as we took our walk through town this morning i was reminded of all the things i love about travel--here are five that are at the top of my list.
5. hand painted artisan buildings-- i love the unassuming shop front of this glass shop (and the woman sneaking up to her loft above). it just seems like part of a novelistic version of what belongs on a city street.
4. owen's ability to literally stop and smell the flowers--we stopped to check the map on our way out to the iconic mermaid statue and owen literally jumped out of his stroller and sat on the asphalt to pick dandelions.
3. architectural details--i love the pattern in this ornate cobblestone outside of the four royal palaces of amalienborg. i'm also fond of wrought iron (i've got some gorgeous pictures of that outside of the frederikskirken--far more beautiful, i think, then the imposing popish statues) and statues in unexpected places.
2. this goes along with number five-- i love fun shop signs. this one was for a danish kids clothing boutique.
1. i confess, and this goes along with navigating my way through cities by following novelistic threads, eating a cafe lunch takes the cake. i had to put two pics up here--after a pretty intense walk across town with some jetlag wearieness i nearly cried when i came back to our cafe table after ordering and found owen intensely at work writing his postcards. it was just a perfect serene moment. and then our cappuccinos and cafe brunch came and i knew we found my corner of heaven.
2 comments:
What about signs of posthorns? You forgot those. No really, these pics are wonderful. And I think that the Little Mermaid was decapitated a while back, so I'm pleased to see that she's repaired.
apparently, she's survived quite a few battle scars:
Vandalism of the statue
This statue has been damaged and defaced many times since the mid-1950s for various reasons, but has each time been restored. In 2007, Copenhagen officials have announced that the statue may be moved further out in the harbor, as to avoid further vandalism and to prevent tourists from climbing onto it.
* 24 April 1964- the statue's head was sawn off and stolen by politically oriented artists of the Situationist movement, amongst them Jørgen Nash. The head was never recovered and a new head was produced and placed on the statue.
* 22 July 1984- her right arm was sawed off. The arm was returned 2 days later by two young vandals.
* 1990- another attempt was made to cut her head off, which resulted in an 18 cm deep cut in the neck.
* 6 January 1998- she lost her head for the second time, the culprits were never found, but the head was returned anonymously to a nearby TV station, and on 4 February the head was back on.
* Red paint has been thrown on her several times, including one episode in 1961 where her hair was painted red and a bra was painted on her.
* 11 September 2003- the statue was blasted off its rock, possibly with dynamite.
* The Little Mermaid was also draped in a burka as a statement about Turkey joining the European Union.
* March 8, 2006- a dildo was attached to the statue's hand, green paint was dumped over it, and the words March 8 were written on it. It is suspected that this vandalism has something to with International Women's Day (which is on March 8). [1]
* March 3, 2007- the statue was again covered with pink paint.
* May 2007- the statue was covered with paint by vandals.[2]
* May 20, 2007- it was found draped in a Muslim dress and head scar
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