Today’s traveling prescription included the elixir of exploring a new city on bike and foot. Our first destination was across from the famous Tivoli Gardens where we met a ‘Red Badge’ guide for an informative 2.5 hour tour of the oldest part of Copenhagen.
The intended tour route was constantly thwarted due to the running of the Copenhagen Marathon. The guide said about 20,000 people take part so it was impossible to cross some of the streets she intended. Her ability to improvise a new equally interesting route was impressive.
One interesting stop featured the weather forecasting center where a kinetic sculpture atop the building moved according to the weather. When fair weather was forecast a golden girl on a golden bicycle rolled out and when rain was predicted a golden girl with a golden umbrella swung into view.
The tour included some iconic views of Copenhagen canals and the buildings watching over them.
After the tour Cathy and I embarked on an exploration to generate an authentic feeling of what cycling in paradise entails. So much could be said about how cars, people, bikes and buildings can co-exist in creative ways where everyone has a place and all elements feel safe. I will leave that discussion to the next time you encounter Cathy, who by her own admission will be ‘even more of a raving lunatic than she was before this trip.’
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| A smiling cycle track disciple. |
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