When Trine and I were in Copenhagen earlier this month, we visited Christmas in Tivoli on our way back to the hotel after a Korean BBQ dinner in Nordhavn. It was around 10 pm, but the park was still open, so we decided to go in. Christmas in Tivoli runs throughout December, and it is a wonderful place to visit. Everything is beautifully decorated, and the park feels very cozy with all the little stalls selling treats, toys, and gifts.
There was a light show that we probably stood in the wrong place to see properly, but right in front of Nimb there was the most beautiful winter installation set around a frozen lake, with a reindeer, and tiny lights sparkling like fireflies.
Trine remembered that the last time she visited Christmas in Tivoli, she had found a stall selling gløgg in porcelain mugs that you could keep. We therefore spent most of our visit looking for that stall, but without any luck. We did, however, find a stall down by the mill serving gløgg in reusable plastic cups, and they also had æbleskiver, so we settled there instead. They were clearly getting ready to close for the night, because we were given a lot more æbleskiver than we had ordered, and the gløgg came with a generous splash of rum.
Christmas in Tivoli is definitely best after dark, when the lights and decorations really come into their own. Visiting late in the evening, like we did, also means you can walk around more or less undisturbed. There were still people in the park, but nowhere near as many as during the daytime. The atmosphere was calm, cozy, and almost magical. Highly recommended.
