Arrive by train in Copenhagen and one of the first things you’ll see is a place to rent bicycles. This is also the starting point for the in-the-saddle tours led by city native Mike Sommerville, whose business, straightforwardly enough, is called Bike Copenhagen With Mike. (Susan Spano / Los Angeles Times)
Just about everyone in Copenhagen, it seems, gets around by bicycle. City streets are designed to be friendly to bikes, and at 110 stands in the town’s center, bicycles are provided free, after a deposit of about $4. The popularity of bicycling extends throughout the rest of Denmark as well. (Susan Spano / Los Angeles Times)
One way to see the Danish capital is to hop on a bike and ride with guide Mike Sommerville of Bike Copenhagen With Mike. (Susan Spano / Los Angeles Times)
The locals know where to cool off: The line trails out the door at an ice cream shop in Kerteminde, Denmark. (Susan Spano / Los Angeles Times)
The bike route near Odense, Denmark, passes close to a game of boules. (Susan Spano / Los Angeles Times)
Odense is the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen, whose tales are brought to life as local entertainment. (Susan Spano / Los Angeles Times)
As evidence of Copenhagen’s love affair with the bicycle, note the artful display of this beauty in a bike shop window. (Susan Spano / Los Angeles Times)
Tour-by-bike leader Mike Sommerville pauses to offer historical commentary at Hans Christian Andersen’s grave site. (Susan Spano / Los Angeles Times)
Bicyclists pause along a path in Kerteminde, Denmark. (Susan Spano / Los Angeles Times)
Turbines are a source of green energy in Denmark. (Susan Spano / Los Angeles Times)
