Copenhagen II - Tivoli Gardens

Tivoli Gardens is kind of like any other amusement park you would visit, except that:

• It was founded in the first half of the 19th century.
• It is in the center of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.
• It is landscaped like well-known gardens are, e.g. Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC, or Bellingrath Gardens near Mobile, AL.
• It has at least a half dozen white tablecloth restaurants.
• It has a first class concert hall.
• It contains a huge salt-water aquarium.

Tivoli Gardens entrance

The park is dotted with beds of beautiful, healthy shrubs and flowers.  We think this is probably the first thing that would distinguish Tivoli from most other parks.

And yes, there are rides!  We have been told that the world's first Ferris wheel was erected  here in the 1800s.

Could this be it?

We rode this one.  Betty tells me she opened her eyes a couple of times.

One of the restaurants was housed in a pirate ship!

Steak and halibut.  Martina took this picture of us.

Tivoli Gardens at night is in some ways more amazing than by day, because of all the lights

James Taylor concert venue

Another amazing self-photograph

And yes, the James Taylor concert was fabulous.  He was to play in Berlin the next night.

No photography allowed during the concert.

Goodnight, Tivoli Gardens!

View of Betty's ride from our third floor hotel room.