Sortedams S¢, Copenhagen, Denmark
New Year's Eve 2006 / Veille du jour de l'an 2006
The occasional ambulance will indicate that somebody got hit by "shrapnel" or a whole tube of fireworks.
One of the numerous places to
be for New Year's Eve if you are not afraid of being shot or pursued by fireworks
is Sortedams S¢ or any other artificial lakes of Copenhagen. People
are granted access to professional fireworks and all through the night, people
light whatever they have wherever they feel like it: streets, lakes, parks
and such. Find a good spot, preferably far from rocket launchers (a
beer bottle with a rocket firework MEANT to go over water), and don't go
anywhere. It's very cahotic, very noisy and smelly. When you get back under
the street lights, you'll feel like a war is ongoing. There is smoke everywhere,
pops, everyone is running and there are no cars on the streets. The occasional
ambulance will indicate that somebody got hit by "shrapnel" or a whole tube
of fireworks. No dead last year, but some fingers lost in the counter-attack.
A crazy experience you'll remember all your life. Bigger than Fourth
of July too, fireworks are launched from all around the city so beware.
Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark
December 9, 2006 / 9 décembre 2006
The giant snowglobe
Le (les mots français me manquent mais vous voyez ce que c'est!)
Rådhuspladsen (1905) / Town Hall Square / Hôtel de ville, Copenhagen, Denmark
December 9, 2006 / 9 décembre 2006
The city's Christmas tree, there since the first Sunday of Advent.
Le sapin de Noël de la ville de Copenhague, allumé depuis le premier dimanche de l'avant.
Amagertorv street / Rue Amagertorv, Copenhagen, Denmark
December 9, 2006 / 9 décembre 2006
The most popular shops on the street (Illums Bolighus, Royal Copenhagen, Holmegaard and Georg Jensen), brightly decorated for the holidays.
Les magasins les plus populaires sur cette rue (Illums Bolighus, Royal Copenhagen, Holmegaard et Georg Jensen), décorés pour les fêtes.
At the upstairs neighbors' / Chez les voisins du haut
Christmas Eve, 2006 / Veille de noël 2006
On Christmas Eve, we were invited to celebrate a semi-traditional Danish Christmas. This is where I received my first Royal Copenhagen piece!
Pour la veille de noël, nous avions été invités à célébrer un noël danois semi-traditional. C'est pendant cette soirée que je reçu ma première pièce de Roral Copehagen!