Yesterday was my last day in Copenhagen this time around; I will spend the
remaining few days in Denmark in my hometown Aarhus. But since my bus to Aarhus
left in the afternoon, I had some time to explore in the morning. I decided to
visit Copenhagen’s oldest cemetery still in use, Assistens Kirkegård, where I
could see graves of some famous people as well as cherry trees in bloom.
I walked from my hotel along the lakes that stretch from the centre of
Copenhagen to the northern quarters Nørrebro and then Østerbro:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-zF6qrMp/A
I then turned left on Nørrebrogade, the main thoroughfare of Nørrebro, a
working class and immigrant neighbourhood. I happened upon these two couples:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-pX7GDmZ/A
A colourful bar on Nørrebrogade. Its name is Understellet, which literally
means “chassis” but is also a slang expression for the “nether regions” of a
woman:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MXJp2TC/A
Nørrebrogade led me to Assistens Kirkegård where the cherry trees were in bloom
as I had hoped:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-v8z5bbT/A
I then decided to visit some of the graves of famous people, starting with Dan
Turèll, a much beloved poet who died at just 47. He was a Danish version of the
beat writers like Kerouac or Ginsburg, and was as much a performer as a writer.
I saw him perform at my high school in the late 1970s. At his grave, I found a
group of high school students with their teacher, on a walkabout in Copenhagen.
The teacher set up a speaker on the grave and they were listening to a
recording of Turèll reciting one of his long poems while following the text on
paper. The teacher gave me a sheet so that I could follow as well. It was a
wonderful experience:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-28Kqz79/A
After they moved on, I photographed Turèll’s grave:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-ggDkKKd/A
And then I made my way to the centre and travelled to my hometown Aarhus by bus
and ferry, a journey of about 3 1/2 hours:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-V6vbR6k/A
Now begins the second part of my Danish spring break.
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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