Doors 309 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part IX), September 2024
The day has arrived, after a bit of a false start. This is the last in my series of doors from Copenhagen. Not only did I thoroughly enjoy my mini-break in the capital city of Denmark, but I have also enjoyed reliving it through posting this series of Thursday doors – a weird kind of vicarious experience, in which I had been the protagonist. Is that a thing?
These doors were the last I photographed during my trip, so they are not ‘odds and ends’, even though they are quite an eclectic selection.
In truth, I am also looking forward to posting doors from other towns and cities – I have so many in my archive and I am impatient to share them with you.
I hope that you enjoy this last hurrah from wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen.
Side door of Kristkirken (Christchurch?), Enghave Plads, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Nicely framed door and window, Tondergade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Three doors and a big bird, Sundevedsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Green doors, bicycles and a sassy onlooker, Kingosgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024 (This is my favourite photograph in the whole series)Double doors, bicycles and a fine surround, Sindshvilevej, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Doors of Hellig Kors Kirk, Kapelvej, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Unusual green door and beautiful bricks, Struenseegade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Grand green doors in Vendersgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Just about a door as an excuse to show the common mode of transport in the city, Vendersgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Austere corporate door, Vester Farimagsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Doors of the Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
So there we have it. I wave a fond farewell to a city that I would highly recommend to anyone. A clean, diverse, happy, historic, beautiful and somehow ‘good’ city.
Something a little different next time.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
Doors 308 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part VIII), September 2024
I made a mistake last week. Today is not my last post from Copenhagen, it is in fact definitely the penultimate post and next time will be the last one – I promise.
I am getting a little overwhelmed with work and real life distractions, but my blog is my safe space where I can exercise a little mindfulness and calm, for me. I try to make time and space to write every day, and even though some of it is absolute nonsense, it is a great discipline. I say all this, to try and explain my error last week. It is, however, trivial and unimportant.
This week’s doors are from a slightly less affluent area of Copenhagen and is a series of graffiti doors. My knowledge of Danish street/graffiti artists is negligible, so I won’t even try to identify them. I do like the way doors are used in this way, whether it is high-end art or simply tagging, it adds a layer of story to the doors. I hope you enjoy them.
Rex and Bobby door, Estlandsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Heavily tagged doors Viktoriagade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Tagged steps, entrance and door, Dybbolsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Three sets of doors, Ullerupgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Tagged door with a rather nice owl in the middle, Amerikavej, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024So much tagging going on with these institution doors, Kapelvej, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Fabulous character painted on basement doors, Kapelvej, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Yellow bird and double doors (I saw a lot of this bird character on my visit), Norrebrogade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
While I recognise that this selection of doors might not be everyone’s cup of tea, they further illustrate a different aspect of how doors are seen and used. Next time, I will be bidding a fond farewell to the doors of Copenhagen, I hope to see you then.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
Doors 307 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part VII), September 2024
Eek! I have had quite a disrupted week this week, spending Monday and Tuesday in Leeds/Bradford/Saltaire, and I have lost my rhythm. I can’t believe it is already Thursday, and naturally I am ill prepared for Thursday Doors, other than that I clearly have a vast archive of doors in the pipeline. Furthermore, I had forgotten that Dan is having a rest from Thursday Doors this week, but that he will be including submissions in his Sunday roundup.
Today’s selection of doors I think will be the penultimate entry from Copenhagen, and I am already looking forward to which doors to follow up with. This week’s doors are from the North West and West of Copenhagen, continuing along the banks of the artificial lakes and into some rather more Bohemian areas of the city. Here we go:
Community sharing spaces with rather tatty doors, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Red door for clothes swapping and sharing space, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Yellow door for book swapping, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Street library with glass doors, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024The perfect door and bicycle combination, Ewaldsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Wonderful blue door ‘Brandvej’ = fire lane, Ewaldsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Beautifully framed door with window above, Ewaldsgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Stunning door surround, Vesterbrogade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Black doors in an arched doorway, Viktoriagade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Fine blue door with a kick board and glass panels, Sonder Boulevard, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Although the variety of doors in Copenhagen is vast, as vast as any other city, there is a distinct local style, particularly in the architecture surrounding the doors, that is so different from our doors in England, and elsewhere. The joy of Thursday Doors, vive la différence.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
Doors 306 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part VI), September 2024
Another Thursday Doors post written in haste and in advance, because I am working in Warrington over Wednesday and Thursday this week and have little spare time to craft a post then. Thank goodness for a May Bank Holiday!
