She sits quietly on a rock only a couple of feet from shore depicting a mermaid contemplating becoming human. The Little Mermaid statue is a bronze sculpture by Edvard Eriksen, located at the Langelinie promenade Copenhagen, Denmark.
This unpretentious statue of The Little Mermaid is immediately recognized as the symbol of this fascinating capital. Copenhagen mixes royal history, modern architecture and an interesting culture with classic sights like Tivoli Gardens and the Copenhagen Zoo. Adopting a fairy tale about a mermaid written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen is the perfect choice to represent this vibrant, youthful and still timeless city.
The statue stands about 4 feet tall and weighs 80 pounds, highlighting its significance and prominent location by the water.
The Intentional Travelers 
This picture brought back memories. When we were on a Baltic cruise we stopped in Copenhagen and, of course, Sharon had done all the pre-planning. She guided me to one of the larger department stores, maybe Illum, and it was having a big sale on George Jensen silverware and we would get the VAT back also. Upon return to the ship, the entire set was temporarily confiscated because of the knives in the package….all butter knives. We had a good laugh and couldn’t figure the policy out because when we went up to lunch, there were similar knives all over the dining room.
Hope all is well.
Stu
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Cruise ship policy is always a mystery. We have had cork screws confiscated several times and Judi didn’t appreciate my asking if they thought I was going to screw someone to death. They took scissors away also and I went ashore once and bought a pair of kiddies blunt scissors to trim my beard – they confiscated that too? Today we are pretty good at smuggling things aboard…
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