Our next day in Copenhagen started quietly enough at the Botanical Gardens. The first version of the Gardens were started in 1600, but then moved to their current location in 1870.
There are over 13,000 species of plants at the Botanical Gardens.
The have scores of rhodedendron plants but that area of the Garden is under construction. Nevertheless there are some that are scattered throughout the park.
We walked completetly around the Gardens and of course gravitated to the flowers that were blooming.
One last photo of flowers.
It was a gorgeous, sunny, 60 degrees day as we walked around. Admission is free.
Next door to the Botanical Gardens is the Rosenborg Castle.
The castle was originally built as a country summerhouse in 1606 and then was expanded several times, finally evolving into its present condition by the year 1624.
There are three floors to tour and each are decorated within an inch of their lives. No spare space is uncovered.
The exception was the Throne Room on the third floor. It is where the royals received their guests.
Actual coronations took place in this room as well.
We took the opportunity to see the National Treasury of the crown jewels in the basement of the Castle.
You can see why these are under lock and key and guarded.
After Rosenborg it was time for lunch. We were near the Torvehallerne Market which we took as a sign to find more smørrebrød.
And find them we did!
From the top: on the left you have chicken salad with bacon and on the right fried fish with capers and remoulade, in the middle you have shrimps, and at the bottom Danish meatballs and eggs with shrimp.
From there we headed to the world famous Tivoli Gardens.
Tivoli opened in 1843 – nearly 200 years ago! They were originally outside the city walls and beyond the moat. When Georg Carstensen was granted a five year license to build and operate Tivoli he repurposed the moat into the lake inside Tivoli.
Walt Disney visited Tivoli several times before building and opening Disneyland and definitely incorporated many ideas from Tivoli.
We walked around and just enjoyed the beautiful sunny day while children screamed and laughed as they rode the carnival rides.
So much to see in just 10 hectares!
And Tivoli was filled with people.
Even a marching band was performing throughout the afternoon.
Overall a lovely day in Copenhagen. So far the notorious Danish weather has cooperated and we’ve seen beautiful sunny, breezy, and super comfortable temperatures.
Tomorrow we leave Copenhagen for a day trip to the north of the country. See you there!
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Looks like a perfect day. For a second, I thought that was the two of you in the front of that rollercoaster!
Beautiful flowers, and I love the roller coaster picture – someone in front looks terrified!
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