THE BIG DIG

Pity the inhabitants of Copenhagen. At the moment there are around 1,000 different places where they are digging up the roads. By far the biggest reason is the building of the second metro line, the so-called city ring, which will go in a ring under most of the inner city sights and which will not be finished until 2018. But there are lots of other projects, both big and small.

In the long run, all these excavations will make the capital a nicer place to live and visit. Until then, I am rather glad I live out in the sticks.

Walter Blotscher