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The Glass Theatre reminds me of Crystal Palace a bit!
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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.
So did I. I found that aspect of the gardens really interesting.
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.
That is such a good point. I'd hope not, but I've had a look at their website and I can't see anything on there about free admission for guests staying there. Hmmm... that would seem a bit off not to have that included...
Great photos from Tivoli Gardens and especially love your bird photos! I can't believe the amount of restaurants here!
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Tivoli Gardens is a beautiful area, for sure. The evening we were there, there was a concert soon to start in the main area. My goodness, it was crowded! We had quite a struggle getting past everyone to exit the park.
Tivoli Gardens is a beautiful area, for sure. The evening we were there, there was a concert soon to start in the main area. My goodness, it was crowded! We had quite a struggle getting past everyone to exit the park.
Wow, I can imagine it must be a nightmare when it's crowded like that....
Thursday 16 June – part five: maybe Disneyland actually inspired this?
We carried on walking through the Tivoli Gardens…
… and marvelled at the horror of some of the rides they have here! We both said there is no way we would ever get on these.
We even found more young hatchlings – it’s packed with them right now!
This is the Ferry Boat Inn, which is home to a micro brewery.
I saw this guy fly into a tree…
We carried on making our way around the lake, heading for the pagoda, which again is home to a…. yep, you’ve got it – a restaurant! It’s was built here around the year 1900.
As you can see, Mark found a funny photo opportunity here.
These vintage cars reminded me a bit of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride in Disneyland. They only arrived here in 1959 though, so maybe Disneyland actually inspired this?
I even had a cow sighting – albeit a logo on a Ben and Jerry’s stall.
We also saw the concert hall that was first built in 1956 and was updated in 2005. Its basement is home to Europe’s longest seawater aquarium – maybe something to visit if we return.
We heard a clock chiming, and I realised that we’d spent an hour here already. I honestly do not know where the time went, which is always a good thing to say. We made our way out of the park…
We headed over to the Christainsborg Slot, seeing some lovely sights on the way, including some of the city’s canals…
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It is a lovely garden! It's just not at all what I expected. Not sure what I expected, but somehow pictured it differently. All the restaurants there are so strange! And yes, definitely Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!!
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Tivoli Gardens is just beautiful!! I can totally see some inspiration for Walt here as well!! I see a little bit of Its a Small Waorld, the Matterhorn and I agree, those cars sure look like Mr. Toads wild ride, so maybe it went both ways! What a lovely place!!
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Great pictures from Tivoli Gardens! It certainly seems like you enjoyed your time there. I definitely think the vintage cars were inspired by Disneyland
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My friend really enjoyed Tivoli Gardens. She even went at night, which looks completely different!
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Nice photos of Tivoli Gardens and they certainly have some thrill rides which I'd love. Love the Japanese building as quite the style we're familiar with. I'm guessing a Japanese restaurant resides there?
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I can't believe the amount of restaurants here! 
We both said there is no way we would ever get on these. 
It’s was built here around the year 1900. 
I honestly do not know where the time went, which is always a good thing to say. 
We made our way out of the park… 
All the restaurants there are so strange! And yes, definitely Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!!
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