Big Brother is coming to Copenhagen!

The Danish capital Copenhagen is set to join other cities around Europe in using CCTV surveillance cameras to keep an eye on the public. Stroget high street is slated to be the first area to receive the cameras, with three other districts in Copenhagen to follow.

Stroget is a hugely popular pedestrian area that stretches for two kilometres across Copenhagen’s downtown. Although its crime rates are no higher than other parts of the city, Stroget has a reputation for night-time drunken fights.

http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2008/07/19/cctv-comes-to-copenhagens-high-street/

Comments (17) 15.08.2008. 22:20

Copenhagen Pride 2008

Date: 09/08/2008 - 17/08/2008

Copenhagen Pride 2008 kickstarts with Tivoli Goes Gay and the Mr Gay Oresund pageant on 9 August.

Free open air movie at Ørstedsparken on 10 August.

Pride Square takes over the City Hall Square with booths, debates, bars, sports, DJs and live music from 11-15 August.

Copenhagen Pride culminates on 16 August with the parade through the city, a free show at the City Hall Square and the parties ROCCO - The Official Pride Party and VELA - Female Pride Party.

Website: www.copenhagen-pride.dk

Comments (17) 10.08.2008. 21:58

The biggest ever international yacht regatta

16-19 July in Copenhagen. More than 120 boats had registered, and 1.200 participants are hoping for a good breeze for the start of the 11th X-Yachts Gold Cup on 16 July. Take this great opportunity to visit Copenhagen.

Comments (3) 10.08.2008. 20:58

Vandalism against the Little Mermaid of Copenhagen

When it comes to vandalism, compared to other famous national symbols, the Little Mermaid sets a sad record.

Neither Big Ben (London), the Eiffel Tower (Paris), the Statue of Liberty (New York) nor Manneken-Pis (Bruxelles) can match the number of attacks the Mermaid has suffered.

Vandalism in more than 40 years

1’st September 1961 - the hair of the mermaid was painted red and she was dressed in bra.

28′th April 1963 - she was drenched with red paint.

24′th April 1964 - the head was cut off for the first time. The Danish artist Jorgen Nash confessed in his book in 1997 that he had committed the crime.

15′th July 1976 - she was drenched with paint again.

22′nd July 1984 - she lost her right arm. Two young men returned the arm the day after. They had amputated the arm, while they were drunk.

5′th August 1990 - someone discovered that attempts had been made to cut off the head. An 18 cm long cut almost cut off the head.

6′th January 1998 - in the morning, the mermaid had lost her head again.

11’th September 2003 - the Mermaid was knocked down from her stone.

Comments (13) 10.08.2008. 19:23

The Copenhagen experience

Have you ever been to Copenhagen? Copenhagen is one of Europe’s oldest and most wonderful capitals. With almost 1.9 million inhabitants, it has a friendly and international atmosphere that makes easy, even for a first-time visitor, to feel at home.

Why go there? The longest pedestrian shopping area in Europe, the Freetown Christiania, the Tivoli Gardens, the Little Mermaid, the Gefion fountain, the new Copenhagen Opera House, the National Museum of Denmark, Denmark’s national gallery, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Nyhavn, the Copenhagen Zoo, Christiansborg Palace, Amalienborg Palace - with it’s changing of guard, Rosenborg Castle, the Kastellet, the Church of Holmen, and the Borsen building. Surroundings may also offer you some worth to remember experiences: Hamlet’s Castle, Oresund Bridge, the Arken Museum of Modern Art and Louisiana Museum of Modern Art to name a few.

Take a brake to meet Copenhagen in: http://copenhagen.com

Comments (16) 10.08.2008. 14:02