Copenhagen - Day 3

Sunday, May 25

We had a nice sleep in and after breakfast headed out under a clear blue sky and warm sunshine. We never thought we'd be in shorts and summer shirts in Copenhagen! Our plan was to visit the Tivoli Gardens which was about a 15 minute walk from our hotel. The Tivoli was built in the mid 1800s and is the second oldest amusement park in the world with beautiful gardens and lots of old fashioned entertainment, as well as the modern roller coasters and other "throw up" rides.

We passed some interesting buildings near the Tivoli providing entertainment, so it's a great precinct for the locals to use.

The Cinema complex

The Circus building built in the late 1800s

We arrived at the Tivoli in time to see the pantomime at the Peacock Theatre featuring Pierrot and Rasmus the bear as well as some young dancers. This was very much a kids orientated pantomime but we enjoyed watching the little ones and their mums dancing along to the music.

Performance at the Peacock Theatre

Next on the schedule was the Tivoli Boys Guard who march around the park to stirring marching music, but the performers/soldiers looked like they ranged from about 8 - 16 years old. They did a great job though.

The Tivoli Boys Guard - the tall & short of it

As we were walking through the gardens towards the amusement park area we bumped into Jackie & Ken from California who were on our dining table on the Royal Princess. We caught up with each other's time in Copenhagen over lunch and chatted about our next travel plans. After fare welling Jackie & Ken, we continued our walk through the amusement park. Some of the rides were specifically for little kids while others attracted the bigger kids. Having just had lunch we decided just to look for today even though we love roller coasters!

Loop the loop roller coaster

We had hoped to watch the Monaco Grand Prix at some stage in the day so exited the Tivoli and crossed the road to the main station where we went to the Sports Bar we had looked at yesterday (scene of the '70's smorgasbord) and watched the race on their big screen. We only caught the second half but enjoyed a beer (and popcorn - a local habit) as it was a very warm day.

On our way home we bought dinner at our favourite market stall - the most delicious tuna tartare and a variety of salads, fresh baguette, cake and coffee. We then had to face the prospect of packing to meet the weight requirements of Norwegian Airlines baggage restrictions. Our room had got so hot during the day and we are in a carbon conscious hotel therefore no air conditioning so after packing we went downstairs to get some fresh air and cool off. Apparently many other guests had the same idea so the lobby/lounge was really buzzing and it was a very multi-cultural atmosphere. All in all we've loved Copenhagen and had a great time!

 

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