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I n t r o d u c t i o n . The first question, presenting itself to the traveller, planning a journey to Copenhagen, will natu rally be, which is the best season. If the object of the journey is sightseeing, the summer- season is preferable, b u t if one wishes to get acquainted with the intellectual and artistic life spheres, the winter ought to be chosen. The summer-season runs from May to August, both months inclusive, but in this period the big theatres are closed and the season of the concerts, lectures, etc. has been su ­ spended. As an equivalent, in the meantime, exellent concerts are given every day in the famous Tivoli w ith weekly evenings for symphonies and appearance of worldknown soloists. And further some of the m inor theatres are open for vaudeville and revues. But one will retu rn enriched w ith one of the most beautiful experiences, if one happens to be present a t one of the open a ir performances on a light and warm summernight in the park of Dyrehaven outside Copenhagen. Ju ly and A ugust form the height of the summer-season, June being the foreseason. The last p a rt of June, Ju ly and the first half of Au­ gust are generally considered the best time to visit Copen­ hagen. A t th a t time the parks, pleasure grounds, gardens and promenades are in their fullest bloom, and the life of the Danish capital unfolds itself in its most characteristic way at the places of amusement, the w atering places along the coast of the Sound — the Danish R iviera — and in the forests of the broad Danish beeches.

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