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19-AUG-2014

A city of sailing vessels

After our weeklong adventure in Iceland, we spent six days in Copenhagen, a city that has never been high on my list of priorities, yet one that turned out to be a pleasant surprise and one that we should have visited sooner.

The thing I would have to say about Copenhagen is that it has maddeningly changeable weather – it would be brilliantly sunny one minute and pouring the next, and then back to sunshine, and then rain again. We, like everybody else, seemed to spend a lot of time huddled under shelter waiting for the showers to pass. It was also pretty windy and cool most of the time, but nothing like we encountered in Iceland.

Anyway, I don’t think I’m going to rush through this gallery like I did the Iceland one – in that case I was just so excited about showing people the natural wonders I had seen, but I think most everybody has some idea of what Copenhagen is like.

Ironically, I never did get a good picture of the city’s most famous landmark, The Little Mermaid statue, because both times I saw it, from land and from sea, there was a downpour ;-).

Oh, and there is a person up on that sail!

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fern_t31-Oct-2014 14:51
Such a romantic picture! Love it!
Range View 06-Oct-2014 03:13
This is an excellent capture of this grand tall ship. V
Barbara
Claude Gagnon03-Oct-2014 12:46
Great shot of this beautiful ship :))
Adnan Masood02-Oct-2014 19:10
Ahhh..... Love this ship & shot!
V!
Being Me01-Oct-2014 02:22
Beautiful composition! V
meekam tam23-Sep-2014 11:40
Beautiful harbour view! V
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)13-Sep-2014 22:25
A beautiful scene
Stephanie13-Sep-2014 19:06
Beautifully composed image! Love the graceful lines of this tall ship! V
Mairéad11-Sep-2014 21:29
A very nicely composed image of this impressive tall ship. The clouds
are lovely too. V
Pierre10-Sep-2014 20:38
Une très belle mise en valeur de ce magnifique voilier! V
Buz Kiefer10-Sep-2014 19:36
Lovely image of this brightly colored twin master. Good one. V
Merrill Morrow10-Sep-2014 07:43
Great composition - as always.
Lieve Snellings09-Sep-2014 20:27
wonderful Helen ! V
Jola Dziubinska09-Sep-2014 19:40
Beautiful tall ship, excellent photo. V.
Long Bach Nguyen09-Sep-2014 17:16
wonderful composition
LynnH09-Sep-2014 11:23
Oh what a wonderful, sleek sailing ship! V
danad09-Sep-2014 07:44
A beautiful vessel ! V.
Tom LeRoy09-Sep-2014 07:36
An excellent start, this is certainly a beautidul sailing ship. Lots of details and sails to look at. At least you has sunny skies for this fine shot~ V
woody3409-Sep-2014 03:29
Must be an art to sailing one of these.This excellent capture ,Helen really shows the intricaties of all that rigging.Great capture and composition.V
janescottcumming09-Sep-2014 00:49
Pretty, very pretty! Charlie and I really enjoyed Copenhagen when we visited there. V
Gill Kopy09-Sep-2014 00:43
Fabulous shot of this beauty - the sun came out at the right moment :) V
Julie Oldfield09-Sep-2014 00:28
Stunning image. Love the comp! V
Richard Cobby08-Sep-2014 22:26
This is a great start Helen to this new gallery.
Love the quality and detail and look forward to seeing more.
Nice work.
Gary A. Rich (GRainelev)08-Sep-2014 21:54
This is an excellent image. The boat jumps out at me. I really like it. Glad that you have sun off and on. V.
larose forest photos08-Sep-2014 21:53
Superb shot of this handsome old vessel. V
Jim Coffman08-Sep-2014 21:27
A great shot of this old beauty,Helen!
Bill Miller08-Sep-2014 19:35
Rain is just extra atmosphere !
I do like sailing ships, they seem so sculptural.
Chris Morton08-Sep-2014 18:38
looks a beauty
Patrick Goossens08-Sep-2014 18:22
I loved Copenhagen. Great vessel and old crane in the background?.
globalgadabout08-Sep-2014 17:54
there seems a soggy droopiness about those sails, yet still a whiff of adventure in the scene...the weather here sounds like classic coastal northern hemisphere, with a range of scenarios throughout the day..
Gerard Koehl08-Sep-2014 17:53
Ce bateau est magnifique et très bien saisi. V
MarcViskens08-Sep-2014 17:13
superb shot Helen
joseantonio08-Sep-2014 17:11
The perfect start of this new gallery. You have reminded me that It´s a long time since my last visit.V
Anitta08-Sep-2014 17:03
What a glorious vessel and so beautifully captured. V