I’m really enjoying playing with Instagram, and thought I’d bring it home to Sophie’s World more. So here’s a new little series, a regular one this time, of popular Instagrams. Now, I could create posts with my personal favourite Instagram photos, but I’d much rather showcase the ones my friends like. Each month, we’ll pop in the 10 (or so) of the best-liked photos in our Instagram gallery the preceding month, all shot through the lens of an iPhone5.

Now, best liked is a relative term, depending, amongst other things, on timing. I’ve heard there are analytical tools (an app?) where you can see when your Insta-friends are online and likely to see your photo, but for now, it simply is what it is. Without further ado, here are Sophie’s World’s most popular ‘grams in September 2014.

1. Gdansk, Poland

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Just a little bit of Gdansk's pretty old town.

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Just a wee bit of Gdansk’s pretty Old Town

2. Copenhagen, Denmark

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Canals of Copenhagen at sunset

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Canals of Copenhagen at sunset

3. Copenhagen, Denmark

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Hangout for the sailors of yore

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Nyhavn, hangout for the sailors of yore

4. Stevns klint, Denmark

Højerup Old Church above the cliffs at Stevns klint, Denmark’s newest World Heritage site. In 1928, the chancel collapsed and tumbled down the cliff.

5. Copenhagen, Denmark

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Tivoli by night

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Tivoli by night – the second oldest amusement park in the world (the oldest is also in Copenhagen), and the one which inspired Walt Disney to create his parks.

6. Munich, Germany

In Deutsches Museum – Man’s first flight: On 21 Nov 1783, two intrepid aviators, Jean-Francous Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d’Arlandes, took off from La Muette in Paris in a Montgolfiere balloon.

7. A tie:
a. Hamburg, Germany

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Goid morning Hamburg

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Hamburg’s railway station

b. Berlin, Germany

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Futuristic Berlin

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Futuristic Berlin: The roof of the Sony Centre, near Potzdamer Platz

8. Another tie:
a. Gdansk, Poland

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Gdansk scene, with the famous black crane.

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The famous black crane of Gdansk

and finally…
b. home

the best dog in the world: our very own Sjangs