Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I've never been, but I am deliver a keynote speech at an International Conference. I've never been before, and I am looking for something in the evening tomorrow night. I'm thinking Tivoli Gardens and the Little Mermaid statue - docks. Any other ideas?
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire Ive always wanted to go to Scandinavia! Copenhagen will be wonderful! The one thing I have heard though, is that things close early. This may not be true too, I dont know. I would definitely be taking a walk along the docks and and seeing the statue. If Tivoli is open definitely go for that! I would also be in the stores finding as much yummy freia chocolate as I could! lol
Originally Posted By leemac Dave, the Little Mermaid statue is a bit of a trek from Tivoli and she isn't that spectacular anyhow (especially at night). You should check out Nyhavn which is the oldest part of the CPH harbor (and on the way to the LM). I don't think you will find many tourist attractions open in the evening but you will find some of the finest bars and restaurants in Europe.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I've been to Copenhagen twice, and LOVED it. Tivoli is probably THE most magical park I've ever seen, outside of DL. Especially at night. Just don't expect elaborate Disney-style rides. But the atmosphere is fantastic. Leemac is right that the little mermaid statue isn't all that. It's nice to see if you're on a boat tour of the city, but not really worth going to see all by itself. Nyhavn is a nice area... now. When I was first there in '82 it was really seedy! But they've turned it around and it's great. Most of the tourist attractions aren't open after dark, with Tivoli the obvious exception. But great bars and restaurants, as has been said. Also great jazz clubs, if you like jazz. The only other thing I can think of is this: we did a night walking tour that we heard about in the hotel with a guy who dresses as Copenhagen's night watchman. He takes you around various placess and runs down their history, etc. I love walking tours, and I loved this. It was 8 years ago, so I have no idea if this guy still does it. Do you have only one night? I'd say Tivoli for sure, then.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Thanks gang. My flight gets in abput 5pm, I'll have some work I'll need to dial in for. But Tivoli closes at 11:00, so I may be able to grab 3 - 4 hours in the park that was such an inspiration for Walt. Long day tomorrow though, so I need to get some sleep.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Sounds like so much fun. I hear Copenhagen has a lot of museums and furniture places! Have a great trip!
Originally Posted By AZDLDad Ok- so is it cope-n-haa-gen or cope-n-haw-gen? Po-taa-to - Po-taw-to or potaatoe if Dan Quayle is watching?
Originally Posted By Mrs Nurmi <<Co-pen-har-gen>> Lol, Lindsay, but said without that hard North American 'arrrr' at the end of the 'har' part. I have to laugh because I thought I was doing Rob a favor by buying him a phrase book that spelled out how to pronounce a few french phrases that he might need in DLP. I was listening to him, cringing because I knew what it *should* have sounded like, and then realized that the book I'd bought was Lonely Planet - a British company. Every time he was trying to say 'je', the pronunciation key used the phrase 'zher', as in the british pronunciation. Rob was saying 'zherrrrrr' Turned out to be not so helpful.
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo Dave will be catching his plane home about now so he should be home at about midnight (it is 8:20pm now and that includes driving from the airport)
Originally Posted By LindsayC {Lol, Lindsay, but said without that hard North American 'arrrr' at the end of the 'har' part.} Very true! - it’s a very quick ‘har’ - and probably closer to a Scandinavian sound. My pronuciation is appalling in other languages (of which I can speak only a few words -Japanese being by far the worst) But I have spent sometime staying with Swedes on my Swedish visits- and my favourite peculiar pronuciation is for the town of Gothenburg, or as I was taught to say: Yacht-e-bor-i ...
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Hi guys, I didn't get home until about 2am and then tried to stay off line yesterday for Sarah's birthday. The conference and my presentation were a good success, but yes indeed, Tivoli was the highpoint. I will share more info later on when I finish work today, but suffice it to say, you can see a LOT of inspiration for Disneyland and I think Mary Blair may have been inspired by a number of elements. It felt a little like I imagine Disneyland circa 1955. I will explain more later, but it felt like Disneyland, a little bit of World Showcase and a little bit of DCA - live music, fine dining, a Tapestry of Nations type parade and an Illuminations show on the lake. I'll explain more later, but fo now, I better get back to work.
