The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge was a tough one for me this week; I never go to the “city” any more. From where I live in rural Massachusetts, it is a major investment of time and expense, so I had to go into the wayback machine (or to the shoebox as I’ve heard it said) for these. Still miss my dependable ol’ Pentax K-1000…SIGH.
I lugged it on a trip to Paris in 1985, and a trip to Copenhagen in 1986.
I have always liked to see people lost in their reverie or concentrating on something in the middle of the noise, hustle and bustle of the city.
One of the things that amazed me about Copenhagen in 1986 was the number of bicycles — they were everywhere! At that time, there weren’t a lot of Americans using bicycles in the city, so this seemed very exotic and “foreign” to me.
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great images Sue…i felt the same way about all the bikes when I lived in Holland…they are everywhere
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All great urban images – the bottom ones especially!
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Thank you! 🙂
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In Denmark there is a tax for owning a car that is almost as high as the car itself, but it does encourage folks to ride rather than drive.
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Ah! I’m sure that makes a difference…but there’s also a level of trust there (at least there used to be) that we don’t have in America. Even if we had a bike and left it on the street, it would have a Huge lock on it!! 🙂
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Looking quite gritty in that third shot… 😉
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Eliz, Yes. 🙂 It was a back alley, but I felt safe in Copenhagen…
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