Wonderful Copenhagen Part 3

My last weekend in Copenhagen was spent biking all around the city, including through my favorite place to sit, relax and read a book on a nice fall afternoon - the lakes!

One of my favorite spots in Copenhagen - benches near the lakes!
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Everyone comes outside to enjoy the lakes.
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Lakeside dining.
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Biking all the way along the lakes brings me past the planetarium.

Tycho Brahe planetarium.
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Continuing the ride through the Frederiksberg and Vesterbro areas eventually leads to some great parks and the Copenhagen zoo.

Copenhagen Zoo.
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Polar bear at the Copenhagen Zoo.
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Penguin at the Copenhgaen Zoo.
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Gorilla eating cauliflower at the Copenhagen Zoo.
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Butterfly at the Copenhagen Zoo.
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Bird at the Copenhagen Zoo.
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Tigers at the Copenhagen Zoo.
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Tazmanian devil at the Copenhagen Zoo.
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Heading back into the city center, I notice that Tivoli Gardens has re-opened for the Halloween season, so I must stop in! My first weekend included a visit to Tivoli and so will my last.

Tivoli opens for Halloween!
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Newly decorated entrance to Tivoli Gardrens.
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Halloween decor in front of the Nimb hotel.
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Tivoli at night.
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The Nimb hotel by night.
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On Sunday I biked to Amalienborg castle to watch the changing of the guard and visit some of the sites in the area.

The flag is flying over Amalienborg - someone from the Danish royal family is at home!

Amalienborg slot - the Queen's castle.
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Changing of the guard at Amalienborg castle.
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The opera house.
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The Marble Church.
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Interior of the Marble Church.
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Dome of the Marble Church.
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Pipe organ inside the Marble Church.
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The Geological Museum.
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Astronomy exhibit at the Geological Museum.
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The Flora Danica: comprehensive atlas of the flora of Denmark.
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Examples from the Flora Danica.
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Pages of the Flora Danica.
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Handpainted fine porcelain dinnerware used on very special occasions.
by the Danish royal family.
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