto stores are widely spread across the country. This store is located in Gladsaxe.

Ivy cover

2006-10-14T20:49:00.000+02:00

A house overgrown by ivy. It looks great when done properly. This house is in the town Nykøbing Falster, on the island Falster in south eastern part of Denmark.

Land of ferries

2006-09-12T19:43:00.000+02:00

Denmark is known for its ferries. This is mainly due to the fact, that there is several islands, Funen (danish: Fyn) and Zealand (danish: Sjælland) are the largest, but there are several smaller habitated islands.

Ferries connect several parts of the country, like Zealand and Jutland for instance competing with bridges between Zealand and Funen and Funen and Jutland. Other ferries sail to Sweden, Germany, Norway and Great Britain. The ferry on the picture sails between Rødby, Denmark and Puttgarten, Germany.

Fast food, junk and more - available everywhere

2006-08-28T19:50:00.000+02:00

This is the front entrance to the candy store at the local cinema (BioCity in City2). In the background you see a McDonalds sign. Close to McD there is a Sunset sandwich restaurant.
Fod, food, food, everywhere!

Dark side of Gedser

2006-08-22T07:43:00.000+02:00

The city of Gedser is located at the most southern point in Denmark. It features a ferry to Rostock in Germany, and that is about it. Close nearby is however a great area with summer cottages. This picture is taken at 2:15 at night while waiting to enter the ferry. The trip to Rostock takes about 1 hour 45 minutes.