“Travel not only stirs the blood—it also gives birth to the spirit.“ – Alexander David-Neel
Murph had told me about Tivoli before but I could never quite picture this lovely place.The grand old amusement park opened in 1843.When our kids were younger we were frequent visitors of Disney World. We were always interested in Walt Disney and his history. He traveled extensively in Europe, making several visits to Tivoli. As we walked around I could totally envision Walt Disney doing the same and creating his park as he strolled. Flowers abound – a feast for the eyes.Cool old fashioned games. So quaint and so much fun to watch these horses race.Little trolley to thrill the children.I’m sure Walt loved this place and was thinking of families when he dreamed of his parks.And for the more adventurous there was this and of course an old roller coaster too!An adorable mime show entertained everyone. Very reminiscent of the Grand Floridian at WDW.Here it is at night. We intentionally returned in the evening to see the park beautifully lit.Just magical.So many more pics of Tivoli but I’m afraid I have to move on…A beautiful walk along the river to our next stop – the “free town” of Christiania, which was established by hippies in 1972.Things were looking grim for the Christianians until 2012, when the Danish government offered to sell most of the land to the residents at market rate, and offered guaranteed loans. In exchange, Christianians had to upgrade and maintain water, sewage, and electrical services, and preserve rights of way and “rural”areas.Thus formed Freetown Christiania.So many quirky and gorgeous homes.This converted military barracks makes for great places for people to live now.We just loved the peaceful vibes here❣️Watching parents here raise their children with Christiania values makes me a believer in this social experiment. Giving alternative-type people a place to be alternative is a kind of alternative beauty that deserves a place!“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Pardon R.I.P. 🥲It’s a pretty touristy thing to do but we DID have to find The LittleMermaid!
The small bronze sculpture inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s (another teaser about HC) 1837 fairy tale about a mermaid who longs to become human. It was created by Edvard Eriksen and unveiled on August 23, 1913. Rumor has it that the artist used his wife as his model. Lucky for me and all the visiting tourists that Murph was not that sculptor!
While traveling on the Metro we spotted many people snacking on these.
Sticks of meat and right up Murphy alley — where do they sell them? Seven Eleven, of course! They are all over the city! 🤷🏾♀️
Murphys on the Move 
Looks beautiful and so much fun!!
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Tivoli looks so cool!
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Shish kebab seems to be yummy 😋
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Looks like so much fun! Karen🙏🏻💕
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Indeed❣️
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Amazing sights!
MK
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Such a colourful start to your trip! ❤️
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Love seeing such colorful places! Tivoli looks incredible! And love seeing a 711 shout out, looks like they have nice ones there!
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Another must see!!
Nathan L. Cannataro (780) 695 – 9593
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Yes, I think you’d really like Copenhagen (Aarhus is pretty good, too)!
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