R. Doug Wicker — Author

Nyhavn

Meandering around Copenhagen with a camera and a great spouse is a blissful endeavor. You never know what you’re going to see around the next corner, such as Nyhavn depicted in Lego (a Danish invention), perhaps:

Nyhavn in Lego

Or yet another castle, in this case Rosenborg Castle built in 1606:

Rosenborg Castle

Of course, all that exploration leads inevitably to hunger, and nothing satisfies quite like one of the best cheesecakes we’ve ever enjoyed:

Bertel’s Salon for cheesecake

One of the best cheesecakes we’ve ever tried

After our brief sweet-tooth break, let’s enjoy more Copenhagen sights:

Nyhavn

Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Something fishy in Copehagen

Black Diamond (library)

Not all Copenhagen architecture consists of old buildings. There is a lot of modern architecture here, as well. The above image is the Black Diamond waterfront extension of the Royal Danish Library. As our tour boat passed by the front of the Black Diamond, I was able to capture this rather unique selfie (I’m the one toward the left side with the camera held to my face):

Our tour boat reflected in the Black Diamond

Another modern building along the waterfront is the newly opened Danish Architectural Center (DAC):

Danish Architecture Center

The more traditional views of Copenhagen will always include, of course, The Little Mermaid and colorful Nyhavn:

The Little Mermaid

Nyhavn

These images are of the Ny Christiansborg residential building located near the Black Diamond (the dark, green-topped spire to the right is part of Christiansborg Palace):

Ny Christiansborg

Ny Christiansborg architectural details

Here’s a water tour view of Frederik’s Church:

Frederik’s Church

This image captures the Black Diamond, the Danish Jewish Museum, and the spire of the Christiansborg Palace, all of which are located on Slotsholmen (Castle Islet):

New and Old in Copenhagen

And, finally for today, I leave you with this view of the Frederik VIII Palace, one of several palaces on the grounds of Amalienborg, home to the Danish royal family:

Copenhagen from the water