Denmark is another bicycle country.
The Little Mermaid was not as small as I heard of. I found the size and location of the statue in a cozy and artistic park at seaside in Østerport was just perfect.
Every Danish sailor who ever stood on a deck knows that the Øresund used to be full of Mermaids. The legend tells us that the home of all Mermaids was the Mermaid Banks in Øresund. The banks are no more but Copenhagen's own Little Mermaid is.
The Carlsberg brewer Carl Jacobsen was inspired to donate money to a sculpture after having seen "The little Mermaid" based on a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen. The sculptor Edward Eriksen, sculptured her in bronze and his wife Eline Eriksen modelled. The story says that she is a sea king's half-human and half-fish daughter, who must wait on her rock for 300 years before she can enter the world of humans. She's been sitting here since 1913 so she still has a few more years to go.
We can only wait and see…
Nevertheless, the head of The Little Mermaid we see today is a transplant. Her original head was decapitatated and was storen.
Further down from the statue of The Little Mermaid towards a church in the park, that is a foundation shows the ploughing scene from an old legend in Nordic goddess of ferticity, Gefion, who was promised as much as land by the Swedish king Gylfe as she was able to plough in 24 hours. Gefion then turned her four sons into oxen and ploughed Zealand out of Sweden where the lake Vanern is situated today.
Danish companies have a tradition of providing breakfast and lunch in the office. My friends invited me to join them for lunch. Thus, I have the opportunity of exposing to Danish working environment and tasting Danish dishes.
The Danish monarchy is the oldest in the world. The Tivoli Amusement Centre located across the Copenhagen Central Centre is world wellknown although I just knew about it during my visit. :p It is recommended to visit at night because those lights broadcast from its decorations. Entrance Fee is required. Tivoli is a place of lights, which makes Tivoli a very special place to visit once it gets dark.
As the religious centre of Denmark, Copenhagen has quite a few churches which are architectural master-pieces commemorating the past history of Denmark and its royal family. Among those, I like the architect design of The Church of our Saviour specifically its exterior golden staircase winding up to the top where a golden globe is crowned by a statue of the victorious Christ. It is located in Christianshavn where is named after King Christian V, the first monarch on the Danish throne with absolute power. When inside the church, look up into the ceiling, where you'll see the chains of the Order of the Elephant and the Order of the Dannebrogen. Both decorations were instigated by King Christian V. The church's exquisite organ is supported by a relief of two elephants. (The Danish name for the Church is: Vor Frelses Kirke)
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