Four thirty in the morning, the alarm clock goes off. In the dark, it takes me a few seconds to remember where I am. I’m at home, in my own bed, but I need to be somewhere else. Over the last two months I had rarely spent more than two nights at the same place. Lisbon to London. To Lisbon. To London. To Lisbon. To Munich. To Lisbon. To Copenhagen. To Munich. To Lisbon. To Copenhagen. To Munich. To Lisbon. To Oslo. To Lisbon. To Copenhagen. To Munich. To Lisbon. To Munich. To Lisbon.
It takes me a few more seconds to I realize where I’m going next. Ah, back to Copenhagen. I briefly contemplate hitting the snooze button, but that would be cutting it too close. The recent flurry of early morning flights has optimised my routine to the point where sleep is maximised but contemplation minimised. A quick shower, a few mouthfuls of Jules’ homemade granola, and I’m out the door, through airport security and into the plane.
The meetings in Copenhagen take longer than expected. By the time I’m done with the final one, that last plane back to Lisbon has already left. My first reaction is frustration. Friday evening, away from home and stuck in a suit. My next reaction is embarrassment. Poor little Verne and his first world problems. Then comes opportunity. I am in the dead-center of town, the sun is out, and I have my camera with me.
I get out of the hotel and walk along the waterfront. The entire city seems to be out, enjoying the glorious weather. A kid, wearing a baseball hat and a Snoop Dogg t-shirt, takes quick shy glances at the two nearby girls enjoying a bottle of white wine. An Italian couple, bikes set to the side, look intently at a map, perhaps deciding what to see next. It is hard to find a piece of waterfront without a few friends chatting and enjoying the last hour of sunlight.
Jules and I walked these very same streets two years ago. I wish she was here now.
Verne*
The photographs are so extremely interesting
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Thank you, both for dropping by and for pointing me to your great street and cityscape photography 🙂 -Verne
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Loved the pics. Absolutely amazing.
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Thank you Shireen! Pictures taken around sunset have a gentle warm tone that fits Copenhagen like a glove 🙂 -Verne
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Hi, Beautiful photographs of a city relaxing. I admire you for not sulking and pouting because your plans had been spoiled. Instead you saw an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
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Thank you Margaret! I did sulk for a bit, but fortunately snapped out of it fairly quickly 🙂 -Verne
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I love your pictures of ‘my city’, Jules!!
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Thank you Hanna! 🙂
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Great photos.Light weight jeans shoved in the carry-on next time? Just in case? Louise
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Thank you Louise! Good call on the jeans 🙂 -Verne
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Nice pics!
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Thank you Sylvain! -Verne
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Well at least you made the most out of the situation!
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Indeed, thanks for dropping by! 🙂 -Verne
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Beautiful images to remind me of my early childhood home
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Thank you! Has the city changed much over the years? -Verne
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It has become a modern city. I left in 1970. Definitely has changed
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It has changed. A new modern city has emerged. I left in 1970.
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Beautiful photos – thank you for posting.
Tatyana at http://www.arts-ny.com
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Thank you for reading, Tatyana! -Verne
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Nice recovery! I’ve never been to this pretty little city.
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Thank you! Well worth a visit, I think, especially when the sun is out! -Verne
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Sharp photos, and I’m glad you had your camera with you
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Thank you David! I try to cram my camera onto my bag whenever I can (often at the expense of arguably more important things), you never know when you might get a chance to use it 🙂 -Verne
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Thank you for reminding me of all the things that I’ve missed about this serene city, and all the things I can look forward to. 😊
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Thank you for reading Jolene! I think serene city is a perfect definition for the city, that’s what I take out of it as well 🙂 -Verne
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Copenhagen is a great city to explore on foot and doing photography there is a good idea. I visited Copenhagen twice – a long time ago!
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It is indeed! Copenhagen has an interesting mixture of old and new architecture, might be worth revisiting to check out the latter 🙂 -Verne
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Lovely atmospheric photos. And yes it is good to remind ourselves that many of our problems are First World Problems. Nice post.
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Thank you Anne! That’s a lesson I keep repeating myself throughout all this travelling. I’m not always entirely successful, but getting there 🙂 -Verne
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Lovely shots. Did you somehow remember a tripod too?
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Thank you Dave! Nope, no space for a tripod. The last couple of long exposures were done by placing the camera on a bridge rail or on the floor -Verne
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Wow simply Beautiful
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Thanks for dropping by! 🙂 -Verne
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Well-used time. You mean to say that you hadn’t studied the sunset hours to take that sun photos just SO? 😉 I had a week of Denmark decades ago. I most remember the ever-changing sky. And Christiania.
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Usually I do that (even have a cool app for it), but this time was sheer luck 🙂 I’ll spend a couple of days in Milan next week. Any tips? 🙂 -Verne
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Ohh, Milan! Why? Go south, young man! 😉 I was only in Milan once when Olimpija Ljubljana basketball team went there to beat Stefanel Milano and proceed to the Final Four in Euroleague that year where it landed 3rd. I hear there is a cathedral there… If you ask a Roman man (since I have one right here), Milan is already in Austria. 😉
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I know I know… But I didn’t have a choice in the matter! Next time I’ll push for a meeting in Rome 🙂 -Verne
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Beautiful!!
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Thank you! ) -Verne
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Beautiful photograph of a very vibrant and interesting city! I especially love the night shots
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Thank you Gin! I’m a big fan of night shots too, especially with a fast wide angle lens 🙂 -Verne
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I especially like that first photo!
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One of my favourites too, thank you Genna 🙂 -Verne
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Amazing pictures….
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Thank you Somnath 🙂 -Verne
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! Next time I’ll push for a meeting in Rome 🙂 -Verne
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Great impressions from Copenhagen 🇩🇰!
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Thank you Dina, it’s a fantastic city! With the amount of traveling I’ve been doing there, it almost feels like a second home 🙂 -Verne
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Incredible pictures 👍
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Thank you! 🙂 -Verne
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Wonderful photographs!! I visited Copenhagen in May and also enjoyed the time there.
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Thank you Marilyn, it’s indeed a fantastic city in spring! -Verne
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