Exploring Frederiksstaden in Copenhagen

Yesterday as I was returning home from work I saw a familiar face locking up a bike outside my apartment. It turned out to be a friend of Seyoung’s who lives here in Copenhagen – Chyi Chyi!.

After meeting with Seyoung for the first time in person, Chyi then proceeded to treat us both to dinner and a long tour of East Copenhagen otherwise known as Frederiksstaden.

The tour began with a walk through some yellow housing known as Nyboder.

My first view of the Marble Church:

For dinner we were treated to traditional Danish food at Restaurant Vita which was in a building over 300 years old. I had the fried pork with parsley sauce.

After dinner Chyi took us through downtown to the opera house:

We then walked past a canal where tons of people were enjoying a Jazz festival.

As the sun began to set we approached the Royal Danish PlayHouse:

The tour then headed towards the Amalienborg Palace” where the Danish royal family lives. Before that we past by some gardens and a fountain.

After the fountain we got our first glimpse of the palace square:

After the palace we made our way to St Alban’s Church

Next to it was the Gefion Fountain




Eventually we got to the spot where there is usually a statue of the Little Mermaid that was made famous by Hans Christian Andersen. The statue is currently on display in China, so instead we were treated to a big screen in the water.

The tour ended with a walk through the The Genetically Modified Paradise which included variations of the little mermaid statue.

Copenhagen is a compact and beautiful city and it was a pleasure to have such a fantastic tour of this part of it. Thanks again Chyi! For more of the pictures I have taken during my stay in Copenhagen – feel free to visit my Copenhagen set on flickr.