Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen-Part 2

Here are more photos of the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen.

I spent my last two hours on Sunday in Copenhagen at the world famous Tivoli Gardens which is the second oldest amusement park in the world, built in 1843.In the heart of Copenhagen , it's the city's most popular attraction with 25 rides, a theater, band stand, restaurants, cafes, and a scenic railroad.  It's founder was Georg Carstensen and he obtained a five year license to build the park from King Christian as an escape for people not to take politics too seriously.

The grounds were all spruced up for Christmas and it felt like a winter wonderland, with Santa on his sleigh receiving children on his lap whispering their Christmas wishes into his ear. A giant wooden reindeer, a tree with red hearts hanging from it, a band dressed in Santa suits, and festive lanterns and lights all over made me feel the Christmas spirit down to my frozen toes.

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Comments

[Barbara]

Gorgeous photos, Richard!!! Bravo!! Loved them and really happy for you that you got to experience the whole event there. Glad you had so much fun.

[Barbara]

Gorgeous photos, Richard!!! Bravo!! Loved them and really happy for you that you got to experience the whole event there. Glad you had so much fun.

[Lynn]

Thanks once again for the memories Richard! I use to live in Copenhagen back in the 1970's....actually in Christiania when the hippies first took over the old military base. It was a wonderful time of community and sharing.

One of my fondest memories is when some of the bakeries in town would unload their old pastries in large bagfuls and hand them over to us! A Swedish friend and I would walk down the streets dragging the bags in one hand and stuffing our mouths full of delicious day old Danish pastries in the other, trying to tell all the other young kids living there to come and get some!

Okay, there goes my sweet tooth talking once again!

[diane pernet]

If I could brave this cold I'd venture out there too, looks great. Love the images of you and Vincent. xD

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