Sunday, March 29, 2009

Thorvaldsens Museum

Thorvaldsens Museum, in central København, is a testimony to Denmark's greatest Golden Age sculptor, and the first publicly funded museum in Denmark. It pretty much hasn't changed since it was build, and contains some exceptional work. The cameo room was a major highlight for me.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Valby cemetery


Another lovely cemetery. Lots of wider green areas, and occasional moments of beautiful sculpture.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Frederiksberg cemetery

This is a beautiful cemetery. Each plot has been decorated and usually contains a seat, some light, and, of course, flowers and sculpture.



Sunday, March 15, 2009

Istegade

Old shop signage painted onto the wall.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Bordfodbold

A typically Danish pass-time, that (to my own surprise) I have been enjoying.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Stockholm

Deprived of my usual lots of people contact here in København (basically, I have no friends her - wha wha poor me), I headed over to Stockholm to catch up with an old friend who I hadn't seen since I was 18. Thankfully, it was as if no time at all had passed since we last saw eachother. A wonderful time.

Stockholm is a very beautiful city, very different from København in that it's all rather hilly. Black rocks jutting out all over the place with (somewhat evil) Disney-like black towers and coloured buildings. There's more aesthetic variety there, and some great mens clothes.

Also saw a PRB show at the Nationalmuseum called Prerafaeliterna. Beautifully put together, well displayed and quite enjoyable.

Street art on Skånegatan.


Södermalm public sculpture - too cold even for a bronze mother and baby!


St George's Princess, Köpmantorget. The unnamed princess is seen as an embodyment of Sweeden - so what was the person who put the condom in her hands saying I wonder?


Packhausgränd, Gamla Stan


Södermalm.


Stortorget, the square of the Svenska Akademien (the Sweedish Académie Française).