Sleeping areas of Copenhagen. Copenhagen

Sometimes trips are born spontaneously and unplanned...
So this time it did.
Outside the window, snowfall, terrible gaps, Moscow stands (November 29).

And something so wanted somewhere to fly away from all this!
Opened the Internet, rummaged - everything is expensive. for 20,000 for 2 ... And then suddenly I found round-trip tickets to Copenhagen on the Aeroflot website for 17t for two!
Op-pa! But we haven't been to Denmark yet!
I immediately buy it on Saturday, December 1 (back on the 4th), call my wife - we fly!

Denmark, welcome!
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Keeping in mind traffic jams on Thursday and Friday, we decided to take the Aeroexpress to Sheremetyevo.
It has risen in price, however - 320 rubles for one.
I haven't been to Sheremetyevo for a very long time. We fly mainly from Domodedovo.
Terminal D was very pleased - modern, cozy and few people (departure was around 8 pm).
Passport control and the test went very quickly.
The plane was half empty. People slept on 3 armchairs)))
The time difference with Denmark is -3 hours)) So we landed even earlier (in time) than we took off :)

Copenhagen Airport - Kastrup.
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Changed 100 euros at the airport to get to the hotel and can buy something - and made a mistake!
The rate at the airport was 1 euro - 6.4 crowns. But at the same time, some kind of tax was withheld and it turned out to be 5.7 crowns !!!
When you pay with a card, the cash withdrawal rate ranges from 7 to 8 kroons (depending on the "path" of payment to the bank)! Agree, much more profitable!

They no longer took cash and paid everywhere only with cards. They are accepted even in street stalls and at the Christmas market.
So advice - forget about cash. Not profitable (by the way, in restaurants you can also pay a tip with a card :)

Well, back to the story.
As a child, I always enjoyed watching a subway driver driving a train through a tunnel. I remember we wiped the holes with a coin in the paint covering
door of the driver from prying eyes and looked, imagining as if we were driving a train.

In the Copenhagen metro, you can feel like a machinist without any problems.
The thing is, it's just not there!
Everything is automatic.
You can sit at the very beginning of the train and enjoy the spectacle))
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When we arrived, it was +3 in the city and it didn’t even smell of snow :)
In the morning, leaving the hotel (Richmond Hotel - I recommend. Not expensive, the rooms are good and from the center 5-10 minutes on foot) we saw
the city has changed!
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it was snowing heavily and snow was already everywhere)
It was just what I wanted)))
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This is a railroad. it is also a quick way to get from the airport to the city center.
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The cyclists looked like ruffled sparrows perched on a branch in the cold.
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I will post photos in 3 days, so some will have snowfall, others will not))
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Hans Christian Anderson Boulevard (H.C. Andersens Blvd.) - sounds fabulous :)
Imagine a dialogue:
- How to get to the library?
- Go straight on Hans Christan Anderson Boulevard, turn onto the street of the persistent tin soldier and saw the library near the tower of Ole Lukoye.
I'd kill for that answer :)
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Another digression.
Before, I thought that the most cycling country in Europe is.
Horseradish! The most cycling is Denmark. Well, or, in any case, no less "bicycle" :)
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Bicycles are everywhere and in abundance!
They stand in large and small groups.
They lie on roads, in bushes, hang from trees and lie at the bottom of canals - in abundance.
Absolutely on all city roads, paths and paths there is a dedicated line for cyclists.
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All traffic lights have a separate signal for bicycles.
At the crossroads - their own, highlighted in blue, tracks.
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The topic of bicycles will smoothly "glide" throughout the report (and it will be in 4 parts).

And we move on.
Monument to the little bugler near the Town Hall Square.
From this angle you can see that a soldier is carrying a wounded bugler...
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and from this - as if our Siberian man is carrying a "tired" friend from hunting and fishing home :)
Here is an association
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Town Hall Square.
City Hall - first on the right
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there's a mailbox right there. Very stylish.
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out of 12 chairs only 4 are left. They are waiting for Ostap. At the local theatre.

