Mandarin duck visiting the Old Town

Like a floating jewel, the mandarin duck glides silently across the deep blue surface – an exotic addition to the calm mirror of the Old Town. Its feathers are like brushstrokes from a bold artist’s palette: glowing orange, shimmering purple, emerald green and gold. Around it the water forms soft circles, as if nature itself were whispering words of admiration to the bird in the middle. It carries its colorful breast with a kind of quiet dignity, a proud stranger in Nordic waters, giving the old cityscape a moment of adventure and fable.