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Sorry you ended up with confusion in finding the entrance to Tivoli, as well as the need to have a ticket. The basic entrance ticket doesn't include any rides (or at least didn't when we were there)
Probably a good move ditching the bus. We wish we could've done that a few times in Vancouver, but DH couldn't have made the walk back to the hotel. I find HOHO are best first thing in the morning, and then they get progressively worse as the day goes on.
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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!!
And that's the problem with them when you join halfway along the route. How do you know if the wait's just five minutes or 15 minutes? You have no idea when the previous bus came and went...
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Tivoli looks great so far, can't wait to see what else is in there!
Sorry you ended up with confusion in finding the entrance to Tivoli, as well as the need to have a ticket. The basic entrance ticket doesn't include any rides (or at least didn't when we were there)
No, that's how they're doing it now. I know they used to run it with the entrance free and then you bought tickets for everything you wanted to ride. Mind you, I'm going back a few years now and I'm also taking people's word for it - but I would hope they didn't lie, as I got that information from a legal inquiry...
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Probably a good move ditching the bus. We wish we could've done that a few times in Vancouver, but DH couldn't have made the walk back to the hotel. I find HOHO are best first thing in the morning, and then they get progressively worse as the day goes on.
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Nice photos of Copenhagen and Tivoli Gardens! I can see the influence that inspired Walt, which to me seems both in the parks and at the resorts with the architecture style! Funny with the pigeons as you may think you were in San Marco in Venice for a bit!
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Nice photos of Copenhagen and Tivoli Gardens! I can see the influence that inspired Walt, which to me seems both in the parks and at the resorts with the architecture style!
You can, can't you? I thought that too as we walked around.
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Funny with the pigeons as you may think you were in San Marco in Venice for a bit!
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We headed over to the main concert area in Tivoli Gardens, and judging by all the posters we’d seen surrounding the grounds as we’d walked around, this is regularly host to a variety of big names. It looked like it would be a great venue, but as we watched, with various school groups around, I also couldn’t help but think how little it would take to turn it into a very rowdy affair, especially given how many restaurants/bars there are here. Honestly, I think there are more of those than rides, which is why I was surprised that they charge admission fees, as that must impact on their takings.
We headed over to the Glass Hall Theatre, which was rebuilt in 1946, following the Second World War. It’s also a venue for various concerts and performances.
Mark described this as Tivoli’s Matterhorn, and I don’t think he was far wrong.
See what I mean about being able to see other buildings outside the gardens?
We walked past a multitude of restaurants, and when I did check the guide, there are way more dining opportunities than rides here…
We ended up here, which is the Pantomime Theatre, which dates back to the early 19th century. The Chinese style pavilion hosts regular performances and is the oldest building in the gardens. Today it was being used for a ballet performance….
And yes, that is rain you can see in this shot!
We headed over to the Nimb Building, a Moorish style building, which is home to more restaurants, bars, and cafés and also a hotel. It was a beautiful sight:
What made us laugh was this lawn mower, made up to be a bunny rabbit!
We were delighted to see these little babies as well….
And you could tell how proud their dad was!
We made our way over to the back of the gardens…
They even have a pirate ship here, the frigate St George III, which is another restaurant, this one pirate-themed. The lake you see is the remains of a former moat.
The Glass Theatre reminds me of Crystal Palace a bit! Interesting to learn there are so many restaurants there. I guess I imagined more along the lines of gardens and rides/activities instead of dining and entertaining spaces.
Cute baby birds!!
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Wow, that is surprising about the entrance fee, considering all the restaurants in the park. And even a hotel! I would hope hotel guests don't have to pay the entrance fee.
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Those pigeons are wedding crashes!!
I can see the influence that inspired Walt, which to me seems both in the parks and at the resorts with the architecture style! 
Funny with the pigeons as you may think you were in San Marco in Venice for a bit! 
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