I went for a fantastic 44 kilometer ride on Saturday, down to the south of Amager. I went through Tårnby on the way down, which is a fairly unremarkable area, not far from the Ørestad area mentioned in a previous post. Unremarkable, except for this strange tower.
With the help of a friend, I found out that the sign on the door that translates to “TÃ¥rnby Commune Cleaning Offices”, but she added that she had never heard of “cleaning offices”. Given the keyholes by the door, they must keep some really nice cleaning supplies inside.
Later, in the little town of Dragør, I stumbled across another odd sight: an elaborate sunbathing/swimming sort of…pier. That’s just part of its purpose, as it’s also a wind-break. It’s quite windy in this part of Denmark, so this feature makes it possible to soak up the sun even in less-than-ideal weather.
It’s hard to capture how elaborate this pier is with a camera, but, seen from above (thanks to Google Earth), it’s clearly not your average pier. There are storage areas, restrooms, and different sections for men, women, and families.
Here’s something you see sometimes in Denmark: two lovers, riding bikes and holding hands. And it’s not like they just clasped hands as I took this picture. This is how they were riding. In fact I’d passed them before, and took this shot as they rode by ten minutes later, still holding hands.
Here’s a cat in Dragør staring out at the sea. “Here, fishy fishy fishy…”
On the way up to København from Dragør, as I got close to the airport, I took the first shot below of the Øresund bridge that links Denmark to Sweden. And no, it’s not the one in the foreground. The later two are also of the bridge. And no, I didn’t take those.
The bridge has both traffic lanes and railroad tracks, so you can take a train to Sweden. It’s is actually both a bridge and a tunnel, so it’s often called the Øresund link. It goes under water as it approaches the Copenhagen airport.
Grrreat looking new website. Now answer me this: Is that the same mode we used to get to Sweden? I just don’t remember tunnels or vast expanses of ocean. I assume the bridge you show is the one that carries the train we went on. Is it?
Also, you use “it’s” several times but not always correctly. When do you use “its” as a possessive? Just think of “his” without apostrophe.
Darn it! I hate it when I do that IT IS so frustrating.
Yes, it’s the same “link” that we took to Sweden. You can’t really tell you’re under the ocean on the train, it’s not a dramatic descent at all. But yes, we were up over the ocean for a bit. It’s a short trip though – and, as I recall, we were busy being kicked out of our seats repeatedly by people that had reserved seats.
Sorry I’m just catching up on my blog reading. I love the picture of the couple holding hands while riding bikes. It’s hilarious. Who needs to touch someone that often? Plus it must be complicated to not hurt yourself since you are concentrating on the hand holding. It reminds me of the love toilet from Saturday Night live.
Dear Adam,
Have you been back to the cleaning offices? Very posh. I think it must be an upscale storage unit. That way you can go and get the mop and dishrag if anything that mundane ever happens to your house.