Chapter 170: Fairy Tale City
Denmark is the happiest country in the world, and Copenhagen is the capital, largest city and largest port of the Kingdom of Denmark, the largest city in Northern Europe, and the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of Denmark. It is located in the eastern part of the Danish island of Zealand, across the Øresund Strait from Malmö, Sweden's third largest city. It has been selected as the "Best Livable City" by UN-Habitat and awarded the "Best Design City" rating.
Copenhagen is a beautiful and clean city, with new large industrial enterprises and medieval buildings in the city, making it both a modern city and an antique city, a famous city in Northern Europe, and one of the most beautiful cities in the world, known as the most fairytale city.
Although it was not yet fully dawn when he arrived in Copenhagen, it did not prevent Li Han from seeing its iconic statue "Mermaid" meditating quietly on the seaside before the ship entered the harbor, and the fairytale castle and palace are located next to each other in this city, where the ancient and the magical, the artistic and the modern are intertwined.
Copenhagen is a city that blends Scandinavian style with a fairytale atmosphere, and just the colorful and beautiful fairytale houses lining the streets can make you look at it for a whole day.
The Port of Neuve is an artificial canal built between 1669 and 1673 that brings sea water directly to the Place de la Nyptieus. At that time, the main purpose of the construction of the Neuhavn Canal was to bring maritime traffic into the city center and thus promote the economic development of Copenhagen. One of the first houses built on the banks of the canal can still be seen today, and today the new port has a new look. The side that can get the sun has become a pedestrian street. The old seafarer's bar has been replaced by a delightful restaurant.
It is now a must-visit attraction in Copenhagen, and the houses on the banks of the river are colorful. The boat is also colorful. On both sides of the river are cafés of different styles, and there is a house that used to be the house where Andersen once lived. In such a city, it is perhaps easy to understand why Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales are so romantic.
Lydia's attention was not on the beautiful scenery, she glanced at the stone in Li Han's hand from time to time, it was very beautiful, she had seen something similar in the collection room of the manor, I heard that it was something that her ancestors got from Huangguo a hundred years ago, it was called "jade". Lydia was sure that she had never seen this thing at Li Han's place before, and the one he had worn around his neck for many years was completely different from this one, this was only after Li Han had gone out inexplicably last night.
If it's usual. Li Han had already shown her attention. It's just that at this moment, he himself was in a trance, and his mind had been pondering the two ghosts in the jade pendant. Jade can raise people, and it should also be good for ghosts, and now those two ghosts have lost their sanity. You have to let them take care of themselves in the jade pendant to know what is going on with them.
Li Han came back to his senses. That's when Lydia's soul was revealed. With the action of putting the jade pendant in his pocket, he put it into the space and asked, "Lydia, what's wrong?" ”
Lydia withdrew her gaze. Shaking his head: "It's nothing, let's go, let's go borrow two bikes." ”
"Bikes?" Li Han was puzzled.
"More than half of Copenhagen's citizens ride bicycles every day, and very few people drive." "Copenhagen is small, and it's enough for us to ride a bike. "In fact, despite Denmark being a wealthy country, the citizens of Copenhagen take pride in cycling as a healthy and environmentally friendly way to get around.
The bike Lydia rides is normal, while Li Han's bike is oddly shaped. It has a long, narrow body at the front of a normal bike, between the handlebars and the front wheel, which is used for luggage, and their two suitcases and a backpack occupy exactly that space.
There are many bicycles similar to this shape, Li Han also saw a bicycle specially used to carry children, the front body was sat in the shape of a special children's trolley, and the children sat comfortably in it, leisurely looking left and right.
There is also a bicycle, the whole is white, the shape is strange, Li Han always thinks its strange lines are a little familiar, but he can't remember what it looks like. Lydia glanced at it and said with a strange expression: "That's a courier for the clinic, from Europe. Sub-bank vault. ”
Li Han was dumbfounded and completely speechless. He said that the car looked so strange, wasn't it just a huge spirit. Son? The big end in front is a storage tank with nitrogen refrigerated in it. The long tail in the back supports the whole bike.
In fact Denmark donates. Sperm is still very popular, and people can give sperm directly if they need it. The sub-bank vault calls and asks for it: want gold or blue-eyed or able-bodied...... Essence. The sub-bank library will do its best to accommodate their requirements.
Giving birth in Denmark is stipendable, and both men and women are entitled to paid leave for pregnancy.
Children aged o - 2 years old receive a stipend of 17o64 kroons per person per year, children aged 3-6 years receive 135oo kroons per year and teenagers aged 7-17 years receive 1o632 kroner per year. This allowance is usually given to the mother and will be paid by the father if he is the sole guardian. Not to mention that children go to nursery, kindergarten and university are all free of charge.