The cyclists were surprised. Some rode all bundled up, others - in shorts and T-shirts. But it was 0 degrees.
Yes, and passers-by here and there flashed in sneakers on their bare feet ...
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town hall again.
Built in the 18th century, the height of the tower is 105.6 meters.
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Trash fountain at the town hall.
Everything is intertwined into a ball and you can’t make out anything in this heap-male :)
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Bas-relief at the town hall
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There are 2 more on the town hall square beautiful buildings
But what is this - I did not find on the Internet (((
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Well, the main Christmas tree on the same square.
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Since the city is by the sea, there are a lot of seagulls in it.
Here they are instead of pigeons (although there are also enough pigeons).
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Vikings. Scandinavia, after all.
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Many buildings in the city center are decorated with interesting bas-reliefs.
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in Copenhagen they also play KVN.
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The girl was so thoughtful that she almost knocked me down. Barely jumped out from under the wheels :)
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Delivery of Christmas trees to organizations
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I go for mushrooms with such baskets. Exactly the same!

What is Copenhagen associated with? Personally, I have, first of all, with the sculpture of the Little Mermaid, which recently celebrated its centennial anniversary. However, I had already seen the monument during my last trip, so this time I decided to walk around the center and look closely at the city itself...

The Newhavn embankment is famous for its multi-colored houses of the 17th century. The oldest of them is over 300 years old. Andersen lived here:

Now it is a completely tourist area with a pedestrian zone and all sorts of restaurants and shops. The atmosphere is very democratic: you can sit down and have a bite to eat right on the pier:

The central square in front of the Town Hall, from here goes the main pedestrian street of the city:

The Danes have an interesting way of holding rallies and protests. In order not to waste time standing in the protesting crowd, people simply poked posters, while they themselves went to smoke bamboo:

In the city center, all the same old multi-colored houses:

Around are plastic cartoon sailors:

People walk:

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Embankment:

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People go boating

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Winding streets lead from the water into the city:

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Shop for gay people. For some reason, stickers forbidding bicycles hang on the windows:

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Cafe, morning, sun - beauty:

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For five minutes they watched as people stubbornly tried to shove the unimpressed. They wanted to help, but then they decided that with our participation this process would drag on even longer:

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Double red traffic light like in Oslo (for colorblind people):

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Church of the Savior with a spiral staircase on a spire looks incredible. Despite all the protests of Varlamov, I forced him to stand in line and walk upstairs:

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First you go up the usual stairs, then the spiral begins:

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The higher you climb, the narrower the passage, until it simply disappears on the last turn. No sites and final point are provided, you feel a slight disappointment:

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The only consolation is the views of the city that open from the spire:

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cool idea with football fields. It is not clear, however, what will happen if the ball flies into the adjacent field during the game:

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Tivoli Amusement Park. They say that Walt Disney was so inspired by this park that he decided to make his own Disneyland:

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Despite the fact that the park is old, the entire infrastructure is up to date. Ticket sales are automated, however, a separate ticket must be paid for each attraction:

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Large playground:

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Animators work:

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Castle in oriental style. The machine in the foreground is an automatic lawnmower. She rides on the grass like a smart vacuum cleaner and trims the grass:

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Radisson Blu Hotel. Last time I stayed at this hotel:

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Instead of a traditional long counter, the reception is made in the form of hotel tables. Above them are designer lamps similar to cedar cones:

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In general, Denmark is famous for good furniture and accessories. For example, one of the most famous Danish designs is Arne Jacobsen's egg chair. The armchair was designed for the SAS Hotel Royal Hotel in Copenhagen 55 years ago. And today, Radisson Blu is hosting a competition for the most original upholstery design in which you can win a free hotel stay.

