About Town: Bertel’s burgers – all the folks love them

Half of the Danish elite were island-hopping to Bornholm for Folkemødet, the brainchild of former minister Bertel Haarder, in mid-June

Joe Biden (second left), the former US vice-president, was a participant at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on June 22, where he lunched with Danish PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen (left) and former PM Anders Føgh Rasmussen (right)

A bicycle-themed gathering was held in the city centre to honour French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand (right), who is best known for his book ‘Earth from Above’, on June 10. He was joined by French ambassador Francois Zimeray (left)

South Korean ambassador Choi Jai-Chul (sunglasses) was among those in attendance at the Kimchi Festival, a celebration of Korean food and culture at Torvehallerne in central Copenhagen

US ambassador Carla Sands (left) was among the guests at a concert at Tivoli Concert Hall on June 24 marking the centenary of the birth of US conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein

 





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