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THE AFFLUENT TRAVELER
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theme park in the world that continues to delight
children and adults alike. Often credited as an inspiring
force behind Disneyland, this small but charming park
in the heart of the city boasts one of the world’s highest
chain carousels, a wooden roller coaster and plenty of
candied apples and caramel popcorn clusters to keep
kiddos of all ages on a permanent sugar high.
From there, we visit one of the city’s most notable
historic districts called Carlsberg City, an area in
Vesterbro where the famous Carlsberg’s beer was
brewed on the premises from 1847-2008. Tourists can
stroll the grounds and learn about their famed brewery
process. Beyond beer, this area is being developed into
a new residential district and cultural center with dance
theatres, art galleries and concert venues.
Feeling peckish, we then decided to stop at one of
the many restaurants in the historic port of Nyhavn for
a bite of the traditional open-faced Danish sandwhich
they call “Smørrebrød” (think freshly baked dark rye
bread with spreads of cold cuts, fish, meats or cheese…
delish!). The oldest part of the Copenhagen Harbor,
this former quay turned pedestrian street is lined with
picturesque pastel colored houses dating back some
300 years. Against a backdrop of wooden sailing ships,
critical acclaim and, with several locations around
Copenhagen, is one of the best ways to rev up your
glucose levels and really get your day started.
Devouring the pastries, we shot our guide Kristian
a wink of approval and vowed to trust him implicitly in
all future food recommendations.
Pastries and lattes in sticky hands, we strolled
through the green grounds of Assistents Cemetery, the
largest and best known burial ground in Copenhagen
dating back some 200 years. It’s the last resting place
for a number of famous Danish personalities and
literary heavy weights, including critically-acclaimed
philosopher Søren Kierkegaard and fairy tale writer
Hans Christian Andersen. This lush garden setting is
also a public park, where early risers catch up on their
morning news, families come to picnic, bands rock out
beneath the stars.
From Assistents, we hopped on public
transportation and visited three mainsteam tourists
attractions that are must visits on any trip to
Copenhagen: Tivoli Amusement Park, Carlsberg City
and Nyhavn. These are some of the more famous spots
that visitors flock to while in Copenhagen.
In operation since 1843, Tivoli is the second-oldest
ABOVE
(clockwise,
from top-left)
A walkway
at Assistens
Graveyard; the
main entrance
of Tivoli Gardens
amusement park;
Visit Carlsberg
Elephant Portal
by night; the
colorful port of
Nyhavn is the
perfect place to
end a long day.
Photo Credits (clockwise from top-left):
Photo by Ty Stange/www.copenhagenmediacenter.com;
Photo by Cees van Roeden / www.copenhagenmediacenter.com; © Visit Carlsberg / www.
copenhagenmediacenter.com; ©Oleksiy Mark / shutterstock.com
