Tivoli Beauty

Everywhere you look in Tivoli you see water or flowers, and sometimes both. There are fountains and ponds, there are paths to follow along flower gardens, and we can only imagine how magical the park would look lit up at dusk. Our short visit allowed the walks along with the shopping, and also included a cold draft beer at a very nice pub, so we did without the dusk.

Next post will be on the way out of Copenhagen.

Waiting for the Boat

A portion of Tivoli Gardens includes kiddie rides, roller coasters, many of the standard amusement park rides. Since we were not riding nor were we putting children on to the rides, the scenery was more likely to catch the eye. Be it a line of birds sitting on a small dock and looking as if they are awaiting a boat ride, or whether it be a beautiful line of Danish flags flying in the brilliant blue sky, it was a pretty place to be. It also featured gift shops that yielded some presents for the grandchildren.

We will look at two more views of Tivoli in the next post.

Sunday at the Lutheran Church

Standing in the courtyard, surrounded by the palace buildings in Copenhagen, the scene is dominated in one direction by the edifice of the beautiful Lutheran cathedral. On another day, we might have been invited in to see the interior, but we were there on a Sunday morning. Those inside were not tourists!

One of the most noted names in Denmark is an author. Do you recognize him from his statue? In much of the city, especially near the famed Tivoli Gardens, you will see his name or his visage. If you don't recognize him, his name is Hans Christian Andersen.

We will head for Tivoli in the next post.