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Electric bikes with a built-in tablet with navigation. Very cool:

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Railway passes through the city. The tracks are slightly sunk into the ground, so the noise from the trains does not interfere:

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Subway construction. The construction is not closed, but on the contrary, done viewpoint to keep residents informed about what is happening. Here are construction statistics and infographics about what prospects the new station opens up:

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Park with swans:

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Floating pools and diving tower:

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Finally, I propose to compare the breakfast of a healthy person and Varlamov's breakfast:

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In the next post I will tell you what brought us to Denmark! Stay Tuned!

Copenhagen is constantly featured in the top ten rankings of cities in terms of living standards, quality of life, safety and so on. For example, in 2016, Mercer ranked the Danish capital 9th in the world in terms of quality of life. In the ranking of cities for the personal safety of residents, Copenhagen is in 11th place. By the way, it is also the capital of one of the richest countries in the world (if you count in terms of GDP per capita).

All this leads to the fact that Copenhageners are constantly. In the list of the happiest cities in Europe, Copenhagen was on the second line, losing only to another Danish city,. 67% of Copenhagen residents are VERY satisfied with their lives, another 28% are quite satisfied. Probably, the remaining 67% consider them terrible pessimists.

The statement that Copenhagen is also the most cycling city in the world has long been a commonplace, but it is also completely true.

01. Acquaintance with Copenhagen begins immediately at the airport. There are city benches in the baggage claim area!

02. These are not just shops, these are legendary shops! Their base is made of cast iron, and the design has not changed since 1887. The wood is specially treated to withstand the humid Danish weather. Such a bench weighs 35 kg, so moving it to the right place is not a very big problem. There are 2,500 of these benches in Copenhagen. As far as I understand, not only the city buys them: some Copenhageners buy them for their patio or for a country house.

03. There is a corner for children.

04. Here, at the airport, visitors are shown new urban elements. For example, here is such a design with horizontal bars and a ladder. It can then be seen on the city embankments.

05. Floor navigation

06. There is a subway in Copenhagen! The system is brand new, opened in 2002. Now the subway consists of two lines and 22 stations. Since everything in Copenhagen is located quite compactly, you can take the metro to the airport and train station.

07. Travel is quite expensive, it all depends on the distance. Stations are divided into several zones according to their distance from the center. For example, a ticket from the city center to the airport (the metro passes 3 zones) will cost 36 kroons, which is 355 rubles for one trip. If you need to pass 2 zones, you already pay 24 crowns (237 rubles). The fine for ticketless travel is 750 kroons, or 7,400 rubles. After this, you won’t want to ride a hare.

08. Trains without drivers, as in or.

09. There are water buses in Copenhagen! Although we are accustomed to the phrase " river tram", the "water bus" conveys the essence much more accurately. Here it is a full-fledged public transport, not a pleasure boat. It is operated by the same Movia operator that manages the Copenhagen buses and commuter trains. There are only 3 routes in the city with 10 stops, they connect the islands of Zeeland and Amager. If you have a ticket for a bus, metro or train, then transfer to the water bus is free.

10. Some people don't need water buses.

11. Cycling in Copenhagen has been developing for more than 100 years (the first bike path appeared here back in 1910), and it constantly confirms its status as the most cycling city in the world. They say there are even more bicycles here than people. This is logical, given that almost everyone has their own bikes, and in addition, there are about 2,000 bike rental points in the city. Recently, electric bicycles have appeared at the box office,.

12. For cyclists, so-called sections of streets have been created here, on which the advantage is given to cyclists, and due to this, they can move around the city very quickly. True, you have to pay for such privileges: in Copenhagen, cyclists are fined! For faulty brakes, for riding a bike together, for running a red light, for driving without hands, and even for talking on a mobile phone without a headset! You can get up to 10,000 rubles. If you are a poor student, you can get a 50% discount on the fine.

13. Cargo bike

14. Ramp for lowering the bike to the underground parking.

15. Street profile. The bike path is required.

16. In Denmark, as in Germany, there are pedestrian crossings with car priority. They do not have the usual zebra, and cars here do not let people through. But there is an island of safety. This is done, for example, in residential areas where there are few cars and they drive slowly.

