Today was the warmest day of the year so far.

I did some shopping in Amager and then sauntered across Kløvermarken and through Christianshavn and over the inner harbour bridge to Nyhavn and the square at Kongens Nytorv.

People in the city make use of the streets and squares and open spaces of the city to sit outside at any time of the year but particularly if the weather is good. I took a few photographs and it was only when I downloaded the photos that I realised nearly everything here is about eating and drinking outside but there are also major events, exhibitions and participatory sport outside and through most of the year.

On Holmblådsgade, a main street that cuts east west across Amager, there are now several cafes and bars with outdoor seating but here a side street on the west side of Nathanaels Kirke has been closed to through traffic and the restaurant and bar on the corner can spread it’s tables out across what is a good sun trap. Rather than being a problem, passing traffic and people walking along the pavements is a good distraction and means that there is a good amount of banter and interaction with locals.

The open green space is in that intermediate area between Christianshavn and Holmen and is behind the Hal C sports centre. This was a loud and well-supported rugby tournament for women though the food and drink and barbecues for families and friends there to give support seemed to be as important as the sport.

Crossing over the harbour bridge and looking back down onto the quay at Krøyers Plads, it was clear that again this summer the wood decks here will be the place to pose and see and be seen if you are in your teens or 20s or even your wanna-be-young-again 30s but it certainly helps if you are happy to dive into the water even if it is still numbingly cold.

The restaurant and bar at Charlottenborg - the 17th-century palace of the Danish Royal Academy - is another great sun trap and here, tucked around the corner from the gate from Nyhavn, you are barely aware of the press of tourists just metres away as they jostle for tickets for the harbour boat tours or argue with their kids about what ice creams they want or do or do not deserve.