Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Wordless Wednesday - Nyhavn, Copenhagen

It was an amazing experience visiting the ever popular Nyhavn (pronounced "New-Hown") which literally means 'New Port' or 'New Harbour', but is not as new as its name suggests. The wonderful canal-street is lined with colourful old houses, street musicians and veteran sailing vessels with some famous cafes and restaurants. The famous fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen used to live here.

there are numerous boat trips from Nyhavn around the harbour area and canals to historical sights and known places.

The great Memorial Anchor in front of Nyhavn is a monument commemorating all the Danish sailors who have died during World War II.


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First Commenter - Monica

29 comments:

Monica said...

love all the pics!!!

Monica said...

Happy WW dear ;-)

Life Ramblings said...

Monica,
Have a wonderful Wednesday to you too. :)

Mariuca said...

WOW Monica is so early here!!!

Mariuca said...

Morning LR! Your pics are amazing, as always. Happy Wed! :)

Cashmere said...

Looks like a nice place..
I thought it's supposed to be wordless? ;P

Life Ramblings said...

Good morning Mariuca! Yeah, Monica is such an early bird today. You woke up very early too. :):)

thanks for the compliments and happy Wednesday to you too!

Life Ramblings said...

good morning Cashmere. i know it should be WW but i should add a note.

Joanne MV said...

Happy WW! Very Europe ;)

lina said...

Nice photo, like always. :)

Happy WW.

lina said...

Wah! Plenty of early riser commenting today here. :)

Mei Teng said...

Love the photos. The first two look like postcards! :)

Tiaras and Tantrums said...

lovely photos - I do adore Europe!

napaboaniya said...

Beautiful and interesting shots of the place :)

Vestige said...

Ohh .. nice pictures there

Lori said...

It looks absolutely beautiful there. Happy WW:) Great shots.

amanda said...

This so peaceful, perfect for a WW shot.... no words needed

levian said...

Hans Christian Andersen, definitely our favorites back then. he sure lived at a beautiful place. :)

Beth F said...

I love Copenhagen. Great shots! You bring back good memories. I've submitted Copenhagen shots for WW myself (not today tho).

Mojo said...

Spectacular! Marvelous composition. I'd love to see it later in the day -- like right before (or even during) sunset. Must be a breathtaking sight.

JL said...

Love this. I always love your WW pics. Colourful shophouses <3

Ayie said...

The photos are so good so as the write ups. I'm learning a lot more places with you the fun way Life Ramblings! I ignored all those in my history book before! haha

happy wednesday!

Wiccan Wonder said...

Wow... It looks so amazing. I wish I weren't stuck here so I could go there. Haha.

Mariuca said...

Dropping EC here LR, enjoy ur night. :)

Uncle Lee said...

Hi, beautiful pics. Love the scenes. And well taken too.
Must go there one day.
You have fun, best regards, Lee.

Mariuca said...

Hi LR, I have a tag for you here, come and get it! :)

Monica said...

hehe LR... you've been tagged! ;-)

Life Ramblings said...

thank you all for your wonderful comments and compliments.

happy weekend.:)

Life Ramblings said...

mariuca, monica,
thanks. i appreciate your thoughtfulness.