A couple of days in Copenhagen

Hello,

It has been a long time since my last post.  I have been very busy working on some consultancies that I will share with you about in coming posts, working on my thesis, traveling and spending quality time with Paul and preparing myself for new opportunities ahead.

This time I want to share about our holidays in Sweden after my trip to Azerbaijan in June.  We spent three wonderful weeks in Sweden where we had the opportunity to visit new places I had never visited before, spend time with Paul's family and learn new Swedish traditions.

 

However, before going to Sweden we spent a couple of days in Copenhagen.  The highlights of the trip were the visits to the Carlsberg and Resistance museums, as well as the nice food we had and the beautiful old town.  Here are some photos with short explanations of the visits.

                        Having a big and delicious lunch!                       In the old town

View of the Nyhamn - or new harbour

Many elephants were exhibited along the city as part of the Elephant Parade, the worlds' largest open air exhibition in aid of the Asian elephant. 

 Carlsberg museum:  It was very interesting to go through the history of how Carlsberg became one of the leading beer companies in the world and how the vision and determination of its founders made them to develop new technologies and innovative practices.  The museum exhibits historical information about beer production,  a collection of thousands of bottles, old machines used in the production of beer, the stages of development of the company and information about practices of employees at different periods of time.  You can also find a shop where you can buy several products ranging from glasses and t-shirts to beers, key rings and mouse pads. 

Understanding the malting process

History of Carlsberg

Carlsberg collection of 20.214 bottles as of June 2011

Entrance to the museum

Outside Carlsberg museum

At the end of the visit you get two free Carlsberg beers

We also went to the museum of the Danish Resistance.  A small and yet a very interesting and beautiful museum in Copenhagen.  The museum shows the Danish movement to resist the German occupation during World War II.  Though the movement was small and low compared to others in Europe, it showed the determination of some individuals to resist and fight the German occupation through innovative tactics such us the disruption of the railway system and the production of clandestine publications that were distributed as broadly as 120.000 copies per day.  It is definitely worth visiting it!

Underground press used to print publications for sabotage and espionage.

Entrance of the Museum of the Danish Resistance

The Little Mermaid statue from the fairy tale written by the poet Hans Christian Andersen.  The statue made by Edvard Eriksen was donated by the city of Copenhagen by the brewer Carl Jacobsen and erected in 1913.  The story of the Little Mermaid is about a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince.

Kastellet area

Park in the Kastellet area

Around the Kastellet, one of the most well preserved fortifications in Northern Europe

We ended our short trip with a delicious lunch at one of our favorite Indian restaurants in Europe, it is the Indian Taj.  The food is delicious, fresh, spicy and varied.

Having a delicious Indian dinner at Indian Taj restaurant

 Stay tuned for my next post about Sweden. 

Hugs,

Malu