Until I’d started this trip I’d forgotten the great distances to be walked in airports and some train stations. London’s Kings Cross Station seemed to go on forever especially when transferring from another line. After obtaining my ticket to York I decided to go to the toilet. I would not like to have had a […]
This is located in one of Copenhagen’s northern suburbs and accessed by train and bus/walking. I only had time to view the southern section but it was a pleasant environment with barely any visitors, and free apart from the cost of a map. It is about 100 years old and comprised old buildings removed from […]
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 […]