In truth, there isn’t too much to write about, because this is the sixth in the series of Copenhagen doors so far from a mini-break I had there with my mother in September last year.
The doors in this selection are mostly from the Østervold and Nørrevold districts, alongside the series of three artificial lakes in the northern part of the City. By the time I got to this district, I had been walking at pace for about 8 miles, and was starting to flag a little, but not too much to capture a door or two. I hope you enjoy them.
Door, archway and tree, Rigensgade, Copenhagen, September 2024Methodist Church door, Rigensgade, Copenhagen, September 2024Green doors and newspaper, Stokhusgade, Copenhagen, September 2024Beautiful old wooden door, Oster Farimagsgade, Copenhagen, September 2024Stunning doors with circular windows on the path alongside Sortedams So, Copenhagen, September 2024Fine green doors and skylight on the path alongside Sortedams So, Copenhagen, September 2024Modern doors at No. 91A on the path alongside Sortedams So, Copenhagen, September 2024Two side doors, a central archway and fountain, Sortedam Dossering, Copenhagen, September 2024Door at No.27 with bicycles and picket fence on the pathway alongside Sortedams So, Copenhagen, September 2024Green studded door, Wesselsgade, Copenhagen, September 2024
Quite a lot to get through there. I hope I am not testing your patience, especially as there are still probably another two or three selections from Copenhagen still to come. Expect more next time.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
Doors 305 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part V), September 2024
Life is flashing by. April is over, and we are saying farewell to the first third of 2025. Unusually, we have had a pretty dry start to the year in England, especially March and April, and are experiencing summer temperatures this week, which is both delightful and worrying in equal measure.
I managed to spend an unseasonably warm few days in Copenhagen last September whilst on a city break with my mother. Perhaps ‘unseasonably warm’ or ‘biblical rainfall’ or ‘beast from the east’ are terms we will hear more and more frequently as we hurtle towards climate breakdown. I hope not, but it somehow feels like humanity has reached the age of stupid.
This week’s selection from Copenhagen are from the Kastelette citadel area to the northeast of the city and close to the most famous icon of all Denmark, the little mermaid statue, which is where I was heading for when I took these photographs. Here we go…
Door through a doorway, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Windmill door, Kastellet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Kastellet door, Kastellet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Gateway and guardroom doors, Kastellet, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024The Little Mermaid statue, Copenhagen, September 2024
Green door with perch, Store Kongensgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Green door and red shutters, Store Kongensgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Grand doors, skylight and brick surround, Borgergade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Fine doors and roses growing out of nothing, Sankt Pauls Plads, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024Three-panelled double doors on St Paul’s church, Gernersgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024A simple symmetry of doors windows and shutters, Gernersgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
So there it is, this week’s Thursday Doors post has melted away as quickly as the year so far has. Still more to come from Copenhagen next time… and the time after that…
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
Doors 304 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part IV), September 2024
This week’s selection of doors come from the Christian VII’s palace and the surrounding area in Copenhagen. I am a little short of time this week, so I will be brief. Perhaps the highlight for me was arriving at the time of the changing of the guard at the palace, and without the vast crowds that accompany the Buckingham Palace equivalent in England. I hope you enjoy these doors:
Door with a fabulous dragon sculpture above, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Blue door with a clock in the light fan, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Black door set in a shop window and a bonus red door for good measure, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
A grey corner door with beautiful decorations above, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three stunning doors of Christian VII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
A guard outside the black door of Christian VII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Changing of the guard outside the black door of Christian VII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three doors on the front of Frederik VIII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three doors into the impressive Frederik’s Church, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
So that’s it for this week. Obviously, a whole load more doors to come from this three-day trip to Copenhagen last September – brace yourselves.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
Doors 303 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part III), September 2024
This week’s doors are a continuation of the Copenhagen series, and this week come from the 17th century district of New Haven (Nyhavn), where some of the most iconic views of the city are found. Try finding any brochure or website about Copenhagen that doesn’t include this famous waterfront. One of the houses, I don’t recall which, was home to arguably Denmark’s most celebrated Citizen, Hans Christian Andersen.
