Tuesday, April 15 - The day the girls have been waiting for has arrived, a day at Tivoli! Tivoli is right across the street from the main train station so it has been taunting them all week. We lucked out with perfect weather too.
Tivoli opens at the civilized hour of 11am and closes at 11pm. These people are masters at packing rides, games and activities in a small space so it's manageable and your feet aren't aching by the end of the day. Tivoli encompasses one large city block.
Entrance to Tivoli is 99 Danish kronor (dkk) for anyone over 8 years old. Rides cost from 1-3 tickets each with tickets being 25dkk/ticket. The
Tivoli Hotel had a great deal for accommodations (full breakfast
buffet included) and park entrance which included lunch in the park (a
choice of five different restaurants) and five roller coaster photos. A city bus stop is right out front and stops at the entrance to Tivoli. We bought a three day bus pass to get around. Buses run reliably like they do in Sweden!
By far the best amusement park food ever! We had lunch at Wagamama... our closest version of Doc Cheys. A peaceful, sit down restaurant in an amusement park! Not to worry, there was plenty of the traditional candy floss (aka cotton candy, popcorn, mini donuts). I love a place that actually has rhubarb flavored candy!
Green Tivoli trivia: most of the park's rides are powered by off-shore windmills.
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| the official entrance |
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| the side entrance (across from the central train station) |
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| Aunt Jan's favorite ride from Grona Lund is represented here... the spinning, high flying chairs! Had to shut down for a bit due to high winds. |
Gordon gets to do the spinny rides with the girls. It aggravates Gabby
to no end that Audra and Sofia can spin like mad on rides but get motion
sick in a car or train. Gabby, on the other hand, will not do the
spinny rides, due to motion sickness!
Since the girls were born, Gordon has been waiting for them to get old enough for amusement parks. I wasn't fully aware of his enthusiasm for amusement parks until now. He was a bit relentless in bugging Gabby to go on rides with him.
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| Gabby is so happy that Audra will finally do most of the roller coasters with her! |
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| Tivoli is as much about gardens and beautiful settings as it is about rides |
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| I braved the swooping Monsoon ride with Gabby and Gordon |
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| Nimb, Tivoli's fine dining |
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| not a posed picture! |
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| love this old fashioned metal light fixture |
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| I have a weakness for light fixtures |
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| beautiful white peacock |
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| after a long day at the park... the perfect dinner! |
The hotel was very nice but a bit off the beaten path. I feel like I didn't get to know Copenhagen very well since we didn't get to wander the heart of the city much... weather definitely had something to do with that, our only good weather day was this day.
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| Tivoli Hotel, Sofia loved the colorful lights at night |
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| fun, blinking dragon fly lights outside the hotel |
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| full hotel playground |
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