June 19, 2013
After heading home for a few days I crossed the pond once
again for two more European conferences. The first was in Copenhagen, where
there was an unseasonable heat wave in progress.
The conference was held at the Admiral Hotel (above), which was
built in a 200-year-old grain drying warehouse. This building witnessed the
Copenhagen fire of 1795 that destroyed half the city. In 1801, the Battle of
Copenhagen against the British was fought in the harbor just underneath the
hotel’s windows. The British subsequently bombarded Copenhagen, and the hotel
beams still show evidence of where they were burned.
During this battle the Royal Palace
was also burned, which forced the Royal family to move to (the smaller) Amalienborg
Palace on the harbor.
This is where they live today. The palace is a few blocks
from the hotel. The flag is flying, which means that the royal family is in residence.
The hotel has won many design awards for its creative mixing of old and new. I particularly liked the public restrooms. Each one had a different inspirational quote carved into the glass.
This one by William Arthur Ward says that, "The pessimist complains about the wind;the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
The hotel has won many design awards for its creative mixing of old and new. I particularly liked the public restrooms. Each one had a different inspirational quote carved into the glass.
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