On a side note, finding similar pieces in different representations and locations i.e. Mother and Child and David amazes me. The pictures below of Bartholomew, who was skinned alive, are represented in two very different versions. Left, in the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen, he is seen simply holding a knife, while its Duomo di Milan's counterpart is pictured in a full body musculature with his flayed skin wrapped around him. Which do you like best?
About 3 miles into our pilgrimage, we hit the Gefion Fountain based on a mythical story I have yet to read. The striking fountain features a hard to miss Joan of Arc-esque woman taming a team of oxens. And several feet beyond is finally, the Little Mermaid of Copenhagen. She quietly sits on top of a boulder, opposite the color and texture of her skin. Away from the picture monger tourists, her head turned sideways like a demure girl, aware of the popularity she could not and would never escape. For she is, after all, a mermaid set in stone.
Finally, we ended Copenhagen on a high note visiting the most interesting town in Christianshavn - Christiana, a place known for its alternative lifestyle where the idea of an open market meant weed trade and colorful, recycled houses dominate the small yet controversial town.