Nyhavn
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Posts tagged nyhavn
Nyhavn after dark
Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark - July 2011
Kayaking in Nyhavn
Kayakers head down Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark
About this time of year I really miss summer.
Nyhavn at midnight
Nyhavn after dark
It’s difficult doing night photography in the summer in Scandinavia. 9 p.m. is still pre-sunset, and 10 p.m. – 11 p.m. is sunset time. To get any kind of darkness you have to wait until midnight.
Today’s photo features Copenhagen’s famous Nyhavn. I didn’t plan to be here at midnight, but I ended up here on the way home from a dinner party so I decided to pull out my camera anyway. I used my 18-200mm lens, which isn’t the best for this kind of photography, because my other lenses were not with me at the time.
Summer plans
My plans for traveling this summer are firming up. Mondays through Wednesdays I’ll be in Copenhagen, Denmark, but I am planning several excursions on my four-day weekends including Norway, Sweden, Amsterdam, Germany, and Switzerland. I was hoping to go to Finland, Estonia, and Iceland too, but it doesn’t look like I will have time.
Death Angel has been kind enough to secure me a photo press pass for their performance at the Getaway Rock Festival in Gavle, Sweden. Shooting photos at a concert from in front of the the front row without a crowd constantly bumping into me will be a nice change.
I purchased a Eurail Pass for Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, and Switzerland. Now the question is, what towns (with rail access) should I not miss in these countries? The Bergen Railway Line in Norway is a given, but what else? If you have experience in these places and can lead me in the right direction(s) I’d appreciate it.
Nyhavn
Nyhavn means New Harbor in English, but this harbor isn’t very new. Nyhavn has been around for well over 300 years. Hans Christian Andersen even lived here for a while.
Tourists come here now as the starting point for Copenhagen Canal Tours or just to enjoy the views. Many also eat and drink at the restaurants, cafes, and bars. From the signs I saw the establishments appear to be even more expensive than those located elsewhere in town. We investigated getting some ice cream here, but it was going to be over US$6 a cone in Nyhavn, versus the usual $4 to $5. (By the time we get back to the states next month I’m guessing we will have spent over $300 on ice cream, ice cream that would have cost us less than $50 back home. Ouch!)
July is Copenhagen Jazz Festival month so a temporary venue was set up and jazz was playing. We couldn’t get very close so we kept going.
If you are familiar with San Francisco, do these pictures remind you of anything? To me Nyhavn seems a bit like a blend of the “Painted Ladies” seen from Alamo Square with the Marina/Fisherman’s Wharf. I say this only because, as a former tour guide in San Francisco, these kinds of strange parallels always seem to pop into my head.