Pregnant women take leave from 4 weeks before the expected date of delivery; There are 14 weeks of maternity leave after the birth, during which the spouse is entitled to 2 weeks of leave. After 14 weeks of the child's birth, each spouse is entitled to 32 weeks of "parental leave", which can be taken whenever and whenever they want, and the paid maternity leave that both spouses can enjoy can add up to 52 weeks.
In addition, if the nature of the work is likely to harm the unborn baby, or if the doctor considers the work to be potentially risky to the mother or the fetus, the pregnant woman can take leave as early as 4 weeks before the expected date of delivery and receive full pregnancy benefits. In addition, during pregnancy, the time spent by the pregnant woman in all forms of prenatal care is not counted as leave. An employer does not have the right to terminate an employee's employment contract due to reasons such as pregnancy or maternity leave. After maternity leave, the mother has the right to return to her original post and go to work as usual.
When he went down the river to the city, Li Han saw an ancient warship from a distance, and such a warship should not be of much use in modern warfare. In ancient Europe, the Vikings were very famous, and it is said that they are not very warlike now. Also, who wants to fight a good life? The Nordic countries are rich, but they have not heard of plans to build aircraft carriers.
The hotel they chose was the SAS Royal Hotel, designed and built in 196o by the famous architect Ana Jacobsen, whose Scandinavian style became popular around the world from the mid-20th century, and which made him one of Denmark's most famous designers.
Lydia loves the egg chair in the room, it is beautiful and comfortable, it was originally created by Jacobson and is now imitated by major companies.
"If you like it, we'll buy a few when you go back, it's good to put in the sun room or the recreation room, and five thousand pounds a handful is not an unacceptable price." Li Han said. He doesn't hate copycats, they give the poor the opportunity to use the same style as the rich, but if the economy allows, of course they should buy the original.
Breakfast was served in a well-known restaurant, and the choice was of course a local specialty: Danish pastry.
They had tasted it when they were in England, and it was greasy and sticky, full of sugar, and it was hard to swallow. When you come to Denmark, you naturally want to try the local authentic Danish pastry, which is said to taste quite good if it is authentic.
Danish puff pastry is very simple to make, wrap the Danish butter in the middle with kneaded dough, and pat it so hard that it can be put into the rolling machine - of course, you can also roll it by hand, but it will be very tiring, because the dough needs to be folded and rolled out again after being rolled out, and so on n times, the Danish pastry will be layered with a layer of butter on the crust, and the layers will be clear.
After rolling, cut the dough and shape it, put a ball of custard in the middle, and put it in the oven. Freshly baked Danish crisp is steaming, fragrant and delicious.
"Sure enough, those chefs didn't do it well," Li Han said, "I thought it was everyone's tongue problem, and such an unpalatable dim sum was so famous." ”
In addition to the Danish puff pastry, they also ordered a cracker brushed with seaweed juice and coated in a black butter sauce and topped with roasted rose petals, fresh wild raspberries and small thyme flowers. The crunchy of the biscuits is sweet with fruit and flowers, and it is delicious. It is said that this was actually supposed to be an appetizer in the main meal, and after eating this dish, there were 2o dishes that followed. Li Han was eager to try the taste of Danish food.
Their dining place was not far from the Fountain of the Goddess Tifion, which had three floors, and at the top was a sculpture of the goddess Gifion and four oxen and ploughs.
By 11 o'clock they went to the Royal Palace of Amarenburg, the main palace of the Danish royal family, where the current king, Queen Margrethe II, lives. Copenhagen is also known as the "City of the Queen" because of the presence of the Queen. The Changing of the Guard ceremony, which takes place every day at noon, is as famous as the famous Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, and even the guards wear the same furry hats as the British.
The Royal Guard of Fort Amaleen is well-trained and disciplined. At 12 noon every day, wearing a handsome ancient military uniform, with neat steps and postures, he played music and changed the guard. Every day at this moment, the outside of the palace is crowded with spectators.
The first to walk in was the military band, they played all the way, read the score all the way, and the shape made people laugh. Then there were the guards holding the M16 entering, and the fur hats on their heads gave Li Han the illusion that he was watching the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, but fortunately, the royal guards at Buckingham Palace wore red uniforms, while the Danish ones were green.
The conductor of the marching band, a veteran, turned around and saluted at the end of each piece, thanking the applauding audience. The orderly police officers wear crisp uniforms and occasionally joke with tourists, appearing approachable. (To be continued......)
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