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I think the HOHO bus was the way to go and glad Mark was able to get you seats on top! Some nice views of the city, but too bad with the dreariness of the weather. There are so many bikes and reminds me when I was in Amsterdam.
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Glad Mark was able to grab the front seat for you. Despite the rain, you got some good pictures. That's definitely not The Little Mermaid statue as she sits in the water and is a little more modest as well.
No, we did see the real thing later on, and you are so right - definitely more modest than that one!
I think the HOHO bus was the way to go and glad Mark was able to get you seats on top! Some nice views of the city, but too bad with the dreariness of the weather. There are so many bikes and reminds me when I was in Amsterdam.
Smart move to wait for the next bus and Mark in getting to the top so quickly! Copenhagen is just not showing you all any love with the rain and now traffic
Smart move to wait for the next bus and Mark in getting to the top so quickly! Copenhagen is just not showing you all any love with the rain and now traffic
No it wasn't, but despite that, I really liked the city and would definitely go back.
Great job Mark on scoring the front seat on the top! There is just no better way to do a bus tour. Although, no rain would be better.
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I agree that they bus was the way to go to see a lot of the city. And definitely a smart choice to wait for the next bus to get up top. That is a crazy amount of bikes! I totally agree that I would never ride a bike in London. When I was there I couldn't believe the people who take their lives in their hands riding a bike around the city.
I agree that they bus was the way to go to see a lot of the city. And definitely a smart choice to wait for the next bus to get up top. That is a crazy amount of bikes! I totally agree that I would never ride a bike in London. When I was there I couldn't believe the people who take their lives in their hands riding a bike around the city.
I think anyone who does is completely nuts... I haven't ridden a bike in many years now, but I'd be more tempted to try it again somewhere like Copenhagen or Amsterdam.
Thursday 16 June – part three: we’re just sitting in traffic jams!
We soon saw the Radhus, or city hall….
… then we crawled our way along a ridiculous route, which culminates in the buses having to do a three point turn just behind the city hall. Even better, we had a taxi just sitting there, which made things even harder for our driver…
We decided enough was enough and we’d tour the city on foot, rather than being stuck in traffic jams, so we jumped off at the next stop.
We made our way towards the front of the Radhus, which is a magnificent building. It was opened in 1905, so as our commentary said, it was a relatively late addition to the city, but my goodness, it was a good one. It was designed by a Danish architect, but he took his inspiration from both Italian buildings and Danish medieval architecture. Our audio guide had recommended going to the top of the tower, but I didn’t think so, especially given it’s 298 steps to get up there.
As we stood there, getting some shots, we were literally dive bombed by an incoming flock of pigeons, the likes of which I’ve never seen before, and I’ve seen many hundreds in Trafalgar Square over the years. They were zooming down to play their part in this wedding. I’m sure it made for some unique photos, but I’m not sure it was what the bride and groom wanted.
We got some more photos around the square, including of the fountain, which looked like it included a cow or bull in quite a harrowing state.
We crossed the road towards the Tivoli Gardens. Now, as far as I knew, admission was free. That’s what I’d always understood, then you paid for your rides. Well, I shouldn’t have relied on that, and should have carried out some more thorough research, because it quickly became apparent it was paid for, as there were no entrances to be found anywhere. We saw loads of buses queued up and assumed that must be the entrance, but it was the exit.
Now here is where I wished I’d just trusted Google Maps, but we didn’t. We kept walking, and found an entrance, but it was only for annual pass holders. It pointed both ways for other entrances, so we kept going around the gardens and must’ve got around half of the property before we found an entrance. We paid our entrance fee, which was around $28 for the two of us. I have no idea if rides were included in that or not, as we had no interest in those. I just wanted to see these gardens that had helped to inspire Walt all those years ago, and I had heard a lot about them in my last job. We had been looking to bring an amusement park back to life, and Tivoli Gardens was always given as the example of how it could work.
Tivoli originally opened all the way back in 1843 and back then, it only had two attractions. One was a carousel pulled by horses, and the other was a roller coaster. Can you imagine opening an amusement park today with just two attractions? My goodness, there’d be an outcry, and you’d be lucky to escape in one piece.
Although it’s located in the heart of Copenhagen, and you will see that as we go round with the photos, because you’ll spot landmarks from outside the park in some of the shots. It has around a thousand trees, and something like 400,000 flowers during the summer. I think one, or maybe more, of those affected me, as towards the end of our visit, I couldn’t stop coughing. I took a Piriton (anti-histamine) and a few minutes later, I was fine again, thank goodness.
As soon as you enter the park, you can immediately see that this was a place that Walt would’ve walked into and drawn inspiration from. You’re immediately immersed into the theme of whatever part of the park you’re in.
The theory of the HOHO buses is great, especially with their lines of "every 20 minutes there will be another bus." But there's always traffic!!
Tivoli looks great so far, can't wait to see what else is in there!
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Some nice views of the city, but too bad with the dreariness of the weather. There are so many bikes and reminds me when I was in Amsterdam. 
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Even better, we had a taxi just sitting there, which made things even harder for our driver… 
We saw loads of buses queued up and assumed that must be the entrance, but 
it was the exit. 
Those pigeons are wedding crashes!!
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