Relatively Speaking 2 I knew the Danish great grandfather’s mother and family had lived at Vallensbaek, a small community in southern Copenhagen as some births and census returns appear in early records. It is still a rural community albeit with a substantial housing development on its coastal side. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallensb%C3%A6k A kind staff member at […]
The Danish great grandfather was born in Copenhagen in a building in the Amalienborg Palace area, 25 Amaliengade. The building originally belonged to the famous architect, Lauritz de Thurah https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurids_de_Thurah but in the late 1780s took over the function of the Queens Foundling Hospital where unwed women could give birth in safety and anonymity. https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_kongelige_F%C3%B8dselsstiftelse
Copenhagen is flat and perfect for walking and cycling. Bikes and dogs can be carried on trains. I saw a couple of dogs in the station but none on trains. Bikes were everywhere with dedicated cycle lanes some of which were separated from the road. No sign of lycra but people wearing suits and high […]
I am now far from home after passing through various security and immigration processes; in itself an interesting exercise varying from the loud and stressful to the quiet and polite. I stayed in a hostel in Copenhagen for three nights; an interesting place reminiscent of some of the Chinese hostels I’ve stayed in, not something […]