On Saturday morning there was a small flea market on Vester Voldgade.

Hans Cristian Andersens Boulevard, with some of the heaviest traffic in the historic centre, is just a block away to the south but Vester Voldgade is the street that runs down from the city hall and Rådhuspladsen to the harbour and Lille Langebro - the pedestrian and bicycle bridge to Christianshavn on the other side of the harbour.

There is little through traffic here or, rather, few cars but there is a wide pavement on one side - the sunny side - with trees and seats and there are bicycle lanes on both sides. It was interesting to see just how many stall holders had arrived on their cargo bikes and just how many cyclists stopped off to browse and buy.

Yet again, this shows how people in the city use public outdoor space. Events out on squares or on street pavements have always been popular but now, with Coronavirus, it makes sense to be outside.

The flea market or antique market on Gammel Strand has been described as both “the most exclusive” and “the most beautiful” antique market in Copenhagen.

With first extensive construction work for the new Metro Station at Gammel Strand and then the rebuilding of the quay along the canal here and the resurfacing of the area with new cobbles, the market was moved across to the other side of the canal to the area at the front of Thorvaldsens Museum.

After several years the move seemed permanent and there were rumours that much of the space on the Gammel Strand side would now be needed for bike racks and that the City Council would no longer licence the antique stalls but now the market has been allowed to return to the sunny side of the canal and the stalls will be open here on Saturdays and Sundays through to October.