Participating in the blogging event “Show your world” initiated by TinyExpats I have chosen Copenhagen.  The capital of Denmark is known as a city with many people on bikes. It was so when I was young, when my parents were young during the war and now the amount of bikes are just increasing.

An old picture from our Copenhagen tourist board

An old photo from The Copenhagen Tourist Board

Much has been improved since I was young. The paths for the bicycling has been widened and the air is cleaner due to better cars.

Rosenborg palace also built by king Christian IV

Sometimes when I visit Copenhagen I hire bicycles at the hotel and make sentimental journeys to the city of my youth. You can hire very cheap bicycles with internet google maps on it.

a view to “Vor Frelsers kirke” Christianshavn

A view to the old royal libray and the new

The change of guard. The Queen’s Guard

Christians’ Brygge a view to an old warehouse

Christian’s Brygge a view to the Royal Danish Library

When I was about 16 years old I loved to go to Copenhagen by bike. I had ten kilometres each way and I was quite worn out coming back. Later I lived there studying nursing. I would always prefer the bike to busses.

The English Church St. Alban at the Churchill park

Photo by Henrik Howardsen. St. Alban

If some of you would like to come I will be your tour guide! Much stays as it has been for centuries while the harbour area is changing in a good way to be used for swimmers and runners and all the many families with young children are having their time out.