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.

Parking Lot and Tivoli Gate

On the way to Tivoli Gardens, we passed an interesting parking lot. As Americans, we tend not to think of bicycles as being regular, reliable transportation, but in much of Europe, that is exactly what they are. This two-level parking lot was right in downtown Copenhagen, and the more I look at it, the more I see some of the wide differences between European city life and American suburban life.

Tivoli was interesting and beautiful. Our guide was quick to point out that when Walt Disney decided to improve upon the carnivals and amusement parks of America all those years ago, Tivoli was one of the first places he visited. The comfortable layout and the vibrantly beautiful flowers certainly took some cues from this classic park. Some photos inside Tivoli in the next post.