17. The Round Bridge (this is the name) across the Christianshavns Canal was designed by the Danish artist and sculptor Olafur Eliasson. It consists of five round platforms flowing one into the other. According to Eliasson, he was inspired to create the bridge by fishing boats he saw as a child in Iceland: they were tightly moored one to the other, and Olafur thought that the harbor could be crossed on their decks. From here, by the way, shrouds and masts.

18. Beautiful hatch

19. University

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21. How do you like the house?

22. The best outdoor table tennis table I have ever seen. To be honest, I don’t really understand why these tables are set up. I have never seen anyone play them. When such tables are made, for example, at special sports grounds where rackets and balls are rented, then approx. And when they simply place it anywhere, it is not clear. An even more mysterious phenomenon is street chess. It looks beautiful, but not a single person in the world has played them yet.

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24. Sports ground

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26. Yard

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28. Chic first floor

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31. Difference of cultures

32. The embankment is full of people, everyone is resting.

33. And bathe.

34. It's funny, of course, how girls wrapped in headscarves side by side with half-naked European women.

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38. Hookah

39. Disposable grills are very popular. There, standing on the left. It costs about 5 euros. You buy meat in the store and immediately fry it!

40. You can put the grill directly on the table.

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44. Beach on barges

45. A simple solution for the season.

46. It was delicious.

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The second day in Copenhagen I devoted to modern architecture. Even bad weather and drizzling rain did not prevent me from taking a bike and going to explore the new quarters of the Danish capital. By the way, Denmark is one of the most livable countries in the world. The trip was great, next week I will post a whole series of reports about new housing and sleeping areas in Copenhagen. Also under the cut you will find the Free City of Christiania, a cute cat and swimming in the canals.

01. I woke up in the morning, and there ... RAIN! Small, nasty, drizzling rain.

02. Beautiful glass boxes were built in the center.

03. I took a bicycle and went south. Look what a wonderful road. What makes the road so beautiful? Did you notice anything unusual? There are no wires here! Yes, wires are a real problem. Russian cities. Throughout the civilized world, wires have long been hidden underground, while in our country they hang like a web over the streets. To the right is the bike path.

04. Metro station. Trains without drivers run automatically. Purely. No wires. The beauty.

05. From this photo, most of the compatriots will fall into a stupor. That's impossible! The photo is a terrible traffic jam. Only one lane is left for cars, despite the fact that the road is wide. NONE! Not a single bastard enters the lane for public transport. No one rides on the bike path. Please note that the intersections are also free. NOBODY enters the intersection if there is a traffic jam ahead. This is especially well seen in the background, there is a large intersection and a gap between cars of 100 meters, but they are free and no one climbs there. By the way, the streets in Copenhagen are illuminated by hanging lanterns. There are almost no lampposts in the city.

06. Pro modern architecture There will be separate posts. I will tell you more about each building. 3XN architects opened the largest congress center in Copenhagen in 2011 -
Bella Sky. The building is 75 m high with 25 floors and includes a hotel, a congress center and an office block.

07. Interior. The walls are covered with living plants. Looks very cool.

08. Or this parking lot. Mountain house. Created by the architectural bureau Bjarke Ingels Group in 2007! 33,000 square meters combine 10 parking floors. Apartments cascade down on the roof of the parking lot. Each apartment has its own garden.

09. There will be a big post about this wonderful house;)

10. Elevator in the parking lot

11. This building "8" in plan resembles a bow tie or figure eight with sharp corners. The project was developed by the international architectural bureau Bjarke Ingels Group.

12. 8 House is located on the outskirts of the Orestad district in Copenhagen. The area of the object is 61 thousand square meters. m, it includes a residential part, as well as offices and shops.

13. Cafe

14. The building also includes two courtyards separated by a lintel cross, where the premises are reserved for public space.

15. Social housing.

16. Another interesting social housing complex is VM house, designed by the PLOT architectural bureau. The name of the complex was given by its layout: it consists of two buildings, which in plan resemble the Latin letters V and M, respectively. Such an interesting configuration made it possible to provide the houses with maximum light and create a large number of options for apartment layouts. In particular, in the sharp corners of the “letters”, the architects placed studios, triangular in plan, intended for young childless couples or bachelors, and on the folds, elevator cores.

