Copenhagen

PARKS AND PROMENADES.

On Sundays both F rederiksberg Park and Sønderm arken are crow d ed ; artisans and tradesm en w ith their wives and children b rin g provisions w ith them and spend the day lying in the grass, and playing all kinds of games, until the bell w arn s them that the h o u r for closing has c o m e .------- — O u tside that part of the town which has been built upon the old fortifications, and form ing a sort of boundary between th e old tow n and the subu rb s, lie th ree contiguous lakes w here form erly a small river flowed th rough flat meadows. On the banks of these lakes stand sm art houses and villas, and fu rther ou t on the suburban side are long, high row s of w o rk in g p eo p le ’s houses. On the town side there is a fine p r o m e n a d e consisting of a pretty walk, with seats and trees, by the w ater’s edge. Electric boats ply in various directions on the lakes, and in summ er time great flocks of swans swim ab o u t on th eir tranquil waters. At the end of Queen Louise’s Bridge (see pg. 40), which connects the old town w ith the popu lou s su bu rb of N ørrebro, the prom enade expands into a square, which is one of the busiest centres in Copenhagen. A con tinuu s stream of electric cars, carriages, waggons, om n i­ buses and cycles passes across the bridge, on the farther side of which the prom enade is continued.

A still finer p ro ­ m enade than the one by the lakes is that of Lange- linie. N ot many tow ns can boast of its equal. The w ater that washes against this p ro ­ m enade is no t that of a quiet lake; it is the salt w ater of the Sound, where

TH E CHINESE PAVILION IN FREDERIKSBERQ GARDENS

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