Kultorvet, Saturday. Two spotted ponies from Circus Arena stands with reindeer antlers on his head and ashamed. They do not look wise, but quite touching, and I now had a child I would treat her for a ride around the lamppost. Although this is continental, I think when I go between the modest träbodarna behind the carousel and watch Father Christmas in cheap Santa costume. This Christmas market mania. Everything is mediocre, but the cold pinches me in the cheeks, I get myself an ostrich roasted almonds and despite the småsorgliga atmosphere I feel julpeppen come creeping in.
Away on Højbro Plads is a finer version of the same with prettier sheds, more upscale food and higher quality of kramset. “Market” stands above the entrance and my brain reads “upmarket”, which also describes the affluent and nicely groomed clientele in their dunvästar. I’m tempted to stay and am a little ashamed that thrive on bourgeois discrete marketplace. Make a mental note to visit Christiania Christmas markets next weekend to calibrate the message of Christmas.
Mandatory for all this season’s visit to the 1700s tavern Hviids Vinstue. They make a mulled wine in the house on a secret recipe that is completely wonderful and devious fully strong. It is fully throughout December, strangers must come together around the table, but it literally squirts logging out of the Danes and mulled wine can be anyway also drink standing up. (Is it nearly impossible to penetrate into when you show up, you can buy home a liter for a few hundred pieces.)
When it finally obscures it’s time for the Christmas markets the mother at Tivoli. The greatest benefit is partly what the park’s phenomenal gardeners have conjured up in the cold and also the wonderful lighting with lanterns everywhere. For the full benefits of the former want to have some daylight, and for the latter it may well be dark, so do not come too early in the day.
A bit more controversial, I would also say that this probably is not a good day out for families with children. The attractions are open but it gets cold everywhere when queuing and below the butt when you sit down. Alpine village with its shops are cute, but the range is focused on such things as Christmas decorations, spices and sugar-fueled food. Get kids cope stroll around in shopping paced and it is almost unavoidable that they then fall for someone singing Christmas doll or other disgusting and refuses to come home without monstrosity. In contrast, the Christmas market works well as a complement to a visit to Tivoli Gardens in another case – like to see “The Nutcracker” is danced in costumes and decor by Queen Margarethe.
To avoid disappointment, you must have one thing clear about when going out in Juldanmark. It is the right Aebleskiver that all Danes love, whether containing apple or served in slices. These are a kind of greasy dough ball, as of pancake batter about, served with jam and powdered sugar. For those who love jam and powdered sugar ball can be an acceptable excuse to svulla. Everyone else can go straight to the kæmpeklejnerne, freshly baked Klenät in 20-inch class.
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