Copenhagen

Almost a cliché I know. And a lot of tourists are disappointed that the famous little mermaid statue is so small. But she is still an icon of Denmark and I think she makes a poignant figure sitting there against the wide sea and sky. Copenhagen is our last port of call on our Baltic cruise and we now have two days at sea before we arrive in Southampton and set off home.

[Ann T.]

Very pretty!

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful!

[Rick]

Great shot. Very interesting.

[Kerri Michaels]

cool..fav

[Rosie Kerr]

Oh, this image tugs at my childhood heart. So charming.

[Nitrogene]

I love it!

[Peter Day]

A very captivating photograph

[Deborah McGavock]

Always love to see this little mermaid.

[ShirleyB]

I think this is such a lovely statue and you have captured it well

[Bep]

Lovely statue. My daughter, son-in-law and my granddaughter visited Copenhagen a few years ago. And guess what they said about the little mermaid...

[Hilary]

lovely image, have a safe journey home x

[Carla]

on no! Now I've got that Danny Kaye song in my head "Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen. Friendly old girl of a town" Lovely shot Julienne x

[Joan Morvinson]

But a very well captured cliche

[Julienne Jones]

@rosiekerr yes it does bring the story yo life in a poignant way

[Julienne Jones]

@gijsje Yes! So many people were saying it was disappointing. I just felt pleased to see her in her natural surroundings

[Julienne Jones]

@hilarymeme thanks Hillary, sad to come to the end of a lovely holiday but pooling forward to home!

[Julienne Jones]

@carla42 - I kept getting that in my head all the way round copenhagen

[Julienne Jones]

@aat3877 @photographycrazy @rickster549 @moviegal1 @nitrogene @peterday @woofandweft1 @shirleybankfarm @jomo - thanks for the comments. It's a lovely city and I enjoyed it immensely

[Junko Y]

I was just posting my own little mermaid photo and I decided to see who else had tagged copenhagen to see how else they might have captured this iconic image! And yours is giving an entire context that does show how small she is -- and yes, the first time I saw her I was shocked and disappointed. Too bad we weren't there at the same time!

[Julienne Jones]

@jyokota - just looked up your photo and it's interesting how different it is! You could easily think it was human size or more in that great silhouette.