I am now in Copenhagen, a sudden change to my plans to be in Melbourne. I always like a Scandinavian city and my trip here has proven a rewarding one to me. I am now staying in a newly-built, ultra-contemporary and intelligently-designed hotel on an artificial island. The hotel is surrounded by a wharf-area feel and the water in the harbour is so calm and canoe-friendly. I especially like walking under the sun in cool air along the harbour.
The area where the hotel is located is quite heavily under construction by European standard. Despite the growth activity in the area, you hardly feel the air being contaminated or the noise level increases. The subtler way of construction is proven to be possible here! The buildings are erected on reclaimed lands and the architecture of the buildings seem to be in harmony with the waters. I would love to live in one of these modern structures. I can envision how the future of other cities will look like with Scandinavian designs taking the lead.
If our part of the world is still rambling on our parlimentary circus scene, this part of the world is hitting on why ads or visuals of male nakedness (especially male genitals) are so limited in the public realm. Of course, compared to female nakedness especially on the top half portion of the body. The discussion was feature on The Copenhagen Post, and females here actually felt that it is not being fair with only female exposé and demand more male exposé as well. Being an equitable and open-minded society like the Scandinavians, such an issue is not a taboo at all. I think I am perfectly susceptible to this kind of discussion as it is so refreshing to hear such point of view.
I plan to go to Nyhaven later to check-out the café scene there. I can do my reading there since I brought along Off The Edge, the April Post-Election issue. But that all depends on whether I still have the energy to walk to the other end of the city. Perhaps, I can save it for some other time or perhaps just do it since the weather is unbelievably nice out there.