17. In the yard there is a huge grill for picnics with neighbors.

18. Balconies.

19. More social housing.

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21. A separate post will be about yards. Many asked how to make a yard without shells and parking lots? Very simple). In the photo, by the way, garbage containers. There are carts near them to make it more convenient for residents to deliver their garbage.

22. Lanterns and dumpsters in another yard. No wires or fences. Lawns are made at the level of the sidewalk or slightly lower. Dirt and earth from the lawns does not fall on the paths, so CLEAN.

23. Another example of a track. Lawn on a level with her. On the sides there are two grooves for water. Every 5 meters there are storm drain gratings. The path itself is made of natural stone. The plates are large, it is convenient to walk on them with a stroller and walk on heels. There are no puddles here. This track is done right.

24. Top view of the area near the house. Everywhere natural stone.

25. On the bridge there is a garbage can for dog poop)

26. Playground in the yard.

27. Bridge over the canal.

28. LED lamppost. The pole itself is covered with solar panels, batteries inside. Charges during the day - shines all night.

29. Manhole covers.

30. All parking lots are paid, even in the yards. It is right. Parking should be paid everywhere. To convert to rubles, multiply kroons by 5. On the left are the rates for open parking in the yard, on the right for parking in the Mountain House. A day in an open parking lot costs 400 rubles, on weekends 250.

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32. Cat.

33. On the advice of readers, I went to the Free City of Christiania. It is such a partially self-governing, unofficial "state within a state." Christiania, despite opponents among the Danish authorities, has a special semi-legal status in Denmark and partial independence. In fact, this is a whole block captured by drug addicts and shitheads. I don't know what else to call these lovely people.

34. The inhabitants of Christiania proclaim their goal “to create a self-governing society in which each individual is responsible for the well-being of the whole community. Society must be economically self-sufficient, and be adamant in the belief that physiological and physical destruction can be prevented." So far, it has only turned out to spoil the whole block.

35. The artist admires his creation.

36. Christiania is a quarter of Copenhagen, which has only two entrances. Large stones lie at the entrances, repeatedly removed by the government, but returned to their place by the inhabitants of Christiania. The permanent population is about 1000 people, there are hotels, restaurants, cafes, shops, a secondary school. The inhabitants of Christiania follow their own laws, independent of the laws of Denmark. Among them: bans on cars, theft, hard drugs, firearms and bulletproof vests. The main street is Pusher Street. There is a sale of light drugs on it and photography is prohibited. Significant with crossed-out cameras are visible ahead. The ban is quite strictly enforced. There are a lot of guards on the approaches to the street, who ask you to put the camera in your backpack and cover the lens with a cap. Phones are monitored. Theoretically, it is possible to remove, of course, but it is not necessary. People come here to take drugs. The inhabitants of Christiania protect them first of all.

An assortment of street drug stores. Such trays stand every 5 meters.

37. In February 2011 Supreme Court Denmark made a decision on the squatter quarter of Christiania, allowing everyone to be evicted. According to the verdict, they have no rights to the territory they currently occupy, which belongs to the state. In April, the police conducted a raid there to identify drug dealers, the population of Christiania was outraged by the actions of the police. Law enforcement officers began to be thrown with cobblestones and empty bottles, barricades quickly appeared on the streets. The police responded with tear gas.

38. On 15 August 2011, the BBC reported that Christiania had received semi-autonomous status from the authorities. According to the new law, the inhabitants of Christiania will have the opportunity to buy land below cost, and the state will lease the rest of the land.

39. A beautiful tower on a drawbridge.

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41. locals celebrate St. Patrick's Day and bathe in the canals.

42. Fun!

43. By the way, I had to rent a bike at the hotel. It is strange that there are almost no rentals in the city. A bike for a day costs almost 1500 rubles.

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