Copenhagen and Tivoli

 I spent a total of one week with my friends in Denmark and was able to really see the city in those days and learned a lot about Denmark, a country that I knew next to nothing about. First things first, it was expensive. It is said that it is the third most expensive city after Paris and New York. I have been to New York and I have lived in Paris. Copenhagen was much more expensive. Luckily however, staying with Maddy and her family I got pretty lucky, just be warned if you ever want to go to Copenhagen, don't expect to get a dinner in town for less than twenty dollars. Woof. We went into downtown Copenhagen on several different occasions and got to see all of the beautiful old buildings and the great new modern buildings. Copenhagen seemed to be missing that awkward stage in between very old and very new. The "Not old enough to be quaint, but not new enough to be modern" phase. 

Example of Old

Example of New

Old

New

 Probably one of my favorite days in Copenhagen was the day we went to Tivoli. An amusement park right int the center of the city next to the train station. It is run the way that Disneyland used to, you pay for entree and then you pay per ride, or you can buy an all day ride pass. Which, naturally, is what we did. Tivoli is one of the oldest amusement parks, over 150 years old and it was Disneyland condensed. The rides were located right next to each other and the rollercoaster would come right over the top of a different ride. It was great that they were able tot pack so much into this small area.

Taking pictures on roller coasters like normal people.

I just really wanted to see Viking things.

There was a buggy ride which went through all of Hans Christen Anderson stories , including the Little Mermaid  without her purple shell bra.

View from the top of the Supreme Scream style ride.

One of the most terrifying and beautiful moments of my life. It was a normal swing ride but it went higher and higher to an unsafe height. It was the closest I've ever been to flying but it felt like one wrong move would break my chain and send me flying across town.