Saturday, July 25, 2009

North of København

On our way north to Jægersborg Dyrehave we came across what is possibly the most beautiful gas station in the world. Designed by Arne Jacobsen and build in 1937 (and kinda similar to the ant chair designed 15 years later), it was an almost heart stopping moment.


Charlottenlund Fort, built in the 1880s, is a cute wee place to stop - and of course has some great sport for graffiti.



Charlottenlund slot was looking kind dreary when we got there, thanks to the changeable weather. Like Wellington, you've really got to take sunglasses, an umbrella, a jumper, and a rain coat almost any time you leave the house here!

A castle that was in royal hands for many over 200 years, it's just plain odd that it's now home to the Danish Institute of Fisheries and Ocean Research.



Once we made it to Dyrehave - literally the deer garden - we had a look round Bakken - a 425 year old amusement park that occupies a small bit of the large gardens. It's funny. And they have a roller-coaster built in 1932 out of wood, and I reckon it'd be bloody fun to go on.


The Hunting lodge in the park is really something. Not used any more, it once had a dining table that could be hoisted from the basement into the main salon so the guests could get away from having to see the staff!