Iconic view and many doors of the waterside, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
These pictures were taken on two separate visits to the area. I mention this because the eagle-eyed among you might spot that there are some clouds in one or two of the pictures and not in others. I hope you enjoy this week’d selection:
Iconic view and many doors of the waterside, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Balcony door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Large double door and fanlight, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Large double door and archway, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Large arched door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Beautiful old door and wonky doorway complete with irritating notices, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Small boat door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Doors on the deck, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Double doors to below decks, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
More to come from Denmark’s beautiful capital city next time.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
Doors 302 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part II), September 2024
My series of doors from Copenhagen is going to be fairly lengthy, and I might have to increase the number of doors in each post a little, to prevent fatigue. This week’s selection is mainly from the waterside area of one of the canals that runs through the capital, of which there are several.
I took advantage of my mother needing a rest after our morning exertions in the Tivoli Gardens and trotted off on my own on a ten-mile afternoon walk (the first of two in three days). I took in so many incredible sights including an open-water swim, with hundreds of competitors braving the freezing seawater, many without wetsuits. Finding and photographing doors, of course, played an important part in my enjoyment of the city. I hope you enjoy them:
Grey door and shuttered windows, Vester Voldgade, Copenhagen, September 2025
Door within a door? Bryghusgade, Copenhagen, September 2025
Doorway into Christian Iv’s Brewhouse, Copenhagen, September 2025
Five warehouse doors, orange brickwork and blue skies, Frederiksholms Kanal, Copenhagen, September 2025
Gangway and door to a lighthouse boat boathouse, Frederiksholms Kanal, Copenhagen, September 2025
Several boat doors and hatches, Havnegade, Copenhagen, September 2025
WC doors, Havnegade, Copenhagen, September 2025
So that’s it until next time from sunny Copenhagen, may I wish you a happy week in these troubling times.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
Doors 301 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part I), September 2024
In January last year, I turned 60, and have to say I wasn’t then, or indeed now, overjoyed about this landmark. Being eligible for a senior railcard is scant compensation for getting older and finally coming to terms with the fact that many of the things I wanted to do are now out of scope.
But, when old doors close, new ones open, and my birthday present from my (then 89-year-old) mother was a weekend break to a European city of my choice. I chose Copenhagen because I have never visited Scandinavia, it is not very far away, and you can fly from Bristol Airport. I had also heard many good reports about the Danish capital from friends who had been there before.
Getting there was incredibly straightforward and fast, and because my mother has limited mobility, we got through the airport security etc, in minutes. On arrival, the welcome was extraordinary and warm, from airport staff to train attendants. We decided to get a train from the airport to the city centre, as our hotel was next door to the Station, and it couldn’t have been easier. The train was clean and comfortable – it felt like a treat, but that probably tells you more about the appalling state of rail services in England.
Our hotel, as well as being adjacent to the station, was also very close to the Tivoli Gardens, the world’s second-oldest theme park (I am informed that the oldest one is also in Denmark). We headed in that direction on our first day and jumped the massive queues, by taking the restricted mobility entrance, and I wheeled my mother about the park for the rest of the morning, which she thoroughly enjoyed – I told her not to get too used to it!
I left my mother at the hotel for the afternoon, and went on one of two epic walks through the city hunting down street art and of course, doors. I got a little carried away, and I’m afraid this might be a very long series of doors, but worth it, I hope. Enjoy this first selection of doors from Copenhagen:
Three doors on the brick building which is on the western edge of Tivoli Gardens theme park, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025
Front gateway to Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Large arched doors to the beautiful brick-built Copenhagen City Hall, Vestervold, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025
Glass doors and grand entrance to the Palace Hotel, Vestervold, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025
Large double doors with ironwork window panels, Vestervold, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025
Superb green double doors and large fanlight, Vestervold, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025
Beautiful red doors and brick surround, Galerie Ellen Frilling, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2025
Green double doors, Vestervold, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
On looking back at these doors, I am reminded of the outstanding architecture and red brickwork that runs throughout the city. I am also reminded of the gorgeous weather we had for the few days that we were there. More next time, but until then may I wish you a happy weekend.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
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