Copenhagen in photos: Waterways & colorful architecture
From the archive. Published September 10, 2018. Details may have changed since.
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01 Visitors on a canal cruise pass through the Nyhavn neighborhood of Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
02 A foreign podcaster live-streams with Nyhavn as the backdrop in Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
03 Locals walk down a pathway in the Christianshavn area of Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
04 Visitors on a canal cruise pass through the Nyhavn neighborhood of Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
05 Bicyclists cross a canal footbridge in Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
06 A look at the iconic buildings along the Nyhavn section of Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
07 Visitors on a boat tour in the København Havn canal of Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
08 The Copenhagen Opera House, built at a cost of more than $500 million, is one of the world’s most modern opera houses. © Special to Cruiseable -
09 The pretty Nyhavn Hotel overlooks the waterfront in Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
10 Serving barbecued meats at a food truck in the Nyhavn section of Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
11 Iconic buildings line the canal waterfront in the Nyhavn section of Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
12 A tour boat slices through the canal separating the Christianshavn and Nyhavn sections of Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
13 A tour boat passes beneath a canal footbridge in Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
14 A local artist displays paintings along the canal front in the Nyhavn section of Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
15 An example of the architectural stylings in downtown Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
16 North Atlantic House is a cultural center located on the harbor front in Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
17 Locals at a cafe in the Christianshavn neighborhood in Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
18 Colorful buildings line the canal in the Nyhavn section of Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
19 Danish teen girls in a public plaza in the popular Nyhavn section of Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
20 Visit Christiansborg Palace, seat of the Danish Parliament, on the island of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
21 A menu in Danish at a fish restaurant on a boat along the waterfront of Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
22 A church spire rises above the Christianshavn neighborhood in Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable -
23 The pretty exterior of Alexander Nevsky Church in Copenhagen. © Special to Cruiseable
During our Viking Sun cruise to Scandinavia last month, we spent a sun-splashed morning and afternoon in Copenhagen, Denmark. (See Cruiseable's travel guide to Copenhagen.)
We wound up sightseeing in the popular Nyhavn neighborhood, site of all those iconic photos of colorful buildings strung along canal waterfronts. And while we originally planned to visit Tivoli Gardens, we decided instead to head across the bridge to Christianshavn, known for its hip cafe culture and canals lined with charming houseboats.
If you find the wall-to-wall tourist frenzy of Nyhavn to be too much, you should know that you can find a much more restful, uncrowded side to Copenhagen within an easy walk. In Christianshavn we sat down with locals at a cafe and had a relaxing lunch.
The only downside to our visit was that I was pickpocketed for the first time in my life. It happened in Nyhavn, though I didn't notice it at the time — my wallet was in the front pocket of my shorts. While it was a pain to replace my driver's license and credit cards (and painless to replace my lost cruise keycard), it proved to be a good life lesson about securing your wallet in a safe place.
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