Copenhagen: Jazz, Amusement Parks & Free-Town

We arrived in Copenhagen September 11. We went for an evening stroll and found a live jazz band on a floating stage. We had planned on walking further but they were too good, so we sat on a bench across the canal and enjoyed the music for quite a while.

September 12 we went to see the city. We found a small canal lined with colourful buildings, which Andrew fell in love with.

Next we walked to the palace of the royal family and then to a popular city park. In the park there was a small church beside a famous fountain. It was beautiful.

September 13 was a big day for us because we went to the amusement park called Tivoli Gardens (the second oldest amusement park in the world; the oldest one is nearby in a suburb of Copenhagen). Not only does this park have beautiful grounds,

but it has crazy rides. There is a roller coaster, a 'drop of doom' type ride,

and something we hadn't seen before, an airplane ride.

The plane rotates around backwards or forwards,  spins you in 3 different directions, and speeds up to 100km an hour (subjecting us to 5Gs we're told).

Unfortunately Andrew and I are babies because we weren't feeling good after multiple back-to-back rides. We decided it was best to take it easy, so we went on a kid ride, the boats.

We went back at night to go on the rides again and because the park was lit up, and our nausea had subsided.

We went for another boat ride too.

September 14 we went to Free-Town Christiania, which is a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood/commune in which the cannabis trade is tolerated. There were signs up everywhere that asked for no pictures to be taken, which is unfortunate because it was a very interesting area, to say the least. There were small carts selling varieties of hash, picnic tables with many people playing backgammon, and many run down houses.

After, we went back to the canal that Andrew liked for a few more pictures.

On to Gothenburg Sweden.