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The Rosenborg Castle of Denmark

When visiting Denmark, it will never be a complete vacation without visiting the Rosenborg Castle that houses the Royal Danish Collections. Aside from housing numerous of Denmark’s greatest cultural treasures like the Crown Jewels and the Danish Crown Regalia, the castle itself is a beautiful historic building. The castle opens at 11 in the morning and closes at different time for different holidays and occasions. Children who are 17 years old and below are free while adults are charged 70 kr. Group discounts are also applied to a minimum of 12 people and they are charged at the discounted amount of 55 kr. per person. Students and seniors are charged at 45 kr. while photo permission is at 20 kr. Guided tours to the castle are also available in Danish and will last for approximately 1 to 1 ½ hours. If you want to avail of this offer, booking t weeks ahead is required. Since its acquisition is 1976, Rosenborg continues to grow and when H.R.H. Prince Henrik was became chairman of the board, the collections grew to over 3,000 objects. Everyone will also get the chance to purchase his or her desired items at the Museum Shop, which is located opposite to the ticket office in the Gate House. The shop sells numerous items like silk scarf, Christian IV’s tablecloth, prayer book, tray, Queen Anna Sophie’s Playing Cards, Frederik II Tie, Tie Christian IV, Paper Dolls, Christian IV and Kirsten Munk, and many more. Dining at the castle will never be a problem, as packed launches are... [Read more of this review]

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The Jesperhus Flower Park in Denmark

Love Denmark and love flower? Then you must visit the Jesperhus Flower Park in Denmark. Located at the northern part of Europe, the Jeserhus Flower Park has a humble beginning of being a small family garden that turned into a largest flower park in the area. Places to stay when in the park will never be a problem with their various types of places to stay like the camping site, cabins, holiday cottages, family tents, and the water complex. Aside from the wonderful and refreshing flowers, the Jesperhus also has many activities available for their guests of all ages. Activities include bowling, creative workshop, indoor sports and games, miniature golf, bicycle and more. The 8 hectares park houses thousands of flowers including the herbaceous perennial, cactuses, and succulents. In addition, the flower park consists of three parts that include the zoo with tropical animals called the jungle zoo wherein kids and adults alike can crawl from trunk to trunk, jump from stone to stone, or swing along and keep themselves on top of the trees and take the suspension bridge to take them back safely on the ground. The flower with fairytale like arrangements is the second part of the park and has sculptures, waterfalls, and animal figure. The third part of the park is the amusement part wherein guests can enjoy in the merry-go-rounds, bouncers and many more. Apart from the wonderful park, zoos, and more, the Jesperhus also has the 4D cinema allowing their guests to view great movies in 4D visual... [Read more of this review]

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The Aalborg Zoo in Denmark

When in Denmark, your travel will never be complete without getting the chance to have a peek on their wonderful collection of animals at the Aalborg Zoo. Covering 8 ½ hectares of land, he Aalborg Zoo is one of the largest provincial attractions in Denmark catering an average of 375,000 annually. Housing more than 1,200 animals of about 138 species, the Aalborg Zoo has the main purpose of preserving nature particularly the endangered animals. Aside from the live animals that the tourists will enjoy while in the Zoo, they can also bring home with them their favorite zoo animal through the zoo’s Zoo Shop that sells numerous items including stuffed toys. The shop has always something new to offer, that is why it is advisable to visit the shop when visiting the Zoo. Aside from touring around the zoo and interacting with the animals, the Aalborg Zoo is also holding various events for their guests including the children’s party, keeper of the day, tour of the zoo, rent the zoo for a day, and rent the zoo’s auditorium. Holding a children’s birthday requires and minimum of 10 children of 5-11 years old and will last for 1 ½ to 2 hours. The celebration includes the children to help feed the animals, getting close to the animals in school service, and finding treasures at the zoo. There are three menus to choose from and each menu already includes a lemonade or soft drink. The Keeper of the Day on the other will let the guests feel the animals of their choice and will last from... [Read more of this review]

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