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CHRISTMAS IN COPENHAGEN
Christmas kiosks and shops are found throughout Tivoli
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and small details that seem taken from an old post-
card. More than one million bulbs and around one
thousand luminous figures are installed, changing
the appearance of the park completely.
The Christmas markets unfold along its avenues.
There, ornaments, wooden toys, gingerbread bis-
cuits and gløgg, the spiced mulled wine typical of
Denmark, are sold. Visitors stroll with gloves and
scarves, cup in hand, while live music or a choir of
carollers performs beneath the illuminated trees.
One of the most visited places is the frozen lake,
where an ice-skating rink is set up surrounded by
snow-covered fir trees. In the air, the smell of hot
chocolate and caramelised almonds mixes with the
sound of laughter. It is hard not to be carried away by
the feeling: all of Copenhagen seems to gather the-
re, in that small world where childhood and wonder
have no age.
The grand façade of the Nimb Hotel, reminiscent of
an oriental palace, is lit up entirely, and its terrace be-
comes a privileged viewpoint from which to contem-
plate the lights reflected on the water.
Inside, the restaurants offer special Christmas menus
that include roast duck, caramelised potatoes and the
classic risalamande, a rice pudding with almond and
cherry sauce that hides a small surprise: whoever
finds the whole almond receives a gift.
Nimb Hotel facade