After class yesterday, the biker gang headed to Copenhagen's iconic landmark little mermaid statue. The statue based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale of the same name was commissioned by Carl Jacobsen in 1909 and unveiled in 1913. The Little Mermaid has been tormented since the mid 60's-- it has been decapitated twice, blown off its base by explosives, and had her right arm sawn off. Despite the abuse, the statue has been restored each time and has made it to its 100th anniversary!
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| I wish I had a fork to comb my hair |
Adjacent to The Little Mermaid statue is Kastellet, an old star fortress that now mainly serves as a public park and historic attraction.
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| Churchillparken |
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| St. Alban's Church, Copenhagen's Anglican church |
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| Windmill on the King's Bastion - 1847 |
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| The Global Visionary - a 3 meter tall, 2.5 ton zinc sculpture symbolizes the key to the future |
On our way back to Frederiksberg, I took the gang to a park I found on one of my runs. This surprise discovery provided me a nice relief on my six mile run. I enjoy running throughout Copenhagen to explore different neighborhoods and get in some good training/exercise.
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| Three-story slide in Nørrebro |
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