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Copenhagen, Denmark
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Copenhagen is not only the largest city in Scandinavia, but also the capital of
Denmark and the home to one-quarter of the Danes. If you plan on seeing lots of the area around the city, it pays to buy a Copenhagen Card that provides unlimited travel on buses and suburban trains as well as admission to more than 60 museums and attractions that normally charge admission. |
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One of the first things that I did
when I arrived in Copenhagen was find the statue of Hans Christian Andersen, the author many famous children's stories. The statue is located near the city hall, across the street from Tivoli Gardens. As you can see by the lack of tarnish on the statue's legs, lots of others besides me have had a picture taken there. |
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The Tivoli Gardens were built
just outside of Copenhagen's city walls in 1843. The park covers about 20 acres. |
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If you go to Tivoli Gardens,
don't expect to find Disneyland. Tivoli Gardens is an old-fashioned amusement park with rides, games of chance, restaurants, parades, and shows. You pay an admission to enter the park and see the shows, but you have to pay separately for rides and other attractions. |
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One of the interesting shows that I saw at Tivoli Gardens
was a pantomime. The show had a large cast of dancers/actors and a live orchestra. |
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Later, I rode the train and a bus to
the Copenhagen Zoo. The zoo was founded in 1859 and is Denmark's National Zoo. |
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On the left, I climbed a tree to get
a better view of the rhinos. |
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On the right is a view of one of
Copenhagen's main streets. Notice that there are lots of bicycles. At the train stations there are even double- deck racks for bicycles. The people in Copenhagen depend on their bicycles and public transit to get around the city. |
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The reason that you don't see as
many cars as you would expect in Copenhagen is because Denmark has a 200 percent tax on the purchase of cars! |