Aarhus, my Town - New Waterfront

The Iceberg

students house

The promenad continues all the way up to the old coast road.

Iceberg and in the background a cruise liner.

the gardens

hanging gardens

the children love the chicken

small gardens for the whole family

A Greenhouse

Urban Farming 
In a big area which is not yet clear for the new buildings are some small gardens for people and they are extremely popular with young people and families with children.  When a new building site is started  next year the gardens can easily be moved to another free place but this summer they are placed  close to the promenad. and the sea. 

Urban Farming

ferry between Århus and Mols.

A beach has been created for the inhabitants. There are fine beaches norht and south of Aarhus but  there are already many inhabitants living by the water front and people from mid town come here too. Just put lots of sand upon the ground and plant some sweet little palms and you've got a beach by the water front. A new funny view tower was built and an interimistic beach bar  It was a success from the beginning. The beach  and the bar were filled up with people on this sunny Saturday in August . 

The Water Front

Aahus  has got a new waterfront . It is not yet finished but it will be soon. Aarhus is culture city in 2017.
 I took some photos yesterday on 22 august on a sunny warm day. It looks very promising  Many flats and apartments have now been sold or lent out. It was a nice walk along the beach promenad by the bay. There is also a beach with palm trees and sand and a beach bar ( still not yet quite finished) but people were crowding alle over the place. : .

one of the building sites.The old coast road in background

If you would like to see which are the architects of the waterfront then here are two links: 

http://aarhusiaarhus.dk/


http://isbjerget.com/arkitekterne

Butterflies in the Park in August.

1./2.: Painted Lady

Holly Blue

White

Peacock

Peacock

White and a flying bee

Together with the warm weather some of  the butterflies finally arrived. There is a place in the park called "Rømerhaven" where the gardeners plant some fine beds with perrenials each year. In another section are buddleias and the butterflies love them. There were some of the pretty Painted Lady and lots of Peacocks. The Peacocks are really seen in large numbers this year. I haven't seen many Small Tortoiseshell - and there was no one  that day. There are also lots and lots of the White everywhere. They must fly in millions all over the country. In one photo of the White is a flying bee.
There was a fine little Holly Blue in another section of the garden. The Holly Blue is often prowling around and seen outside its permanent breeding habitat. It has for some years been common in many places in DK.

Source: Michael Stoltze, Dagsommerfugle i Danmark , 1998, Fugle og Natur, Felthåndbogen , 2013.
photo "Rømerhaven", Mindeparken Århus, August 2013: grethe bachmann 

Holly Blue

Sculpture by the Sea 2013

I DO ART 

A galleri of the exhibition in June 2013 on the beach at Aarhus.  

What are the children hiding?

Oh, that's the funny Bubble no 5 by Qian Sihua, China.

Alejandro Propato, ARG:: Permanent Sunrise.

The dogs shall also see I DO ART...

Phil Price, NZL: Snake.

The snake and to the right: Heavenly Source by Arvid Hagen, NL.

Mark Kramer NL:A Moment between Insanity and Enlightenment.

children in yellow west.

Taking a break..

Orest Keywan, AUS: Above the Line.

Paul Selwood, AUS: Expanded Figure.

Mikala Valeur, DK: A Spacious Affair.

Jennifer Cochrane, AUS: Cube Stack no 2.

Anne de Harlez, ESP: Una cadena de bestos.( and the ferry)

 

A friendly contact between generations. 

The Glue Society, AUS: ONCE

Sahand Hesamiyan, IRN: Unknown.

Rintala Eggertsson, NOR: Floating Bathing Pavillon PYR

Steffen Tast, DK: Light Waves

kayakrs from the rowing club.

Ulla W.Klinge, B. Lund Jensen DK: Surface Reef. 

Byeong Doo Moon, KOR: Your Place.

Jackson Martin USA: Rooted.

Hanna Streefkert, SWE: Patchwork.

Bureau Detours, DK: USE Flotsam.

Vibeke Nørgaard Rønsbo, DK: Remind

Nina Saunders, DK: Heartbreaker (bridge with gold)

Andrew Burton, UK: JUG

Toni Schaller DEU: Beach House.

 Two little girlfriends . There were many children at the exhibition, and they seemed to enjoyed it very much,  for there were many funny and colourful things - and also houses to walk into, a moving bridge  etc.

Kerrie Argent, AUS: Evidence- the Trail continues.

Maurice Meewisse, NL: North Sea Driftwood Fence.

Espen Brandt-Møller, DK: Grain of Soap.

children on moving bridge

Marc Schmitz, Germany: Stories of Light.

Matthew Harding, AUS: Flotsam and Jetsam.

Yeo Chee Kiong, Ssingapore: "A Yoga and Pedicure Session on the Beach. 

This was the last photo I took that day. I had an accident with my camera. A sudden wave of salt water and sand where I took a break upon an apparently dry place until five minutes later. So I could not take photos of the fine exhibiton in the forest on my way home, but here's a link to  The Galleri for you.




photo Sculpture by the Sea June 2013: grethe bachmann